On June 29, Beijing time, the group stage of the Copa America was rekindled, and the five-star Brazil in Group D won the life-and-death battle with a hearty victory, and Colombia, the favorite to win the championship, ushered in two consecutive wins and continued to rank first. Let's take a quick rundown of the competition and the latest standings from Group D of the Copa America.
Brazil - Paraguay
Failing to win Pot 4 against Costa Rica in the first game made Brazil's qualification situation very difficult, and they had to go all out to win Paraguay in the second game to secure group progress. And Paraguay, which lost the first game, is also on the verge of life and death, and if it loses again, it will have to go home early. At the beginning of the game, the two sides fought fiercely, and from time to time players fell to the ground in pain. In the 14th minute of the game, Bovadilla's outside pull rod burst into Militão and went straight to the corner, and Alisson played a divine servant. In the 22nd minute, Marquinhos' header was narrowly missed, and it was Brazil's first threatening shot of the game. In the 31st minute, Kuvas gave a big gift for handball in the penalty area, and Paqueta did not resist the pressure and kicked it away. Five minutes later, Vinicius Jr. stepped forward in the box to receive Paqueta's through-ball and slashed directly at the goalkeeper, firing a shot from an angle to open the scoring for Brazil. The goal boosted Brazil's morale and the attack became more and more comfortable, and near the midfielder Rodrygo was saved from a tight angle, Espinosa subconsciously cleared the ball and kicked, and Savio easily scored an empty goal.
Vinicius then played a trick on the flanks and sparked a massive clash with the referee showing yellow cards to the main players Wendell and Balbuena. In stoppage time, the Brazilian midfielder launched a long ball attack, Rodrygo pressed step by step, forced Alderet to clear the penalty area, and indirectly assisted Vinicius Jr. to smash into the net to complete the double. Yibian won the rematch against Paraguay's blitz, and Alderet blasted an inexplicable world wave from the periphery to make up for it. Two minutes later, Enciso's shot from outside the edge of the area was saved by Alisson, who got up and yelled at his team-mates to stay focused. After withstanding a burst of onslaught from Paraguay, Brazil began to attack, and in the 65th minute, Villasanti gave another handball in the penalty area, and Paqueta stood on 12 yards for the second time in the game to live up to expectations and converted the penalty. Closing stages, Cavas received a red card for a stampede and Paraguay were left with just 10 men on the pitch, before Velaskos' header was whistled for offside and Brazil escaped. At the end of the game, Brazil defeated 10-man Paraguay 4-1 and will compete with Colombia for the top spot in the group in the next round, and Paraguay was unfortunately eliminated in the first round one round.
Colombia - Costa Rica
Facing Costa Rica, whose starting value is only 1/12 of their own, Colombia in hot form has an absolute advantage, but the goal is delayed until the end of the game, the Costa Rican goalkeeper made a blind foul to send a penalty, and the Reds striker Luis Dias hit the penalty, and for the first time in the history of the Copa America, two Reds players (Nunez and Luis Dias) scored in the same competition. Entering the second half, Colombia continued to attack, and it was not long before Alexis Sanchez scored with a header, and then Cristiano Ronaldo's precise pass assisted Córdoba to seal the win. Ronaldo has been perfect with three assists in two games, second only to Messi's four in the 2016 Copa America and five in the 2021 Copa America. The rest of the game was lackluster and the score remained unchanged. At the end of the game, Colombia beat Costa Rica 3-0 to win 25 games in all competitions, two games away from tying the team's all-time record, and Costa Rica only had a theoretical chance of qualifying.
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