Messi fires Argentina into Copa semifinals

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Lionel Messi scored a sublime free-kick and made two assists as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 on Saturday to set up the Copa America semifinal against Colombia. Messi missed a golden chance in the first half but set up Rodrigo De Paul five…

Denmark edge Czech Republic to reach semifinals

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Goals from Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg sent Denmark through to their first semi-final since 1992. Delaney put the Danes ahead inside five minutes, capitalising on slack defending to plant a powerful header past Tomáš Vaclík from a…

10-Man Brazil edge Chile to set up Peru semifinal

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Lucas Paqueta's lone strike helped Brazil defeat Chile 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Copa America here at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. With this win, Brazil has now entered the semifinals of the ongoing tournament. The…

Peru beat Paraguay in shootout to reach semifinals

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Peru beat Paraguay 4-3 on penalties to move into the Copa America semifinals on Friday following an action-packed match that ended 3-3 after 90 minutes. Gustavo Gomez put Paraguay ahead in the 10th minutes but two goals from Ginluca…

Kroos retires from International football

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Toni Kroos has retired from international football after Germany's early exit from Euro 2020. The Real Madrid midfielder, 31, made the announcement having played in Tuesday's 2-0 last-16 defeat to England at Wembley. Kroos won the…