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South American Women's Championship Argentina 2006
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<SPAN class=textblack11px_normal>Fresh from helping Brazil claim bronze at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Russia 2006, Erika (L) and Aliane are preparing to help their country attempt to qualify for China 2007.
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(FIFA.com)</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">09 Nov 2006</SPAN>
<SPAN class=art-text>The coastal city of Mar del Plata may be Argentina's most popular beach resort, but the ten CONMEBOL sides set to take part in this month's South American Women's Championship are not there for the sun, sand and sea air. At stake are two coveted places at the biggest event in women's football: the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007.
The continental championship is set to take place between 10 and 26 November 2006 and will consist of two phases. In the first stage, the teams will be divided into two groups of five, to be played in a round-robin format, with the top two from each group going into the final round. The four top sides will then all play each other, with the two teams with most points being rewarded with a ticket for China 2007.
Read on as FIFA.com brings you all you need to know about this event, which sees South America's finest women's sides look to topple heavy favourites Brazil, winners of the four previous editions of the tournament.<TABLE id=IMGTAB height=150 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=150 align=left summary="" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR id=TRCAP><TD vAlign=bottom align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_normal>Coach Carlos Borrello is the man charged with guiding Argentina's women successfully through the South American qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. </SPAN></TD></TR><TR id=TRSOURCE><TD align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>(ACTION IMAGES)</SPAN></TD></TR><TR id=TRAUTHOR><TD align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>Alex Morton</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Group A: Argentina narrowing the gap
For a while now, the feeling in South American women's football has been that Argentina are slowly closing the gap on the hitherto imperious Selecao. Could November's tournament on home soil be the moment of truth for the Albiceleste? "Our first objective is to make sure we qualify for the final round and then we'll focus on guaranteeing a place at the World Cup. Once that's safely in the bag, then we can go for the title," underlined coach Carlos Borrello. "Training is going well and I'm fortunate to be able to count on an ideal blend of experienced veterans and extremely driven youngsters," Borrello revealed in an exclusive interview with FIFA.com.
At first glance the Argentines' biggest threat in Group A appears to come from a Colombia side currently occupying 38th spot in the FIFA Women's World Ranking, a mere two places behind the host nation and the fourth-highest position of any South American team. John Agudelo's squad is heavy on youth, with a number of players from the U-20 team that took the silver medal in last year's Bolivarian Games. "While we may not have had much time to prepare, I've got every faith in my players' ability," emphasised coach Agudelo.
Chile
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<SPAN class=art-title2>Brazil the favourites in race to China</SPAN> <TABLE cellSpacing=5 cellPadding=5 width=150 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
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<SPAN class=textblack11px_normal>Fresh from helping Brazil claim bronze at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Russia 2006, Erika (L) and Aliane are preparing to help their country attempt to qualify for China 2007.</SPAN><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>(ACTION IMAGES)</SPAN> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">(FIFA.com)</SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">09 Nov 2006</SPAN>
<SPAN class=art-text>The coastal city of Mar del Plata may be Argentina's most popular beach resort, but the ten CONMEBOL sides set to take part in this month's South American Women's Championship are not there for the sun, sand and sea air. At stake are two coveted places at the biggest event in women's football: the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007.
The continental championship is set to take place between 10 and 26 November 2006 and will consist of two phases. In the first stage, the teams will be divided into two groups of five, to be played in a round-robin format, with the top two from each group going into the final round. The four top sides will then all play each other, with the two teams with most points being rewarded with a ticket for China 2007.
Read on as FIFA.com brings you all you need to know about this event, which sees South America's finest women's sides look to topple heavy favourites Brazil, winners of the four previous editions of the tournament.<TABLE id=IMGTAB height=150 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=150 align=left summary="" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR id=TRCAP><TD vAlign=bottom align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_normal>Coach Carlos Borrello is the man charged with guiding Argentina's women successfully through the South American qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. </SPAN></TD></TR><TR id=TRSOURCE><TD align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>(ACTION IMAGES)</SPAN></TD></TR><TR id=TRAUTHOR><TD align=left><SPAN class=textblack11px_bold>Alex Morton</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Group A: Argentina narrowing the gapFor a while now, the feeling in South American women's football has been that Argentina are slowly closing the gap on the hitherto imperious Selecao. Could November's tournament on home soil be the moment of truth for the Albiceleste? "Our first objective is to make sure we qualify for the final round and then we'll focus on guaranteeing a place at the World Cup. Once that's safely in the bag, then we can go for the title," underlined coach Carlos Borrello. "Training is going well and I'm fortunate to be able to count on an ideal blend of experienced veterans and extremely driven youngsters," Borrello revealed in an exclusive interview with FIFA.com.
At first glance the Argentines' biggest threat in Group A appears to come from a Colombia side currently occupying 38th spot in the FIFA Women's World Ranking, a mere two places behind the host nation and the fourth-highest position of any South American team. John Agudelo's squad is heavy on youth, with a number of players from the U-20 team that took the silver medal in last year's Bolivarian Games. "While we may not have had much time to prepare, I've got every faith in my players' ability," emphasised coach Agudelo.
Chile