On July 7th, Uruguay defeated Brazil in a penalty shootout in the Copa America quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals. After a disappointing World Cup in 2022 where they were eliminated in the group stage, Uruguay has re-emerged, consecutively defeating both Brazil and Argentina, the two giants of South American football, in both the World Cup qualifiers and Copa America. This has brought the South American football scene back to a three-way power balance between Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
Uruguay’s performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was lackluster, achieving a mere 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss for a total of 4 points. They were ultimately eliminated in the group stage due to having fewer goals than South Korea. After Uruguay’s group stage exit, many believed they had fallen from the ranks of South America’s top teams, ushering in an era of Brazilian and Argentine dominance.
However, following their World Cup defeat, Uruguay quickly rebounded. In the previous World Cup qualifiers, Uruguay consecutively defeated Brazil at home by a score of 2-0 and Argentina away by a score of 2-0, demonstrating their prowess against their rivals. Continuing their strong performance in this Copa America, Uruguay topped their group with a perfect record of three wins and proceeded to eliminate Brazil in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, completing a three-game winning streak against these two giants of South American football!
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