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    South America: Hidalgo hoping to make case

    Tuesday, August 19, 2008

    Fernando Hidalgo is hoping a good performance for Ecuador in Wednesday's international friendly against Colombia will help him secure a place in the squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers. Midfielder Hidalgo, who plays his club football for Guayaquil-based club Barcelona, was a late call-up to the Ecuador party after PSV Eindhoven striker Edison Mendez withdrew because of injury. And Hidalgo is hoping to impress in the match staged at Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford - the ho ...

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