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South American rivalry to spice up the Games
blogs.reuters.com - 8/19/2008
South American rivalry to spice up the Games
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Only one thing would give Argentina more pleasure than winning their second Olympic gold and that would be to stop Brazil from winning their first in the process. The Olympic soccer tournament does not cut much ice in Europe but it is taken much more seriously in South America . Brazil have won the World Cup five times, the Copa America eight and the Confederations Cup twice and their ...

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