News of final

Argentina overcome odds in Brazil – and inspire hope for future

17-07-2021 00:37 Victory over Brazil in the Maracanã represented a rare moment of joy in these troubled times – and the Albiceleste’s Copa América triumph will raise hopes ahead of Qatar 2022.

by Dan Edwards

Argentina hope to upset the odds (and Bolsonaro) in Copa clash with Brazil

09-07-2021 17:57 Argentina will start the Copa América final against Brazil as comfortable outsiders after squeezing past Colombia. But the Albiceleste have grown in unity and confidence throughout the tournament, and with Lionel Messi in fine form, defeat is anything but inevitable.

by Dan Edwards

Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, before departing office

20-01-2021 07:44 Pardons likely to draw allegations of cronyism, at the end of a term during which the president promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington politics.

70 years on from the 'Maracanazo,' Brazil and Uruguay cannot forget

15-07-2020 23:21 July 16, 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the "Maracanazo," when hosts Brazil was beaten 2-1 by Uruguay in the final of the 1950 World Cup in front of a crowd of almost 200,000 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The defeat inflicted crushing disappointment across Brazil and still reverberates to this day.

Penalty shoot-out drama takes Colón into Copa Sudamericana final

27-09-2019 01:01 Santa Fe side one step from glory, after defeating Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro 4-3 on penalties. They will face Independiente del Valle of Ecuador in the final on November 9 in Asunción.