Uruguay lost in the final round of the group stage, and the host of this Copa America, the United States, was eliminated, stopping in the group stage of the Copa America for the third time in team history.
In the first round of the group stage, the United States played Bolivia 2-0, but lost 1-2 to Panama in the second round, and must beat Uruguay in the third round to be expected to advance. In the event of a defeat to Uruguay, the United States can only hope that Bolivia will win, relying on goal difference to advance.
Despite attacking with all their might, the USA struggled to create a good chance to score. Instead, Fajardo volleyed home in the 22nd minute to break the deadlock for Panama. In the instant standings, Panama is in second place with 6 points, while the United States team is in third place with 4 points.
Bolivia equalized at one point, giving the U.S. a chance to advance. However, just 10 seconds later, Oliveira broke the deadlock for Uruguay.
After that, Panama scored two goals in a row to defeat Bolivia 3-1 and secure second place in the group. After losing to Uruguay, the United States was eliminated from the tournament in third place in the group.
This is the third time that the United States has stopped in the group stage of the America's Cup, after 1993 and 2007. In the 1995 and 2016 America's Cups, the United States finally reached the semifinals.
At the same time, the United States' previous record of winning the third round of the group stage of six international tournaments was ended, and the last defeat was in the 2016 Copa America to Paraguay.
The unbeaten run against Uruguay since 1995 was also ended, with one win and three draws in the previous four.
Despite playing as hosts, the United States did not perform well in the group stage and became another team to drop out of the tournament after Chile, Peru and Mexico.