Why Copa America has the hottest fans in football – and it’s hard to keep your eyes on the game
Paraguay’s football fans are not the only ones taking their eyes off the ball to steal a glance at their famous female supporters in the stands.
It seems its national team players could be blamed for doing the same – after a lapse of concentration saw them concede a last minute goal to Brazil in their Group-B Copa America 2-2 draw.
But who could blame them with lingerie model Larissa Riquelme, who has promised to strip naked if the country wins the competition, among a selection of stunning fans cheering them on from the side?
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Riquelme, 26, famously vowed to pose nude on the pitch if Paraguay won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Spain put the mockers on the hopes of red-blooded football fans everywhere when they knocked Paraguay out in the quarter-finals on their way to lifting the trophy.
And now it seems she has been joined by a host of beauties from her home country in cheering on their team at the Copa America, this year being held in Argentina.
Brazil nut:: A Brazil fan stood out from the crowd as she waited for kick-off between her team and Paraguay
Competition: Lingerie model Larissa Riquelme has this year been joined by a host of stunning football fans
Friendly relations: The Paraguayan fan (right) kisses a Brazil supporter moments before their teams faced each other in the Copa America
They were out in force before the Brazil match – with one particular stunner charming the opposition’s fans with an array of poses for the cameras.
The excitement in the stands was almost matched by that on the pitch, as Brazil substitute striker Fred snatched an 89th minute goal to equalise at Cordoba’s Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.
Brazil seemed headed for defeat until Fred found the net from inside the area. Brazil initially took the lead six minutes before half-time in a fast counter-attack.
Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz equalised 11 minutes after the interval, and went ahead 12 minutes later when Nelson Haedo Valdez’s shot came off Lucio but was put it away at the second attempt.
Odd one out: A lone Brazil fan shows his feelings despite being completely surrounded by Paraguay supporters before their match in the Copa America
In the meantime: For those who could focus on the pitch, Paraguay’s Nelson Haedo Valdez is pictured scoring his team’s second goal against Brazil in the match that ended 2-2