Peru beats Brazil to reach Copa América quarterfinals

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Posted on 12 June 2016 22:30

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)