Uruguay on early Sunday morning grabbed semi-final ticket at the expense of Brazil after a thrilling penalty shoot out at the Allegiant Stadium in the United states.
Both teams finished goalless after 90 minutes of fascinating football.
Both teams appeared cagey all through 90 minutes of the encounter.
Barcelona teammates turned opponents Ronald Araujo and Raphinha got in each other’s faces after the defender bundled over 17-year-old Endrick, who started in place of the suspended Vinicius Junior.
The teenager missed a chance to open the scoring before Darwin Nunez fell short at the other end. But there were more fouls than true chances in the first half.
However, the Liverpool star was unable to make a difference as his shot were kept away by Allison.
The second half became more thrilling with more chances created on both ends.
Long-range strikes from Fede Valverde kept Alisson on his toes, but he couldn’t find the net.
Uruguay’s situation then worsened with 15 minutes to go. Nahitan Nández made a dangerous challenge on Rodrygo and collided studs up on the Brazilian’s ankle. After being shown yellow, VAR deemed it deserved a red card.
Even with the advantage Brazil couldn’t capitalize and missed two of their penalties as Uruguay moved on. They will now face Colombia in the semi-finals.
