2019 Copa America

Copa America 2019: Pedro Gallese denies Luis Suarez as Peru beat Uruguay on penalties to reach semis

Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was on hand to deny Luis Suarez and Uruguay a place in the Copa America semi-finals. Peru will take on Chile after reaching semis for third time in four editions.

Copa America 2019: Organisers 'satisfied' with use of VAR despite average stoppages of two and half minutes

Average time per VAR intervention at Copa America stands at 146 seconds after the group stage. At the 2018 World Cup it was 80 seconds

Watch: Uruguay's Luis Suarez appeals for penalty for handball by Chile goalkeeper Gabriel Arias

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez after rounding off the Chile goalkeeper, tried to chip him but the keeper made a save. Absurdly, Suarez then looked at the linesman and appealed for a handball.

Copa America 2019: South American football and tournament loses identity as Brazil stays away

In a football mad Brazil, fans have stayed away from attending games owing to expensive tickets as saturation point hits with third Copa America in five years.

Copa America 2019: Alexis Sanchez winner sends Chile into quarter-finals after 2-1 win over Ecuador

Alexis Sanchez's 51st minute strike took Chile into the Copa America quarter-finals at the cost of Ecuador with a 2-1 win in Salvador.

Copa America 2019: Brazil clips Argentine Angel Di Maria's wings again in hopes of 100th cap

Angel Di Maria's current international form can be compared to the lows faced when Argentina lost to Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final in Brazil.

Copa America 2019: Venezuela hold Brazil to goalless draw after controversial VAR decision denies Philippe Coutinho's late strike

Coutinho thought he had fired Brazil into the quarter-finals in the 87th minute when he bundled home a finish from Everton Soares' driving run down the left wing at Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova Tuesday.

Copa America 2019: Eduardo Vargas scores brace as Chile begin title defence with emphatic win over Japan

Eduardo Vargas scored twice as Chile launched the defence of their Copa America crown with an emphatic 4-0 defeat of Japan in Sao Paulo on Monday.Erick Pulgar had opened the scoring for Chile in the first half before Vargas doubled the 2015 and 2016 champions' advantage with a deflected second-half strike.

Copa America 2019: Brazil midfielder Casemiro says his team can still win tournament despite Neymar's absence

Star forward Neymar's injury absence changes nothing for Brazil at the Copa America, midfielder Casemiro said on Thursday, insisting that the hosts must triumph come what may.

Copa America 2019: Tournament organisers worried over slow ticket sales for two matches in Belo Horizonte

Copa America organisers say there have been slow sales for the match between Bolivia and Venezuela on 22 June and the match between Ecuador and Japan on 24 June.