Atypical win takes Brazil to Copa America semis

If the U-20 team just managed to scrape by to the second round in their World Cup, the main squad had an easier time moving to the semifinals. After a controversial midweek when several players were accused of celebrating the qualification to the second round through excessive partying, Chile faced Brazil missing a few key players. Unluckily for the Chileans, the Brazilian team also chose to play its best game of the tournament so far. The combination of the hung-over crisis plus a more inspired team lead to a 6-1 trouncing in which the only positive note for the losing side was the goal scored in the second half, a terrific play by Suazo. Now Brazil will play Uruguay in one of the semifinals, after the two-time World champions defeated hosts Venezuela 4-1. The other semifinal promises to be a beauty, with Mexico coming over a 6-0 win over Paraguay and Argentina a 4-0 defeat of Peru.