Alejandro Moreno says that VAR created a state of uncertainty throughout the Copa America by not showing footage of what was being checked.
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.
Peru…
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.
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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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ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno makes the case for Colombia being the best team in Copa America so far and the one that could give Brazil the most problems in the final
Copa America organisers said on Tuesday they believe the tournament in Brazil is running smoothly despite a large number of empty seats and criticism from players about the state of football pitches.
Tournament executives said they expect attendances to rise to more than 30,000 fans a match in the knockout stage that begins on Thursday.
The Copa America opener between Brazil and Bolivia on June 14 had gate receipts of around $5.7 million, and Uruguay’s 1-0 win over Chile on Monday at the Maracana…
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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…
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It’s fair to say that Luis Suarez had an eventful night as Uruguay faced Chile in the Copa America on Monday (watch the tournament live on ESPN+).
The Group C match at Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Maracana stadium was played on the five-year anniversary of Suarez’s equally iconic nibble on Italy…
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A late header from Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay a 1-0 win over Copa America holders Chile on Monday which saw them snatch top spot in Group C at their opponents’ expense and set up a quarterfinal meeting with Peru.
The striker glanced a cross from Jonathan Rodriguez into the net in the 82nd minute to break the deadlock in a finely balanced game played with a fierce competitive edge even though both teams had already sealed their place in the last eight.
Uruguay finished top of Group C with seven…