Luis Suárez tied the score two minutes into second-half stoppage time, and Uruguay beat Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw on Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C., to finish third in the Copa America.
Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet saved Ismaël Koné’s weak penalty kick after a stutter step on Canada’s third attempt and Alphonso Davies put Canada’s fifth and final kick off the crossbar.
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— CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) July 14, 2024
Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Suárez converted Uruguay’s attempts past goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair while Jonathan David, Moïse Bombito and Mathieu Choinière made their kicks for Canada, which went first in the shootout.
Bentancur put Uruguay ahead in the eighth minute but Canada built a 2-1 lead on goals by Koné in the 22nd and David in the 80th.
The 37-year-old Suárez, Uruguay’s career scoring leader, got his 69th international goal on a quick attack following a centering pass from José Giménez.
St. Clair was given an unusual yellow card as Rochet was preparing for Bombito’s penalty kick, possibly for trying to distract the goalkeeper.
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Steve Reed, The Associated Press
