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Arch-rivals clash today

AFP, Beijing
One of football's combustible rivalries is rekindled with defending champions Argentina taking on Brazil here today for a place in the Olympic
The Argentines, inspired by Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, have negotiated Ivory Coast, Australia, Serbia and the Netherlands to get to the last four, with Messi scoring two of their seven goals.
Despite being five-time World Cup winners, Brazil have yet to win the Olympic gold medal, coming up short twice in their final appearances in 1984 and 1988.
The Brazilians, spearheaded by AC Milan's Ronaldinho, yet have to concede a goal in putting a total of 11 goals past Belgium, New Zealand, China and former champions Cameroon.
In 93 internationals, Brazil edge Argentina 35-34 with 24 drawn, but even though the Olympic football competition is geared for under-23 players, teams are allowed to field three over-age players.
Much will again be at stake for these two South American giants, not only the lure of going on to play for Olympic gold on Saturday, but intense regional pride.
Barcelona fought hard to prevent Messi playing in Beijing and wanted him back in Spain in time for the Champions league third qualifying round matches, but the all-action 21-year-old has illuminated the tournament as he did when Argentina won in Athens four yearsago.
Messi scored a brilliantly-taken early goal and set up the second for Angel di Maria in a hard-fought 2-1 extra-lime win over the Dutch in a Shanghai quarterfinal on Sunday.
Brazil also needed extra-time to
put away belligerent Cameroon 2-0 in Shenyang last Sunday, needing goals from Rafael Sobis and Real Madrid's Marcelo to go through.
"Many people think the Olympics are not as important to us as the World Cup. But we're Brazil, and every time we take to the pitch, we do so to win. We want to claim our country's first gold medal in football,” coach Carlos Dungasaid.
Brazil's pragmatic playing style under Dunga has been criticised with the aficionados obsessive about 'Jogo bonito’ - play beautiful - but Dunga insists he will not change his results-oriente^ approach against Argentina.
"We have to play against everything, we have to play to win. there's no other way,” he said. "If the opposition play open football against Brazil, then we can play open and pretty football."
In the day’s other semifinal, Nigeria play Belgium, who upset the more-fancied Italy 3-2 in the quarterfinals.