At 9 a.m. Beijing time on July 3, the third round of Group D of the 2024 Copa America group stage will be played in a key match, against Brazil and Colombia. In the first half, Vinicius was yellow, accumulated yellow cards and was suspended for the next round, J Ronaldo took a free kick in the frame, Raphinha scored a free kick, Colombia's goal was disallowed, and then equalized in stoppage time; In the end, Brazil drew 1-1 with Colombia, and won 1 and drew 2 points in the group stage to finish second in the group with 5 points, and will face Uruguay in the quarterfinals. Colombia has 7 points from 2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, retaining the top spot in the group and will face Panama in the quarterfinals.
This match is about the top of Group D. In the first two rounds, Colombia won both games and ranked first with 6 points, while Brazil won one and drew one, ranking second with 4 points. In this game, if the Brazilian team wants to win the group, there is only one option: take all three points. Colombia, on the other hand, only need a draw to hold on to top of the group and avoid Uruguay in the quarter-finals.
In the 7th minute, Vinicius hit Ronaldo in the face with an elbow when he was scrambling, and the referee showed Vinicius a yellow card, so that Vinicius will be out of the quarter-finals due to the accumulation of yellow cards. In the 8th minute, Colombia won a set-piece on the right side of the front, and the ball from Ronaldo hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line.
In the 10th minute, Guimaraes' long-range shot from the top of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 12th minute, Brazil won a set-piece on the right side of the front of the penalty area, and Raphinha hit the ball into the upper left corner of the goal, and Brazil led 1-0!
In the 16th minute, Ronaldo received a cross from his teammates on the left side of the penalty area, and volleyed directly over the crossbar without stopping the ball. In the 22nd minute, a set-piece from the right side of the Colombian front field was driven into the penalty area, and the player in the middle of the penalty area scored with a header, but the goal was invalid due to offside.
In the 34th minute, Ronaldo took a set-piece on the left side of the front field and hit the goal directly, and the ball was lifted off the crossbar by the goalkeeper. In stoppage time of the first half, the top of the Córdoba penalty area was obliquely blocked, and Muñoz scored the goal after cutting the ball in front of the right side of the penalty area, and Colombia equalized 1-1!
At the end of the first half, both sides scored one goal each and went into the break with a 1-1 scoreline.
In the second half, the Brazilian team won another set-piece on the right side of the front field, and Raphinha took the penalty again, hitting the far corner and deflecting the far post. In the 67th minute, J Ronaldo made a 45-degree cross from the right side of the field, and Córdoba nodded the ball and was confiscated by Alisson.
In the 80th minute, Brazil won a corner kick on the left side, and Pereira sent the ball into the box and was knocked out by the goalkeeper. Neither side was able to achieve anything, and the match ended shortly after, with Brazil finishing second in the group with a 1-1 draw with Colombia and facing Uruguay in the quarter-finals. Colombia held on to top of the group and will face Panama in the quarterfinals.
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