A strange little side quest
There is a neat bit of history hiding behind the kind of play you find in Copa America Argentina 2011. The first penalty shoot-out in World Cup history came in the 1982 semi-final between West Germany and France. And then there is this: Basketball became an Olympic medal sport in 1936, while women’s basketball joined the Olympic programme in 1976. That gives Copa America Argentina 2011 a little more company than it first appears to have.
