Following the national team of Colombia from group A in the knockout stage of the Copa America broke Americans.
For teams USA and Paraguay the playoffs started already at the end of the group stage is the winner of the match came in the quarter-finals, the losers go home, a draw with high probability played in favor of the Americans.
On 27 minutes, another ball in the tournament was scored by Clint Dempsey – the leader of the Americans skillfully slotted the ball home Zardes. Soon the lives of the owners has complicated the removal of the track Jedlina who earned two yellow cards. However, most of Paraguay has done nothing to wrest a spot in the playoffs.
USA – Paraguay 1:0
Goal: Dempsey, 27
In the second match of the day at stake, there was no tournament tasks – Colombians in advance guaranteed to itself a place in the quarterfinals, but Costa Rica lost all chances to continue the struggle.
Unmotivated Favorit fielded a reserve team – the Costa Ricans took advantage of the weakness of the opponent and took Colombia the first row in the group. This defeat, most likely, will condemn Colombia to a quarterfinal match with Brazil.
Colombia – Costa Rica 2:3
Goals: Fabre, 6, Moreno, 73 – Venegas, 2, Fabre, 34 (goal), Borges, 58
Standings: USA, Colombia – 6, Costa Rica – 4 Paraguay – 1.
