Word: argentina
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...spellbound," Nagy said, complementing Piedrahita's dream of winning a Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship to travel in Argentina documenting folk tales in the hopes of studying his conception of the hero in Spanish-speaking society...
...have this friend from Argentina who gives me these pills which are sold in his country," said Thurow. "It's like Nodoz and aspirin...
Then came Copa America. The most astounding victory for the U.S. was its 3-0 thrashing of Argentina in Paysandu, a mere walk across the bridge from Colon, Argentina. Midfielder Frank Klopas, defender Alexi Lalas and attacker Eric Wynalda each scored as goaltender Kasey Keller turned away 21 shots. The Argentines, who have won more Copas than any other country, had elected to play several reserves in order to rest their frontline starters. But still--3-0 to a dead chicken? In the quarterfinals, the U.S. and Mexico fought to a 0-0 tie in regulation, sending the game into...
...team surprised most of the soccer world by beating Chile, Argentina and Mexico to advance to the semifinals of the Copa, the South American championship that some consider the second most important tournament in the world. Alas, the U.S. lost 1-0 to Brazil Thursday night in Maldonado, but the team played well enough to put a scare into the Brazilians, who had never lost to the North Americans and in fact had not given up a goal to them in 65 years. As Carlos Alberto Parreira, who coached Brazil to its World Cup victory last year, says...
Finally, the set and costumes bring the audience back to Argentina in 1948. The outrageous mustache worn as a disguise by Toro-Hernandez is appropriate to the genre...