At 9 o'clock on July 2, in the third round of the group stage of the Copa America, the United States played against Uruguay. The situation before this campaign was that Uruguay had won 2 consecutive games, but they had not yet completely locked in the qualification. The United States is second with three points, but is only two goal difference ahead of third-placed Panama, who are tied on points. This also means that a win for the U.S. will qualify, and a draw will depend on the result of the Panama match. Considering that Panama faces Bolivia, which are already out, it is very likely to get three points. Therefore, the U.S. team is bound to win in order to be safe. A draw in Uruguay would have ensured qualification, and there is some hope of a loss, but that is clearly not the case. It was a game where both teams had goals, so it was very exciting.
Uruguay sent a forward line led by Nunez to attack as much as possible. However, after the start, the two teams committed too many fouls in the first half, and the game stumbled and was not very exciting! One player from each team went off injured, with few shots on goal and yellow cards flying all over the place. The score was 0-0 after half-time! Considering the next game, Panama is already 1-0 ahead of Bolivia, so the situation of the United States team is already quite unfavorable!
In the 49th minute, De La Cruz crossed the ball, and Viña nodded the ball wide of the goal. In the 52nd minute, Valverde shot wide from distance.
In the 65th minute, Uruguay took a free kick on the right side of the front, and Nunez's header was saved! Oliveira shoots and the ball goes into the net! The score came to 1-0! Uruguay is ahead! The U.S. team is really dangerous. The referee goes through the VAR and confirms that the goal is valid!
In the 74th minute, Pulisic received the ball at the top of the arc and his shot was cleared! Captain America was knocked to the ground and couldn't take the team! In the 79th minute, Robinson made a kick back, Nunez was fouled defensively, and the former was knocked down.
Next door, Panama defeated Bovilla 3-1 and squeezed out the United States in a counterattack. The U.S. team is unfortunately out! Argentina, Canada, Venezuela, and Ecuador have all qualified, as well as Colombia, plus Uruguay and Panama, which advanced today, and 7 of the top 8 of the Copa America have been decided. Brazil has yet to play the third round of the tournament.