live Updated 2m ago How Uruguay reached the semis: USMNT Getty Images USMNT 0-1 Uruguay On the final night of Copa America Group C play, the U.S. men’s national team had to match or better Panama’s result against Bolivia.
The challenge was that the U.S. would have to do it against unbeaten group leaders Uruguay.
The U.S. stayed with Uruguay in a frenetic and physical first half made all the more chaotic by odd decisions from an inexperienced referee and a strange camera angle for the TV broadcast.
But in the second half, Uruguay broke through, scoring a goal in the 66th minute that the U.S. could not answer as they exited the tournament.
Advertisement How Uruguay reached the semis: Bolivia Uruguay 5-0 Bolivia Early goals from Manchester United’s Facundo Pellistri and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez got Uruguay off to a fast start against Bolivia and they didn’t look back, winning 5-0 with five different goalscorers to seal their place in the Copa America quarterfinals. Marcelo Bielsa’s men had more goals in this win over Bolivia than any other Copa America team had across the entire tournament at that point. How Uruguay reached the semis: Panama Getty Images Uruguay 3-1 Panama Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay got off to a fast start at the Copa America, attacking Panama with nine shots in the first 20 minutes of their first group match in Miami.
But even with the plentiful chances, they only managed a 1-0 lead until Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez sealed the victory in the 86th.
