On July 7, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the Copa America ended the last two games, Brazil lost to Uruguay 2-4 on penalties, Colombia defeated Panama 5-0, Colombia and Uruguay met in the semifinals, and the other semi-final was Argentina PK Canada.
Brazil are out on penalties
Brazil and Uruguay are among the favourites, with Brazil finishing second in the group stage with just one win and having to meet early. In this game, Vinicius was suspended, and the confrontation between the two teams was fierce, with a total of 41 fouls, including 26 by Uruguay. Frequent physical confrontations meant that neither team was able to create an effective attacking threat, with Uruguay having just one shot on target and Brazil having just seven. In the 74th minute, Nandez was red for a serious foul, but the Brazilian team also failed to seize the opportunity to play one more man, and there was no way to change the score, so they could only enter a brutal penalty shootout.
Vinicius is suspended
In the penalty shootout, Brazil missed 2 penalties in the first 3 rounds, and Militão's shot was saved; Douglas Luiz hit the post, and although Alisson saved Jimenez's shot in the fourth round, he could not stop Ugarte's goal in the fifth round, and finally Brazil was 2-4 and Uruguay advanced to the last four.
Uruguay advanced to the semi-finals
Brazil have won just one of their four games in this tournament, and their ability to break through dense defence is worrying, coupled with the fierce confrontation in the Copa America, Brazilian players are often violated, and their mentality is prone to ups and downs. The current samba army is not the best time, there are young people emerging, but they still need to grow. Brazil missed out on the semi-finals again this year, last in 2016.
Colombia won by a big win to advance to the semi-finals
Uruguay advanced to the semi-finals and will compete with Colombia for a ticket to the final, where Colombia beat a weaker Panama 5-0, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring one goal and two assists, and Luis Díaz, Córdoba, Ríos and Miguel Borja scoring goals. Colombia are on a 27-game unbeaten run in all competitions, tying the longest unbeaten run in team history, and it will be interesting to see if they can reach the final against Uruguay. Argentina and Canada also experienced a brutal penalty shootout, with Argentina eliminating Ecuador and Canada eliminating Venezuela.