2011 Copa América
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The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América
, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America
. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL
, South America's football governing body, and was held in Argentina
from July 1 to July 24, 2011. The draw for the tournament was held in La Plata
on November 11, 2010.
Uruguay
won the tournament after defeating Paraguay
3–0 in the final
, giving them a record 15th Copa América title and their first since 1995
. Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia. As the tournament champion, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL
in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
to be held in Brazil
. Peru
finished third after defeating Venezuela
4–1 in the third-place match.
and Mexico
were invited to join the CONMEBOL nations in the tournament. Following a proposal by UEFA
regarding national teams competing in tournaments organised by confederations different from their own, it was reported on November 23, 2009 that the two countries might not be able to take part in the 2011 Copa América. However, on March 31, 2010, CONCACAF
confirmed that Mexico would be allowed to send their 2012 U-23 Olympic Team, supplemented with five over-age players. In addition to Mexico sending a weaker team than those teams sent in previous participations, eight of the Mexican players originally called to play the Copa America 2011 were suspended because of indiscipline one week before the competition started.
Japan's participation was in doubt after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
, but the Japan Football Association
confirmed on March 16, 2011 that they would participate. However, the Japanese FA later withdrew from the tournament on April 4, 2011 citing scheduling conflict with re-scheduled J. League
matches. Following a meeting with the leadership of the Argentine Football Association
, the Japanese FA decided to hold off on their final decision until April 15. The Japanese FA later announced on April 14 that they would compete in the competition using mainly European based players. The Japanese FA withdrew their team again on May 16 citing difficulties with European clubs in releasing Japanese players. On the next day, CONMEBOL sent a formal invitation letter to the Costa Rican Football Federation inviting Costa Rica
as replacement. Costa Rica accepted the invitation later that day.
The following twelve teams, shown with pre-tournament FIFA World Rankings
, played in the tournament:
(10) (hosts) (93) (5) (holders) (27)
(54) (55) (invitee) (68) (9) (invitee)
(32) (49) (18) (69)
, and the final was played at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
.
in La Plata
, and was broadcast in Argentina by Canal Siete. On October 18, 2010, CONMEBOL's The Executive Committee decided to place the teams in pots for the draw.
Notes
Sergio Pezzotta
Raúl Orosco
Sálvio Fagundes
Enrique Osses
Wilmar Roldán
Carlos Vera
Carlos Amarilla
Amarilla replaced Antonio Arias, who originally replaced Carlos Torres
Víctor Hugo Rivera
Roberto Silvera
Juan Soto
Wálter Quesada
Francisco Chacón
Extra assistants: Diego Bonfa, Hernán Maidana
Notes
Tie-breaking criteria
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:
All times are in local, Argentina Time
(UTC−03:00).
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4 goals Luis Suárez
3 goals Sergio Agüero
2 goals
Neymar Alexandre Pato
Radamel Falcao
Felipe Caicedo
Diego Forlán
Álvaro Pereira
1 goal
Ángel di María
Gonzalo Higuaín
Edivaldo Rojas Fred
Jádson
Esteban Paredes
Alexis Sánchez
Humberto Suazo
Arturo Vidal
Adrián Ramos
Joel Campbell
Josué Martínez Néstor Araujo
Antolín Alcaraz
Lucas Barrios
Nelson Haedo Valdez
Christian Riveros Roque Santa Cruz
William Chiroque
Carlos Lobatón
Juan Manuel Vargas
Diego Pérez
Juan Arango
Gabriel Cichero
Nicolás Fedor
César González
Grenddy Perozo Salomón Rondón
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
Own goals André Carrillo
(for Chile)
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was the official theme song for the tournament. Torres performed the song during the opening ceremonies. The secondary theme song of the tournament was "Ready 2 Go
" by Martin Solveig
.
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
, South America's football governing body, and was held in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
from July 1 to July 24, 2011. The draw for the tournament was held in La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
on November 11, 2010.
Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
won the tournament after defeating Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
3–0 in the final
2011 Copa América Final
The 2011 Copa América Final was the final match of the 2011 Copa América, an international football tournament that was played in Argentina from July 1 to July 24, 2011...
, giving them a record 15th Copa América title and their first since 1995
1995 Copa América Final
The 1995 Copa América Final was the final match of the of the 1995 Copa América. It was held on July 22, 1995 in Montevideo. This was the fourth final for Uruguay. Meanwhile Brazil World Champions a year ago made a fourth final appearance. It also was the third final between Brazil and Uruguay...
. Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia. As the tournament champion, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is expected to be held from 15–30 June 2013...
to be held in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Peru
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
finished third after defeating Venezuela
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
4–1 in the third-place match.
Competing nations
Both JapanJapan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
and Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
were invited to join the CONMEBOL nations in the tournament. Following a proposal by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
regarding national teams competing in tournaments organised by confederations different from their own, it was reported on November 23, 2009 that the two countries might not be able to take part in the 2011 Copa América. However, on March 31, 2010, CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
confirmed that Mexico would be allowed to send their 2012 U-23 Olympic Team, supplemented with five over-age players. In addition to Mexico sending a weaker team than those teams sent in previous participations, eight of the Mexican players originally called to play the Copa America 2011 were suspended because of indiscipline one week before the competition started.
Japan's participation was in doubt after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
, but the Japan Football Association
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....
confirmed on March 16, 2011 that they would participate. However, the Japanese FA later withdrew from the tournament on April 4, 2011 citing scheduling conflict with re-scheduled J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
matches. Following a meeting with the leadership of the Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...
, the Japanese FA decided to hold off on their final decision until April 15. The Japanese FA later announced on April 14 that they would compete in the competition using mainly European based players. The Japanese FA withdrew their team again on May 16 citing difficulties with European clubs in releasing Japanese players. On the next day, CONMEBOL sent a formal invitation letter to the Costa Rican Football Federation inviting Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
as replacement. Costa Rica accepted the invitation later that day.
The following twelve teams, shown with pre-tournament FIFA World Rankings
FIFA World Rankings
The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Spain. The teams of the member nations of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
, played in the tournament:
(10) (hosts) (93) (5) (holders) (27)
(54) (55) (invitee) (68) (9) (invitee)
(32) (49) (18) (69)
Venues
A total of eight cities hosted the tournament. The opening game was played at Estadio Ciudad de La PlataEstadio Ciudad de La Plata
The Estadio Ciudad de La Plata is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of La Plata, Argentina. It is also known popularly as the Estadio Único and is owned by the Province of Buenos Aires, administered jointly by the provincial government, the Municipality of La Plata, and the football clubs...
, and the final was played at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a stadium in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is the home venue of Club Atlético River Plate and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti...
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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... | | |
Mendoza Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993... |
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Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a stadium in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is the home venue of Club Atlético River Plate and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti... |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Estadio Malvinas Argentinas The Estadio Malvinas Argentinas is a stadium, in the city of Mendoza, Argentina, at General San Martín Park.It was built in 1976 in preparation for the 1978 World Cup... |
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Capacity: 57,921 | Capacity: 40,268 | |
Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with... | Salta Salta Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:... |
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Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena is a multi-use stadium in Salta, Argentina. The stadium, built for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, holds 20,408 people and was opened in 2001. It is now the home ground of football club Juventud Antoniana, which plays in the country's third level... |
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Capacity: 55,144 | Capacity: 20,408 | |
Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands.... | San Juan San Juan, Argentina San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the .... |
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Estadio 23 de Agosto Estadio 23 de Agosto Estadio 23 de Agosto, also known as the Estadio La Tacita de Plata, is a multi-use stadium in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. It is currently used primarily for football matches and is the home stadium of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. It is named after the day of the 1812 Jujuy Exodus. The... |
Estadio del Bicentenario Estadio del Bicentenario Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario is a multi-use stadium in San Juan, Argentina. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the homes matches of San Martín de San Juan as well as matches for the 2011 Copa América... |
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Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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La Plata La Plata La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants.... | Santa Fe Santa Fe, Argentina Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the... |
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Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Estadio Ciudad de La Plata The Estadio Ciudad de La Plata is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of La Plata, Argentina. It is also known popularly as the Estadio Único and is owned by the Province of Buenos Aires, administered jointly by the provincial government, the Municipality of La Plata, and the football clubs... |
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López | |
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 47,000 | |
Draw
The draw for the competition took place on November 11, 2010 at 17:00 (UTC−03:00) in the Teatro Argentino de La PlataTeatro Argentino de La Plata
The Teatro Argentino de La Plata is the second most important lyric opera house in Argentina, after the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. The Teatro Argentino is located in a central block of the city of La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires Province...
in La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
, and was broadcast in Argentina by Canal Siete. On October 18, 2010, CONMEBOL's The Executive Committee decided to place the teams in pots for the draw.
Pot 1 | | Pot 2 | | Pot 3 | | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Each association presented a list of twenty-three players to compete in the tournament five days before their first match. On June 14, 2011, CONMEBOL allowed for the inscription of twenty-three players for the tournament, up one player from the previous allowed twenty-two. Of those twenty-three players, three must be goalkeepers.Match officials
The list of twenty-four referees and two extra referees selected for the tournament were announced on June 6, 2011 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. Two referees were chosen from each participating association:Sergio Pezzotta
Sergio Pezzotta
Sergio Fabián Pezzotta is an Argentine football referee.He has been a referee in domestic Primera División since 1999 and an International FIFA referee since 2000....
- Assistant: Ricardo Casas
Raúl Orosco
Raúl Orosco
Raúl Orosco Delgadillo is a Bolivian football referee.He became an International FIFA referee in 2009 and has since been appointed in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, U-15 South American Championships and in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification which were held in his native country.His...
- Assistant: Efraín Castro
Sálvio Fagundes
- Assistant: Marcio Santiago
Enrique Osses
Enrique Osses
Enrique Roberto Osses Zencovich is a football referee from Chile for Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile and CONMEBOL...
- Assistant: Francisco Mondría
Wilmar Roldán
Wilmar Roldán
Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez is a Colombian football referee.He has been a referee in the domestic league since 2003 and became a FIFA International in 2008....
- Assistant: Humberto Clavijo
Carlos Vera
Carlos Vera
Carlos Alfredo Vera Rodríguez is an Ecuadorian football referee. He has been an international referee since 2006. He has officiated matches in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the South American Youth Championship. He was selected as a referee for the 2011...
- Assistant: Luis Alvarado
Carlos Amarilla
Carlos Amarilla
Carlos Arecio Amarilla Demarqui is a football referee from Paraguay. Amarilla has been a referee since 1997 and his first international game was between Uruguay and Ecuador...
Amarilla replaced Antonio Arias, who originally replaced Carlos Torres
Carlos Torres (referee)
Carlos Manuel Torres is a football referee from Paraguay. He is known for having officiated the football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Torres also refereed in the 2007 Copa America.-References:*...
- Assistant: Nicolás Yegros
Víctor Hugo Rivera
Víctor Hugo Rivera
Víctor Hugo Rivera Chávez is a Peruvian football referee. He has been a referee for Peruvian Primera División since 1997 and earned his FIFA badge in 2001. Rivera is a university professor by profession.-External links:*...
- Assistant: Luis Abadie
Roberto Silvera
Roberto Silvera
Roberto Carlos Silvera Calcerrada is an Uruguayan football referee.He has been an International FIFA referee since 2003 and officiated several important fixtures since then which include the semifinals of Copa Libertadores in 2007 between Boca Juniors and Cúcuta Deportivo and again in 2008...
- Assistant: Miguel Nievas
Juan Soto
Juan Soto
Juan Ernesto Soto Arevalo is a Venezuelan football referee. Soto has been a FIFA international referee since 2005. He is a civil engineer by profession.-External links:*...
- Assistant: Luis Sánchez
Wálter Quesada
Wálter Quesada
Wálter Enrique Quesada Cordero is a Costa Rican football referee.He has been a FIFA International referee since 2001.During his career he was appointed for four CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments where he took charge of a single group stage fixtures in 2005 , 2007 and 2009...
- Assistant: Leonel Leal
Francisco Chacón
Francisco Chacón
Francisco Chacon , is a Mexican soccer official qualified by FIFA to officiate international matches.-Officiating in domestic leagues:...
- Assistant: Marvin Torrentera
Extra assistants: Diego Bonfa, Hernán Maidana
Notes
First stage
The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group, and the two best-placed third teams, qualify for the quarterfinals.Tie-breaking criteria
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:
- 1. Greater number of points in all group matches
- 2. Goal difference in all group matches
- 3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- 4. Head-to-head results
- 5. Penalties (Were to be taken before the final group match by two teams playing each other and tied by points 1-4. Only used as decider, if they then drew the final game.)
- 6. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables | |
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Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals
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All times are in local, Argentina Time
Time in Argentina
Argentina is located at a longitude that would naturally put in the UTC−4 time zone, but it actually uses the UTC−3 time zone. Argentina determines whether to observe daylight saving time on a year-by-year basis, and individual provinces may opt out of the federal decision...
(UTC−03:00).
Group A
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
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Group B
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
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Group C
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals.Group | Team | ||||||||
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C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Final stages
Different from previous tournaments, in the knockout stages, 30 minutes of extra time were played if any match finished tied after regulation (previously the match would go straight to a penalty shootout). This was the first time in the history of the tournament where the knockout stage did not include any invited teams, as both Mexico and Costa Rica were eliminated during the group stage.Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Goalscorers
5 goals Paolo GuerreroJosé Paolo Guerrero
José Paolo Guerrero Gonzales is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for Hamburger SV and Peruvian national team. Known as the best peruvian soccer player today.- Early career :...
4 goals Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer)
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team...
3 goals Sergio Agüero
Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team....
2 goals
Neymar Alexandre Pato
Alexandre Pato
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Alexandre Pato or simply Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco...
Radamel Falcao
Radamel Falcao
Radamel Falcao García Zárate , commonly known simply as Falcao, is a Colombian football striker who currently plays for Atlético Madrid....
Felipe Caicedo
Felipe Caicedo
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Basel:...
Diego Forlán
Diego Forlán
Diego Forlán Corazo is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Internazionale and the Uruguayan national team. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 World Cup.Forlán was born...
Álvaro Pereira
Alvaro Pereira
Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto in Portugal.On the left side, he can play as either a defender or midfielder.-Early years:...
1 goal
Ángel di María
Ángel Di María
Ángel Fabián di María Hernández is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Argentine national team...
Gonzalo Higuaín
Gonzalo Higuaín
Gonzalo Gerardo "El Pipita" Higuaín is an Argentine professional footballer. He was born in France, attaining Argentine citizenship in 2007, and now holding dual nationality...
Edivaldo Rojas Fred
Frederico Chaves Guedes
Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred , is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Fluminense....
Jádson
Jádson
Jádson Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Jádson, is an footballer who plays for Shaktar Donetsk and the Brazilian national football team.-Shakhtar Donetsk:...
Esteban Paredes
Esteban Paredes
Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla is an Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Colo-Colo.-Santiago Morning:Paredes started his career at Santiago Morning, in where debuted as professional in the year 2000...
Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez , is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Barcelona and for the Chilean national team. He is well known for his excellent dribbling ability, great speed and his unusual strength for a fast winger....
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Suazo
Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo , nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean football player, who currently plays as a striker in Monterrey. In 2006 he was awarded by IFFHS as the world's top goal scorer of the year....
Arturo Vidal
Arturo Vidal
Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo is a Chilean footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Juventus and Chile. Although usually deployed as a defensive midfielder, Vidal is a versatile box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in a more attacking role as well.- Early life :Vidal was born in San...
Adrián Ramos
Joel Campbell
Joel Campbell
Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for FC Lorient on loan from Premier League club Arsenal and plays as a striker.-C.D. Saprissa:Campbell began his career with C.D...
Josué Martínez Néstor Araujo
Nestor Araújo
Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo; in Guadalajara, Jalisco, is a Mexican footballer Defender, currently playing for Cruz Azul in Mexico's Primera Division....
Antolín Alcaraz
Antolin Alcaraz
Antolín Alcaraz Viveros is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, as a central defender.-Club career:...
Lucas Barrios
Lucas Barrios
Lucas Ramón Barrios Cáceres is an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. Barrios is known for his effectiveness in the target area...
Nelson Haedo Valdez
Nelson Haedo Valdez
Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez is a Paraguayan football striker who currently plays for Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan and the Paraguayan national team.-Early life:...
Christian Riveros Roque Santa Cruz
Roque Santa Cruz
Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team....
William Chiroque
William Chiroque
William Medardo Chiroque Távara is a Peruvian football striker, who currently plays for Chiclayo based Juan Aurich and was part of the Peruvian team that won the Bronze Medal in the 2011 Copa America.-Career:...
Carlos Lobatón
Carlos Lobatón
Carlos Lobaton is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays as a center midfielder for Sporting Cristal and the Peruvian national team.-Club career:...
Juan Manuel Vargas
Juan Manuel Vargas
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Diego Pérez
Diego Pérez (footballer)
Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado , nicknamed "Ruso" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Bologna. He played for Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2011 editions of the Copa América...
Juan Arango
Juan Arango
Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany, as an attacking midfielder....
Gabriel Cichero
Gabriel Cichero
Gabriel Cichero is a Venezuelan football defender of Polish descent who currently plays for RC Lens in the Ligue 2. Cichero also plays for the Venezuela national football team....
Nicolás Fedor
Nicolás Fedor
Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores , aka Miku, is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Getafe CF in Spain, as a striker....
César González
César Eduardo González
César Eduardo González Amais is a Venezuelan football midfielder. He currently plays for River Plate in Argentina....
Grenddy Perozo Salomón Rondón
José Salomón Rondón
José Salomón Rondón Giménez is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Málaga CF in La Liga, as a forward. He is often referred to simply as Salomón Rondón.-Early career:...
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo is a Venezuelan footballer who currently plays as a defender for Club Olimpo in Argentina following a August 2011 transfer from Deportivo Anzoátegui in Venezuela...
Own goals André Carrillo
André Carrillo
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(for Chile)
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Luis SuárezLuis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer)Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team...
- Top Goalscorer: Paolo GuerreroJosé Paolo GuerreroJosé Paolo Guerrero Gonzales is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for Hamburger SV and Peruvian national team. Known as the best peruvian soccer player today.- Early career :...
- Best Young Player: Sebastián CoatesSebastián CoatesSebastián Coates Nion is a Uruguayan football player who plays for Liverpool. Uruguayan fans call him Luganito or Little Lugano.-Early life:Coates was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to a Scottish father and Uruguayan mother....
- Best Goalkeeper: Justo Villar
- Fair Play Trophy:
Final positions
Team | ||||||||||
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1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 66.7% | ||
2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 27.8% | |
3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 55.6% | ||
4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 50.0% | |
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 58.3% | ||
6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 58.3% | ||
7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 50.0% | ||
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 50.0% | ||
Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 33.3% | |
10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 11.1% | |
11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | 11.1% | |
12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0.0% | |
Sponsorship
Global Platinum Sponsor:- LGLG ElectronicsLG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...
- MasterCardMasterCardMastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...
- SantanderGrupo SantanderThe Santander Group is a banking group centered on Banco Santander, S.A., the largest bank in the Eurozone and one of the largest banks in the world in terms of market capitalisation. According to Forbes Magazine Global 2000, it is the 13th largest public company in the world...
Global Gold Sponsor:
- KiaKia MotorsKia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
- América MóvilAmérica MóvilAmérica Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company...
(ClaroClaro (mobile phone network)Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers...
, TelcelTelcelTelcel is Mexico's largest mobile phone carrier, owned by América Móvil. Founded in 1989 and based in Mexico City, Telcel is the leading provider of wireless communications services in Mexico. As of December 31, 2006, Telcel's cellular network covered more than 63% of the geographical area of...
, TelmexTelmexTelmex is a telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunication products and services in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and other countries in Latin America. In addition to traditional fixed-line telephone service, Telmex also offers Internet access, data,...
, EmbratelEmbratelEmbratel - Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A. is a second major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. The company was the long distance arm of Telebras until it was bought by the U.S. company MCI Communications for 2.65 billion reais during the 1998...
, and ComcelComcel ColombiaComunicaciones Celulares is a Colombian mobile phone operator, owned by Mexican Group América Móvil. Comcel is the largest mobile phone company in the country, with 27,024,134 subscribers .-External links:...
are the brands advertised.)
Global Silver Sponsor:
- Canon
- Anheuser-BuschAnheuser-BuschAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
(BrahmaBrahma (beer)Brahma is a Brazilian beer, originally made by the Companhia Cervejaria Brahma which was founded in 1888. The brands are now owned by Anheuser–Busch InBev, formed by a merger between Anheuser–Busch and InBev...
, BudweiserBudweiser (Anheuser-Busch)Budweiser is a 5.0% abv American-style lager introduced in 1876 by Adolphus Busch and one of the highest selling beers in the United States. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt. Budweiser is produced in various breweries located around the world...
, and QuilmesCerveza QuilmesCervecería y Maltería Quilmes is an Argentine Brewery founded in 1888 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, by Otto Bemberg, a German immigrant.The company quickly started growing and in the 1920s it was already the most popular beer in Buenos Aires. Since then, it has become something of a national...
are the brands advertised.) - The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
(Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
and PoweradePoweradePowerade is a sports drink manufactured and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. First introduced in 1988, its primary competitor is PepsiCo's Gatorade...
are the brands advertised.) - PetrobrasPetrobrasPetróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...
(Lubrax is the brand advertised.)
Official Supplier:
- SearaSeara AlimentosSeara Alimentos is a Brazilian food company. It specializes in the development and distribution of meat products. The company was founded on November 18, 1956 in the town of Seara, Santa Catarina, Brazil....
(Paty is the brand advertised.)
Charitable Partner:
- UNICEF
Local Supplier:
- Buenos Aires ProvinceBuenos Aires ProvinceThe Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
- ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- Gillette
Web Hosting:
- UOL Host
Media coverage
YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
streamed the tournament to over 50 countries worldwide.
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TV Pública; Telefé Telefe Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel... ; TyC Sports |
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Setanta Sports Australia Setanta Sports Australia Setanta Sports Australia is a sports television channel operating in Australia and is available to homes and businesses across all of Australia... |
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Unitel Bolivia Unitel Bolivia UNITEL is a Bolivian television network headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It was founded in 1987. It is owned by businessman Osvaldo Monasterio Nieme. The station is well known for its political bias towards Bolivia's right-wing opposition parties.... |
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ESPN Brasil ESPN Brasil ESPN Brasil is a Brazilian cable television network. Launched in June 1995 through a joint venture between ESPN Inc. and Grupo Abril's television arm TVA, ESPN Brasil was the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States. Today, the network has 12.2 million subscribers... ; Sportv SporTV SporTV is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 1991 by Globosat. It's the most watched sports channel in Brazil.- Auto Racing :*Formula One *Stock Car Brasil... ; BandSports BandSports BandSports is a Brazilian cable television network that has its programming based on all sports, launched in 2002 by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação.... ; TV Globo (Brazil matches only) |
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The Score Television Network; TLN en Español Tlñ en español TLN en Español is a Canadian Category B Spanish language specialty channel. It is a general entertainment channel with programming ranging from news, dramas, talk shows, sports and more. It is owned by Telelatino Network Inc, a consortium primarily owned by Corus Entertainment... |
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Canal 13 Canal 13 (Chile) Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959... ; TVN; VTR |
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Teletica Teletica Teletica, formerly known as Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., is a Costa Rican television company, founded in 1958; it was the first television company in Costa Rica. It operates Teletica Canal 7 and Teletica Canal 33. It has mostly imported programming and it also handles a high production and... , Repretel Repretel Repretel or Representaciones Televisivas S.A. is a Costa Rican television company, founded in November 1994, when they acquired Canal 9 which belonged to Multivisión. Months later, by May 1995, Repretel acquires Canal 6, which belonged to Telecentro for several years.In 1996, they acquired Canal... |
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Cable TV Hong Kong Cable TV Hong Kong Cable TV Hong Kong , previously known as Wharf Cable before October 1998, is owned and operated by i-CABLE Communications Limited... |
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Stöð 2 Sport 2 Stöð 2 Sport 2 Stöð 2 Sport 2 is an Icelandic sports channel that shows over 300 football games from the Premier League each season. It is the only channel in Iceland that has the right to show English League games... |
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NEO Sports; Kolkata TV Kolkata TV Kolkata TV is a 24-hour Bengali news channel launched by SST Media in 2006. Now owned by Associated Broadcasting Company Limited which had purchased 86% stake in Kolkata TV. The channel is now a part of TV9 network of channels. It is being run by its 171 employees. The headquartered of the channel... |
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RCTI RCTI RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs... |
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Setanta Sports Setanta Sports Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events... |
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NHK NHK NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.... (General NHK General TV is the main television service of NHK . It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas... and BS-1) |
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Republic of Kosovo | RTK RTK RTK could stand for:*Radio Television of Kosovo*RTKG, Radio Television Kragujevac*Real Time Kinematic, a technique for precision satellite navigation*Receptor Tyrosine Kinase*Reclaim The Kop*Remembering the Kanji*Rentech, Inc., stock symbol... |
MTV 1 MTV 1 (Macedonia) MTV 1 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television.... |
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Macau | TDM Teledifusão de Macau Teledifusão de Macau , is a radio-television network serving the Chinese special administrative region of Macao. It was established on 1 January 1982 during Portugese administration.... |
Astro Astro (Malaysian satellite television) Astro is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite pay television service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia & Brunei... |
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Melita (telecommunication company) Melita (telecommunication company) The Melita Group, is a diversified telecommunications provider offering home entertainment and telecommunications services to consumer and business customers throughout the Republic of Malta. The Melita group of companies offer IP based digital cable TV, broadband Internet, fixed-line telephony,... |
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Canal 5 Canal 5 (Televisa Network) Canal 5 is a television network owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City and originating from its flagship station, XHGC-TV. Most programming on this station is intended for children and young people, while at night usually features foreign drama and action series, as well a movies... (Mexico matches only); Azteca 13 Azteca 13 Azteca 13 is a television broadcast network owned by TV Azteca, with affiliate stations all over Mexico all of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. Azteca 13 uses Mexico, Distrito Federal's XHDF as its flagship station and its channel as part of its name... & Azteca 7 Azteca 7 Azteca 7 or El 7 is a network owned by TV Azteca, with affiliate stations all over Mexico all of which are owned and operated by TV Azteca. Azteca 7 uses Mexico, Distrito Federal's XHIMT as its flagship station and its channel as part of its name. Azteca 7's programming is available in HD and is... (selected matches) |
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Univision Univision Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva... ; Telefutura TeleFutura TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time... |
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Theme song
"Creo en América" by Argentine singer Diego TorresDiego Torres
Diego Antonio Caccia Torres , is an Argentine Grammy Award-nominated pop singer and composer.-Biography:Diego Torres was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Argentine singer Lolita Torres...
was the official theme song for the tournament. Torres performed the song during the opening ceremonies. The secondary theme song of the tournament was "Ready 2 Go
Ready 2 Go
"Ready 2 Go" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig from his fifth studio album, Smash. It features vocals from British singer Kele Okereke. The dubstep influenced song was released as the album's third single on March 28, 2011. It has so far peaked to number...
" by Martin Solveig
Martin Solveig
Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...
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