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Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage Schedule: Bracket, Format, Results, Teams, and Dates

The Copa America 2021is over after an emotional final between Argentina and Brazil at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Here, we reflect on theresults and allthat happened throughout thetournament.

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The Maracana Stadium, home to the Copa America 2021 final. (Getty)
The Maracana Stadium, home to the Copa America 2021 final. (Getty)

TheCopa America 2021is over after an epic battlefor South America’s ultimate prize.The group stage,the quarter-finals,the semi-finals, and the finalare all part ofthe past as Argentina beat Brazil to be crowned champions. Here, we reflect on theresults, bracket, format, teams, and everything that happened throughout the competition.

The 47th edition of this tournament has begun with exciting group matches, but the soccer community has been looking forward to the knockoutstages of the Copa America, whichhas exceeded expectations.

Argentina tasted continental glory and finally ended a long drought , which is whythe Copa America final will live long in their memory. Here, take a look at all the resuls on their way to the title.

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Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage Scheduleand Results

Quarterfinals July 2-3
Semifinals July 5-6
Third-place game July 9
Final July 10

Quarterfinals

Friday, July 2

Peru 3-3 Paraguay
* Peru won 4-3 on penalties.

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Brazil 1-0 Chile

Saturday, July 3

Uruguay 0-0Colombia
*Colombia won 4-2 on penalties.

Argentina 3-0 Ecuador

Semifinals

Monday, July 5

Brazil 1-0 Peru

Tuesday, July 6

Colombia 1-1Argentina

*Argentina won 3-2 on penalties

Third-place game

Friday, July 9

Colombia 3-2Peru

Final

Saturday, July 10

Brazil 0-1Argentina

Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage Bracket

The Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage bracketled toan eagerly awaited final between arguably the two strongest teams on the continent, Brazil and Argentina. The road to the final wasn’t that long, as the knockout stages began directly from the quarterfinals.

Argentina have accomplished their dream and claimed the Copa America title after 28 years. Moreover, Colombia and Peru have faced each other for the third-place game, and Los Cafeteros came out strong winning 3-2. Reinaldo Rueda’sboys claimed bronze for the first time after four years.

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Copa America 2021 bracket. (wikipedia)

Copa America 2021 bracket. (wikipedia)

Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage Format

In the Copa America 2021 knockout stage, if a match remains tied after 90 minutes it will only go to extra time in the final (two periods of 15 minutes each, and if it still is tied then it will be decided by penalty shoot-out).In the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the third-place game,if things are level after regular time, the winner will be decided on penalties. Check out the Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage Format:

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Match 1: 2nd Group B vs. 3rd Group A

Match 2: 1st Group B vs. 4th Group A

Match 3: 2nd Group A vs. 3rd Group B

Match 4: 1st Group A vs. 4th Group B

Copa America 2021 Knockout Stage Teams

Four teams from each group have advanced to this stage of the Copa America 2021, with only two sides (one from each zone) being eliminated, Bolivia and Venezuela. These are the national teams that have made it into the quarterfinals:

Group A: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Group B: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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