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The 2010 World Cup has a strong South American flavor. During the group-level stage, the five teams from that continent – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, have won 76 percent of the total available points, whereas the thirteen teams from Europe have posted a 47 percent record. Not surprisingly, four out of five South American teams have qualified for the quarter-final stage, whereas three out of thirteen European teams have made it to the last eight. This is the best ever world cup record, where South Americans clearly dominated the Europeans. Continue reading ‘South America 4, Europe 3′