Copa America vids: Brazil squeaks past Uruguay into the finals

--After the four quarterfinal winners- Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay- outscored their opponents 21-2, it seemed fair that the first semifinal end in an evenly matched affair. That’s precisely what happened last night as Brazil edged Uruguay via a penalty shootout after ending regular time tied 2-2. Two was the operative number yesterday as los charruas came from behind twice in an exciting match from steamy Maracaibo, but also missed two times in the penalty shootout (video link):

--Brazil awaits the winner of tonight’s match between Mexico and Argentina. Despite Argentina's favorable record in the series, (8 wins in 9 games), the match is expected to be another hard-fought, thrilling scrap between both sides. Tonight will be the fourth consecutive year that these teams will meet in an international tournament and the first since their 2006 World Cup match that was won by this majestic strike from Maxi Rodriguez (video link):

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