Copa America news

The continent's two biggest footballing enemies meet at the Estadio Mineirao for a place in the Copa America final and we are backing the hosts to win

Having laboured under the burden of being the Albiceleste messiah for almost a decade, the Barcelona star can now focus on just being Messi

While recognising that he has been far from his best in Brazil, the Barcelona star believes the grounds-keeping has also been sub-par

Just a year after being left out of Jorge Sampaoli's World Cup plans, the youngster has grabbed his chance in Brazil to fire his nation to the semis

Despite a poor performance in the group stage, Lionel Messi & Co are hopeful of improving their performance for the knock-out rounds

The Manchester City forward erred against Peru but made no mistake this time to put his side in the Copa semis for the first time since 2007

The Selecao avoided another humbling exit at the hands of ever-awkward Paraguay, but they will be concerned at another sub-par attacking performance

Just weeks after going under the knife due to a knee injury, the fiery Uruguayan has played a huge part in his nation's march to the quarter-finals

Tite's side are seeking a place in the semi-finals but have a history of coming unstuck against this rival in recent Copa America tournaments

The Copa America holders face fancied opposition in the last eight at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo but we are backing La Roja to be competitive

In solid form at the back, Al Hain-Cole expects Tabarez's men to have little trouble against a goal-shy Blanquirroja in the Copa America quarter final

With Scaloni's men in unconvincing form, Al Hain-Cole expects La Vinotinto to extend their strong recent head-to-head record in a tight quarter final