[h8kurdt]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

they were one of the heavy favorites-- seasoned team with a great world cup performance 2 years ago, and same coach as then, their share of international stars, playing at home, brazil in decline, uruguay without suárez, etc.

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one interesting thing to remark aside of that is the success of argentinian coaches on this tournament, who take the first 3 places:

1st - jorge sampaoli
2nd - tata martino
3rd - ricardo gareca
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6th - josé pékerman
10th - gustavo quinteros

Shush.