The Philadelphia Union’s first conceded goal after three games and Peru’s Copa America win over Colombia came thanks to own goals. The Union recovered for a 2-2 tie after this mishap of the head of Kacper Przybylko gave Atlanta United a 1-0 lead in the 58th minute. The Copa America struggles of Colombia, which opened with […]
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Copa America 2021: The Sunday recap
Highlights Sunday, June 20 Venezuela 2 Ecuador 2 (Goals: E Castillo 51, Hernández 90+1; A Preciado 39, Plata 71). Sunday, June 20 Colombia 1 Peru 2 (Goals: Miguel Borja 53, pen., Peña 17; Mina 64 own goal.) Recap Peru and Ecuador got their first points in the tournament of 10 teams in two groups from […]
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Copa America 2021: The Friday recap
Highlights Friday, June 18 Chile 1 Bolivia 0 (Goal: Bereton 10) Friday, June 18 Argentina 1 Uruguay 0 (Goal: Rodriguez 13) Spotlight The 22-year-old Ben Brereton, who scored the gamewinner for Chile against Bolivia, was born and raised in Staffordshire, England, where his father worked as a policeman. Currently with Blackburn Rovers of English second […]
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Copa America 2021: The Thursday recap
Highlights Thursday, June 17 Colombia 0 Venezuela 0 Red card: Colombia — Diaz 90+4. Thursday, June 17 Brazil 4 Peru 0 (Goals: Alex Sandro 12, Neymar 68, Éverton Ribeiro 89, Richarlison 90+3) Numbers 5. Neymar has scored five in his last five games for Brazil and now trails Pele by nine goals for Seleção’s all-time […]
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Copa America 2021: The Monday Recap
HIGHLIGHTS Monday, June 14 Argentina 1 Chile 1. (Goals: Messi 33; Vargas 57) Monday, June 14Paraguay 3 Bolivia 1. (Goals: Kaku 62, Romero 65, 80; Saavedra 10, pen.) Red card: Bolivia — Cuellar 51+ Spotlight Leo Messi scored his 73rd goal in 151 appearances for Argentina with his 57th career free-kick goal (for club and […]
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Copa America 2021: Brazil and Colombia win on opening day
The 47th Copa America, the world’s oldest international soccer tournament launched in 1916, kicked off in Brazil on Sunday with a 3-0 win by the host over Venezuela and a 1-0 Colombia win over Ecuador on a brilliantly executed free kick. Edwin Cardona, instead of shooting from a free kick 12 yards outside the penalty […]
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Copa America: Brazil exorcises demons and dominates fading rivals
Brazil won its first Copa America title since 2007 when it beat Peru, 3-1, in the final of a tournamentduring which it outclassed its rivals. Brazil stays firm under pressure. The Mineirazo of 2014wasn’t the only agony that the Selecao exorcised with its ninth Copa America title on Sunday. A month before on match day […]
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Watch: Highlights of Brazil's Copa America final win
Host Brazil beat Peru, 3-1, at the Maracana to win the 46th edition of the world’s oldest continental championship.
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What They're Saying: Lionel Messi
“We don’t have to be part of this corruption. The lack of respect that they have showed us throughout this tournament. Sadly, the corruption, the referees, they don’t allow people toenjoy football, they ruined it a bit. I think the cup is fixed for Brazil. I hope that the VAR and the referees have nothing […]
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Watch: Highlights of Argentina's Copa America consolation win
Lionel Messi assisted on Serio Arguero‘s goal and was controversially ejected in Argentina’s 2-1 win over Chile in the third place game at the Copa America.Paulo Dybala gave Argentina a 2-0 lead before Messi and Chile’s Gary Medel were red-carded in the 37th minute and Arturo Vidal‘s 59th minute penaltykick goal.