2007 Copa America - Brazil tops Uruguay on kicks

The soccer gods again smiled down on Brazil tonight as they took Uruguay on kicks to advance to the final on Sunday. Both sides looked strong through out the full 120 minutes. Every time it looked like Brazil was about to pull away, Uruguay would push themselves right back into it.

Then came the kicks. Brazil could have won it on their fifth attempt, but Afonso bounced it off the bar. Then Uruguay had their chance to win it on the seventh kick after Fernando failed to convert. Strangest thing, Pablo Garcia knocked it off the side bar. At that point, it just felt like a night for Brazil.

Sure enough Gilberto converted Brazil's next chance and Diego Lugano's must make was saved.

Brazil goes wild.

2007 Copa America schedule

Copa America, South America's regional championship, will take place from June 26-July 15 in Venezuela. Tweleve teams will compete, ten from South America and two invited guests (Mexico & USA).

Here are the groups and their schedules:

Group A
Venezuela
Uruguay
Bolivia
Peru

Date	Time (ET)	Teams	City
June 26	20:45	Venezuela 2-2 Bolivia	San Cristóbal
June 26	16:00	Peru 3-0 Uruguay	Mérida
June 30	18:15	Venezuela 2-0 Peru	San Cristóbal
June 30	16:00	Bolivia 0-1 Uruguay	San Cristóbal
July 3	18:30	Bolivia 2-2 Peru	Mérida
July 3	20:45	Uruguay 0-0 Venezuela	Mérida

TV information: All games for Group A will air on GolTV in English and Spanish as well as TeleFutura in Spanish.

Group B
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Ecuador

Date	Time (ET)	Teams	City
June 27	20:45	Brazil 0-2 Mexico	Puerto Ordaz
June 27	18:30	Chile 3-2 Ecuador	Puerto Ordaz
July 1	16:00	Brazil 3-0 Chile	Maturín
July 1	18:15	Mexico 2-1 Ecuador	Maturín
July 4	18:30	Mexico 0-0 Chile	Puerto la Cruz
July 4	20:45	Ecuador 0-1 Brazil	Puerto la Cruz

TV information: All games for Group B will air on GolTV in English and Spanish. All Mexican matches will air in Spanish on Univision as will the Brazil-Chile match on July 1. The Ecuador-Chile (June 27) & Brazil-Ecuador (July 4) will air on TeleFutura in Spanish.

Group C
Argentina
Paraguay
Colombia
USA

Date	Time (ET)	Teams	City
June 28	20:45	Argentina 4-1 USA	Maracaibo
June 28	18:30	Colombia 0-5 Paraguay	Maracaibo
July 2	20:45	Argentina 4-2 Colombia	Maracaibo
July 2	18:30	USA 1-3 Paraguay	Barinas
July 5	18:30	USA 0-1 Colombia	Barquisimeto
July 5	20:45	Paraguay 0-1 Argentina	Barquisimeto

TV information: All games for Group A will air on GolTV in English and Spanish as well as TeleFutura in Spanish.

Knockout rounds
The top two teams of each group and the best two third place teams advance to the playoffs.
TV information: All games will air on GolTV in English and Spanish. Matches will either air on Univision (U) or TeleFutura (T) in Spanish.

July 7 - Quarter final 1 - Venezuela 1-4 Uruguay - Estadio Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui (U)
July 7 - Quarter final 2 - Chile 1-6 Brazil - Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal (T)
July 8 - Quarter final 3 - Mexico 6-0 Paraguay - Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín (U)
July 8 - Quarter final 4 - Argentina 4-0 Peru - Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto (U)

July 10 - Semi final 1 - Uruguay 2-2 Brazil - Brazil advances 5-4 on pks - Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas (T)
July 11 - Semi final 2 - Mexico 0-3 Argentina - 8:50pm EDT - Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz (U)

July 14 - Third place - Uruguay 1-3 Mexico - 5:05pm EDT - Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas (T)

July 15 - Final - Brazil 3-0 Argentina - 5:05pm EDT - Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo (U)

Here is the final standings for the 12 teams:
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Mexico
4. Uruguay
5. Paraguay
6. Venezuela
7. Peru
8. Chile
9. Columbia
10. Bolivia
11. Ecuador
12. USA