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For their coaches, these are the first competitive matches of their second spell. Argentina, Uruguay and Peru have re-appointed men who were previously in charge - well over a decade ago in the case of the first two. Argentina produces an incredible quantity of players, but the sheer size of Brazil (its population is four-and-a-half times bigger) means that its easier for Brazilian football to replace the talent that the two countries are constantly selling to Europe.

I think he's an emblematic case of the forces swirling around today's top players.

And Peru have always played at sea level in Lima - in fact, it was their idea to take some of their matches up to altitude at Cuzco that provoked the current crisis.

Comparing the Brazilian and Argentine leagues, which one is stronger?

The rise of the likes of Ecuador and Venezuela is directly attributable to this change. It is a very ambitious Copa - possibly too ambitious, and there could be problems along the way. His on-the-ground observations of emerging talents and cultural dynamics proved valuable, marking the shift from education to journalism.

"Brazil are infamous for poor defending and only Argentina have true, gritty and hard tackling defenders."

Brazil's Lucio has a reputation as a no-nonsense defender

I suspect that in any list of gritty, hard tackling defenders, Lucio of Brazil and Bayern Munich would be somewhere near the top.

And at the moment there's another factor - the Brazilian currency is now much stronger than Argentina's, making it easier for Brazilian clubs to bring back players whose move to Europe might not have worked out. Do you think that this move might help get his career back on track?
Josh Best

Here's hoping, and the early signs are good.

They have quickly seen that Mascherano is a class act, a holding midfielder who not only wins the ball, but has the technical gifts and the understanding of the game needed to set attacks in motion.

The idea that Brazil cannot defend belongs only to myth.

Rather, it is the case that the talent drain lowers the overall standard.

Secondly, they have a relatively big population so they have more people to choose from.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay are playing their first competitive matches under their current coach.

Hopefully, after decades of disappointment, these lessons have been absorbed.

A brief glance round the line ups of the Champions League shows that the production line is still working overtime.

The great and the good of English football, in their infinite smugness, lined up to say that he would be back home by Christmas. You can also download last week's World Football Phone-in Podcast.

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The tension was there in Alf Ramsey, who won the World Cup with a new 4-4-2 system, incorporating Brazilian-style attacking full backs and a near post cross move inspired by the Hungarians.

In a sense, though, Venezuela will win the 2007 Copa America no matter what happens on the field.