Ten-man Paraguay beat Venezuela 5-3 on penalties to reach the Copa America final on Wednesday after regulation and extra-time produced a goalless draw.

Twice champions Paraguay will now meet Uruguay,

Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Sunday after a 2-0 win over Bolivia wrapped up top spot in Group A.

With the best two third-placed finishers at the event also reaching

Holders Brazil jeopardised their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Saturday after they just pulled out a last-gasp 2-2 draw with Paraguay.

After taking a first-half lead thr

A second-half goal from promising starlet Alexis Sanchez gave Chile a 1-1 draw with fancied Uruguay on Friday to take the Roja to within an ace of the Copa America quarterfinals.

Udinese's Sanchez, w

From a very young age it was clear that Lionel Messi had a gift for football, and his early skills are engraved in public memory at La Bajada, a humble neighbourhood in the Argentine city of Rosario where his family still lives.