A ten (10) men Uruguay on Saturday, July 6, 2024 edged football giants Brazil 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance into the semi-finals of the Copa America.
The game held at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ended at 0-0 after 120 minutes.
Uruguay will face Colombia in their next match of the tournament on Wednesday while the winner will face Argentina-Canada in the 2024 Copa America final.
The two teams recorded 4 yellow cards and 41 fouls, which Uruguay received a red card.
Football fans have reacted to Uruguay’s win over Brazil in the ongoing tournament.
“”Congratulations to Uruguay . Well played guys, Feeling sad for Brazil, and their fans. Better luck next time guys.” One X user said.
“The underdogs are moving on!” Another person wrote.
Others also believe Uruguay deserved to defeat Brazil since they played better than Brazil all tournament.
READ SOME OF THE COMMENTS BELOW
“It was more physical game and at the end it came to penalties.”
“Uruguay with the clutch performance! Despite being down to 10 men, they held on and took down Brazil in a nail-biting penalty shootout. The underdogs are moving on! Who’s ready for the semifinals?”
“Uruguay does it and defeats Brazil”
“Congratulations to Uruguay . Well played guys, Feeling sad for Brazil, and their fans. Better luck next time guys.”
“Costa rica a Uruguay no le hace ni cosquillas, como Panama le hizo buen juego”
“So nice to see.. Brazil isn’t the team of past and Uruguay deserved the win..”
“Hahahahahaha vamos!!! Bye Brazil…love seeing them go home…”
“Uruguay deserved to win , played better than Brazil all tournament. Brazil thinks they going to win just their aura”
“4 yellows. 1 red. That’s not enough with 41 fouls. That’s why they kept fouling. Another terrible ref in COPA.”
Source: Elvisanokyenews.com
