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The Argentina–Brazil football rivalry, also known as Battle of the Americas or the Superclassic of the Americas, is a sports rivalry between the national football teams of Brazil and Argentina. The rivalry is considered one of the biggest and fiercest in international football and FIFA has described it as the "essence of football rivalry". Initially a cordial friendly competition between the two nations, the ferocity of the rivalry grew in the early part of the 20th century, marked by repeated controversial high-profile incidents and periods of refusing to play each other.