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对于经历连续两届世界杯决赛圈“空窗期”的国足而言，亚洲杯是不想啃又不得不啃的剩骨头；美洲杯则无疑是比亚洲杯更高级的赛事，从1993年迄今只有墨西哥、日本等五支特邀球队有幸参与，国足能成为第六支实在出人意料。之前受邀的球队，除墨西哥、哥斯达黎加、洪都拉斯、美国等近邻，1999年的日本也算是亚洲顶级队，前一年首次参加世界杯。
国足之所以受邀，是因为近年来中国职业足球的迅猛发展以及广州恒大在亚冠的登顶。不过明眼人都清楚，恒大队不等于国足，南美洲足联官员一定清楚恒大队的外援加洋帅里皮才是关键，没有外援的国足阵容顶多少输当赢。依笔者看，美洲杯邀请国足的真实目的，是提升其在中国球迷心目中的地位。
因为时差的关系，南美洲的赛事一般在北京时间的凌晨或早上进行，对于习惯熬夜观看欧洲赛事的中国球迷来说，确实心有余而力不足，这难免会影响到收视率以及在中国市场的广告效应。如果从实力层面分析，国足的成绩不会好过日本，当年的日本三战不胜小组垫底。但是，在顶级赛事极度缺乏与世界强队交手的国足，能有这千金难买的机会，对中国球迷的吸引力绝对胜过为他人“叫床”的欧洲杯和欧冠联赛。
南美洲足联做了一个精明的决定。本来首选也不是国足，但墨西哥和日本先后拒绝邀请。国足有一个免费与强队过招的舞台，尽管成不了“收妖”的唐僧，权当一次“收腰”的健身。这未尝不是双赢的结果，胜负当然是在场外。
The 2015 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, simply known as the 2015 Copa América, will be the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America. The competition will be organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. The tournament will be held in Chile in July 2015. Uruguay is the defending champion. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia.
Originally, it was to be hosted by Brazil, as suggested by the CBF in February 2011 due to CONMEBOL's rotation policy of tournaments being held in alphabetical order. However, due to the organization of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics in that country, Brazil decided against also hosting the Copa América. CONMEBOL’s president Nicolas Leoz had mentioned the possibility of the tournament being organized in Mexico (despite this country not being a member of CONMEBOL) as part of the federations centenary celebrations. Brazil and Chile's Football Federations discussed the idea of swapping around the order of being hosts of the 2015 and 2019 tournaments. The swap was made official in May 2012.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
