SANTA FE, Argentina (AP)—Radamel Falcao scored twice and Colombia defeated Bolivia 2-0 on Sunday to become the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa America.
Colombia’s victory also guarantees Peru, Chile and Venezuela, all of which have four points after two matches, advance to the knockout stage.
Tournament favorites Argentina and Brazil have only two points in two matches and will advance if they win their final group matches.
Argentina faces Costa Rica on Monday and Brazil plays Ecuador on Wednesday.
Porto star Falcao scored in the 15th and 29th minutes for Colombia to secure top spot in Group A with seven points. Bolivia finished with only one point and was eliminated.
Colombia will face the best third-place team in the quarterfinals. The top two teams in each group reach the quarterfinals, joined by the best two third-place teams.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
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