The death blow for Brazil was the absence of team star Vinicius Jr. in the quarter-finals. Today against Colombia, the yellow card shows that he has to be a spectator in the quarter.
Hamesh Rodríguez reached the quarter-finals as the champion of ‘D’ group after drawing 1-1 with Brazil in the Copa America. Brazil also entered the last eight as the second. However, where the star-studded Brazil managed to take a shot on goal 3 times, Colombia shot 8 times to break through the goal.
Brazil drew 1-1 with Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in California on Wednesday (July 3). As a result, the team became the runner-up of ‘D’ group with 5 points in 3 matches. On the other hand, Colombia is the table topper with 7 points in 3 matches. Panama will be the opponent of James Rodriguez’s team in the quarter finals.
Uruguay is one of the contenders to win this year’s Copa. The team finished Group ‘C’ with 3 straight wins. The death blow for Brazil was the absence of team star Vinicius Jr. in the quarter-finals. Today against Colombia, the yellow card shows that he has to be a spectator in the quarter.
Brazil went ahead with a goal at the beginning of the match. In the 12th minute, Barcelona star Rafinha put the ball in Colombia’s net from a great free kick with his left foot. After conceding that goal, the Colombians became desperate to pay. Although they attacked one after another, they got the desired goal at the very last minute of the first half. Daniel Munoz scored for Colombia and the two teams went into the break with a 1-1 tie.