Peru beats Brazil to reach Copa América quarterfinals
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FOXBOROUGH, Jun. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Centenario : Peru defeated Brazil by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América group stage game on Sunday night at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
45 minutes of play and neither the Peruvians nor the Brazilians have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Ruidíaz in the 75th minute.
Peru advance to the Quarterfinals. Brazil is eliminated.Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Brazil at the Copa América
- 8 titles (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007)
- 35 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1960, 1975, 1979) Fourth Place (1923, 1956, 1963)
Peru at the Copa América
- 2 titles (1939, 1975)
- 31 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
- Statistics: Champions (1939, 1975) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955, 1983, 2011, 2015) Fourth Place (1929, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1979, 1997)
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Brazil
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0:1
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Peru
0:1 (0:0)
- 12 June 2016
- 20:30
- Foxborough
Group B
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 7 |
![]() | 5 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 0 |
Matches
Copa América History
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Read on to know more on the history and origin of the Copa América.