Copa America 2007

Overview-

The oldest football competition in the International football world is the Copa America. It was first held in July 1916. The Copa America is the main football tournament in the Americas, North and South. The competition is mainly made up of teams from South America, but there are a few North American teams that participate. The tournament is made up of 12 teams. 10 teams are from South America. They are Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela in this year's tournament. Two teams are invited to take part in the tournament. These are CONCACAF teams. For a good few years, Mexico has being invited to take part, along with another team chosen. This year the two teams that have being invited are Mexico and the USA. Unlike most tournaments, there is no qualification for the Copa America. There are always 12 places available, and each team that is eligible to play in it has a chance to enter. The teams that are entered into the tournament are done so by their performance in World Cup finals and qualifications in their confederations. There is no qualification for invitees to take part in either. The tournament is in its 42nd edition. It used to be held every two years but recently the CONMEBOL changed it to every four years. Argentina and Uruguay have won the most finals, and Argentina has also played the most games, with 353. Although Argentina has won a lot of tournaments, they have not won it since 1993 when they beat Mexico, 2-1 in Ecuador. Most recently Brazil has being winning the tournament. They won the last tournament in Peru, in 2004. They beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties, after drawing 2-2 after extra time. Brazil, have only won it 7 times. Brazil go into this tournament of 2007 as the defending champions. You can see if they defend the title and win another final by live football online.

The 2007 Copa America Tournament-

Venezuela is to hold the Copa America 2007. This year's tournament will be as fast and exciting as any other. From history there is always some sort of incident that sparks interest, whether it is a great result for an underdog against the favorites, or a great game of flowing, fast football. Be sure not to miss a thing with live football streams and catch every game as the ball is being kicked. As usual the two teams to look out for are Brazil and Argentina. They are the two South American forces in the World Cup, and are again going to be favorites to win it. Although they are going to be favorites, we cannot rule out other teams that are involved this year. The USA and Mexico over the years have become strong teams in football tournaments and so they could shock the favorites. Uruguay is joint top winners in this tournament, and does well in World Cup Qualifiers against these teams so they can't be ruled out. Be sure that you see all the action as it unfolds by watching live soccer online.

Matches-

During this years tournament there are some very interesting looking fixtures. Out of the three groups there are some very good sides that are paired with each other. Most notably would be the USA and Argentina, who have being paired in the same group together. There game takes place on June 28th. You can watch live football online, so there is no excuse for missing this match. Brazil also has a game against invitees Mexico to contend with. Again this game is available live on your pc.
Whatever happens in this tournament, you can be sure there will be lots of incidence, drama and quality football on show. Watch some of the best players in the world show off their skills live on your pc.