At 06:00 Beijing time on July 4, the quarterfinals of the Copa America continued to compete, and Uruguay, which ranked 9th in the world, ushered in the challenge of Colombia, which ranked 15th in the world. After 90 minutes of the battle, the two teams exchanged blanks 0-0; in the penalty shootout, Jimenez and Viña lost penalties in the second and fourth rounds. In the end, Colombia defeated Uruguay 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the top 4 and burst out a small upset.
Pre-match stats:
1. The two teams have met 11 times in the history of the Copa America, with Uruguay winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 3.
The last time the two teams played each other in the Copa America was in 2004 in the third- and fourth-place qualifying rounds, when Uruguay narrowly beat Colombia 2-1.
Uruguay has won the Copa America 15 times in its history, but the last time it reached the top four was in 2011.
4. Colombia has reached the quarter-finals of the Copa America for three consecutive times, and the previous two have dragged in the penalty shootout, winning 1 and losing 1.
Contest Review ——
In the 45th minute, Duwan Zapata managed to force a powerful shot, but the small angled shot was blocked, and Muriel's follow-up blast failed to pose a threat.
In the 46th minute, Luis Díaz received a teammate's diagonal thrust into the penalty area to send an inverted triangle return pass, and Duwan Zapata's downward shovel was released.
In the 50th minute, Nandez crossed from the right and Ospina held the ball out with one hand, but when he stepped back, his head hit the upright. Fortunately, the Colombian door god is not in serious trouble.
In the 73rd minute, Borre teleported long from the right into the penalty area and Duwan Zapata's close-range header was saved.
The regular time battle ended, and the two teams were tied 0-0.
In the penalty shootout, Jimenez came out in the second round, the main penalty hit the bottom left corner, and was saved by Ospina;
In the 4th round, Viña hit the right and Ospina pounced again! After the game, the 23-year-old Uruguayan rising star wept bitterly.
In the end, Colombia defeated Uruguay 4-2 to take revenge and became the third team to advance to the semifinals. Colombian captain Ospina, 32, became the team's hero.
Uruguay starters: 1 Muslera, 8 Nandes, 2 Jimenez, 3 Godin, 17 Viña, 15 Valverde, 5 Besino, 6 Bentancourt, 10 de Arrasketa, 9 Suarez, 21 Cavani
Colombia starters: 1 - Ospina, 16 - Muñoz, 13 - Mina, 23 - Davinson Sanchez, 6 - Tesillo, 18 - Borre, 5 - Barrios, 8 - Gustavo, 14 - Luis Dias, 9 - Muriel, 7 - Duwan Zapata