Ronaldinho in Copa tug of war

Ronaldinho is caught in a club versus country row over whether he will take part in the Copa America.

Ecuador 2 Mexico 4

Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez admitted that strong support in California inspired his side to come from behind to beat Ecuador 4-2.

Colombia 2 Paraguay 0

Colombia broke a 32-year curse to beat Paraguay in a dress rehearsal for the teams’ opening game in the Copa America.

Chile 1 Costa Rica 1

Costa Rica’s 1,000th international goal capped a miserable week for Chile.Four days after being beaten 4-0 by Brazil in Sweden, Chile returned home and took a first-half lead through Reinaldo Navia (pictured) before Rolando Fonseca equalised on the hour with a spectacular over-head kick in Talca.

Brazil 1 Ghana 0

Ronaldinho admitted Brazil could have done better after Vagner Love’s 17th-minute goal settled their friendly with Ghana in Stockholm, Sweden.

South Africa 0 Bolivia 1

Joselito Vaca (pictured) seized on South Africa defensive errors to give Bolivia their first away win for three years.

Venezuela 5 New Zealand 0

Venezuela hammered New Zealand to claim their second win in four days.

The Copa America hosts followed up Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Cuba by stuffing the Antipodeans 5-0 in Maracaibo.

U.S.A. 0 Guatemala 0

Bob Bradley’s uncertain future as U.S.A. coach will not have been helped by his team’s inability to see off Guatemala in Texas.