Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out Sunday at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, police said Monday.
Lautaro Martinez scored the lone goal in the 112th minute of extra time as Argentina wins the 2024 Copa America 1-0 over Colombia in an eventful final on Sunday.
Uruguay come back to beat Canada 2-2 (4-3 in penalties) to take third place at the 2024 Copa America tournament on Saturday.
Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo was critical of the extended halftime planned for Sunday night's Copa America final to allow a concert by Shakira.
Uruguay striker Luis Suárez defended his teammates’ decision to enter the stands following a 1-0 loss to Colombia in the Copa America semifinals, saying the action was necessary to defend families and supporters.
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa has been suspended by South American soccer’s governing body for coming out late for the second half of the first two Copa America matches and will miss his team's game against the United States on Monday.
Vinícius Junior scored two first-half goals to lead Brazil to a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night and put itself in position to advance out of Group D in the Copa America.
Darwin Núñez scored in his seventh straight international match, and Uruguay routed Bolivia 5-0 on Thursday night to move to verge of a quarterfinal berth in the Copa America.
Jose Fajardo beat backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath in the 83rd minute to give Panama a 2-1 victory over the United States at the Copa America on Thursday night and put the Americans in danger of elimination if they don’t beat Uruguay in their first-round finale.
Canada is set to take the field at Copa America for the first time ever tonight with a daunting challenge in front of them: Lionel Messi and the defending World Cup champions, Argentina. TSN soccer analyst Steven Caldwell says the challenge will be difficult for Canada, but not an impossible one.
Brazil changed half of its team to face Peru on Thursday in its second Copa America match but still cruised to a 4-0 victory. Defender Alex Sandro, Neymar, midfielder Everton Ribeiro and striker Richarlison scored the goals at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
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