Shaka Hislop and Gab Marcotti look ahead to Sunday’s Copa America final between Brazil and Peru in Rio de Janeiro.
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Peru beat Chile 3-0 in a Copa America semifinals match to set up a date in the final with hosts Brazil.
The win on Wednesday at Gremio Arena gives Peru their first final appearance in the tournament since 1975 when they won it all.
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The final will be a group stage rematch between the two sides, in which seven-times tournament winner Brazil beat Los Incas 5-0.
Peru took the lead in the 21st minute when Edison Flores was left unmarked in space at the back post and hammered a left-footed strike from…
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The FC crew share their keys for Brazil and Argentina as both sides search for consistency heading into their Copa America semifinal.
Steve Nicol says three or four years of playing without a break is catching up with most of Brazil as …
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Janusz Michallik were left underwhelmed by Uruguay’s inability to take advantage of their chances in their defeat to Peru.
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Peru wins 5-4 on Penalty Kicks.
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Fifteen-times Copa America champions Uruguay suffered a galling quarterfinal exit from the competition on Saturday as they were beaten 5-4 by Peru on penalties after having three goals ruled out for offside in a goalless draw after 90 minutes.
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Luis Suarez missed Uruguay’s first penalty but every other player converted their spot kicks and Edison Flores sealed Peru’s place in the last four by blasting past Fernando Muslera.
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We are down to the final eight teams in the Copa America. Guest nations Japan and Qatar have gone home but we’re left with the giants of South American football like Argentina, Uruguay and hosts Brazil, as well as unfancied teams like Venezuela and Paraguay.
Here is the lowdown on each of the four quarterfinal clashes (all live on ESPN+).
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Brazil vs. Paraguay
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The ESPN FC crew look ahead to Argentina’s matchup with Venezuela and question if Messi and company can leave their group stage struggles behind them.
Make way for the real stuff — the phoney war of the Copa America group phase is over.
Of the 12 sides, just four go home. Guests Japan and Qatar can make the long journey feeling relatively good about themselves. Japan came with a very young, inexperienced squad and produced some flair. Qatar, with the team crowned Asian champions, showed some interesting tactical concepts and picked up valuable experience on the way to hosting the next World Cup.
Bolivia and Ecuador make the shorter journey in…