US wins group as Colombia loses
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THE United States beat Paraguay 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa America Centenario as the Group A winner on Saturday after Costa Rica stunned already-qualified Colombia 3-2.
The US, which is hosting the tournament in its 100th anniversary, will next play the second-placed team in Group B. As it stands, Brazil tops that group ahead of Peru and Ecuador, with Haiti already eliminated.
US forward Clint Dempsey converted a low cross from Gyasi Zardes in the 27th minute as the hosts had the better of the early exchanges in Los Angeles.
However, the Americans were reduced to 10 men shortly after half-time when right back DeAndre Yedlin received two yellow cards within a minute for aggressive tackles.
“The boys showed a lot of heart, especially after that red card,” Dempsey said. “Man, we showed a lot of character and we’re proud to advance to the next round.”
In the later Group A game in Houston, Texas, Costa Rica’s Johan Venegas scored in the second minute before Frank Fabra pulled Colombia level four minutes later.
Fabra turned villain in the 34th minute by scoring an own goal and Celso Borges put the Costa Ricans 3-1 up just before the hour mark.
Marlos Moreno made it 3-2 for the Colombians with 17 minutes left but they could not find the equalizer.
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