Brazil tumble out of Copa América in group stage after handball goal by PeruPeru earn 1-0 victory but ball appeared to have been handled into net
USA will face Ecuador and Colombia will play Peru in quarter-finals
Brazil have been knocked out in the group stages of the Copa América after an extraordinary Sunday evening at Gillette Stadium.
The five-time world champions looked set to progress comfortably to the quarter-finals of the tournament, needing just a point against Peru – No48 in the world rankings – to advance to the next round after Ecuador had beat Haiti in Sunday’s earlier kick off.Instead, Brazil - who were knocked out of Copa América in the quarter-finals last year, and were humiliated by Germany in the semi-final of the 2014 World Cup – find themselves facing up to another disappointment in a major tournament.
However, the Brazil coach, Dunga, will have reason to be aggrieved. Replays clearly showed Peru had handled the ball into the net for the game’s only goal but, after a lengthy pause, the referee ruled it was legitimate.The result means the host team, USA, face Ecuador in the next round while Peru take on Colombia.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/12/brazil-copa-america-handball-peru
