Date/Time: Jul 11, 2011, 8:45pm
Competition: Copa America 2011
Live/Repeat: Live
Venue: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes (Ciudad de Córdoba, Provincia de Córdoba)
Argentina vs Costa Rica Live Streams and TV Channels
Country: ChannelsCanada EuroWorld Sport, TLN en Espanol
International Youtube
UK ESPN UK
USA Univision Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, Telefutura
Argentina vs Costa Rica Match PreviewStrange. Argentina vs Costa Rica is not a match in which the Albiceleste can relax with quarter-finals tickets already in their hands...
It’s not the final of the 2011 Copa America. It’s just a group stage match—a Group A encounter on the third day of the tournament, to be precise. But the importance of this game is way bigger than anyone would have thought before the Copa America kicked off.
Two matches, two draws, two points. What is wrong with the hosts who have an enviable and exceptional squad of stars? The greatest irony lies in the fact that Argentina’s attacking line is, on paper, superior to their defensive line. Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero, Angel di Mari, Lavezzi…
Many would argue that this is the Albiceleste’s best generation of forwards. So where are the goals if, just as Sergio Batista insists, there is absolutely no change needed in Argentina's formation?
In contrast, whereas Messi and company were expected to click upfront against Colombia, it was Sergio Romero who displayed a MOTM performance in Argentina’s goalless draw. But the Argentines are not playing in the 2011 Copa America to defend or to work out damage limitation.
Well, things are definitely not going according to planned for the hosts and Costa Rica now presents them with a do-or-die mission. But coach Sergio Batista has demanded panic to be dropped and belief to be kept.
“I remain confident about these players, they are are very good,” Batista told the press after the miserable 0-0 draw against Colombia.
Costa Rica, meanwhile, don’t have much to lose. But don’t rule them out from causing an upset to the host nation and their multitude of avid supporters. The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba is the ground which may soak tears of joy or tears of pain from Argentina’s superstars…
