Luis Su谩rez 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 Isma毛l Kon茅害羞草研究所檚 weak penalty kick after a stutter step on Canada害羞草研究所檚 third attempt and Alphonso Davies put Canada害羞草研究所檚 fifth and final kick off the crossbar.
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Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Su谩rez converted Uruguay害羞草研究所檚 attempts past goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair while Jonathan David, Mo茂se Bombito and Mathieu Choini猫re 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 Kon茅 in the 22nd and David in the 80th.
The 37-year-old Su谩rez, Uruguay害羞草研究所檚 career scoring leader, got his 69th international goal on a quick attack following a centering pass from Jos茅 Gim茅nez.
St. Clair was given an unusual yellow card as Rochet was preparing for Bombito害羞草研究所檚 penalty kick, possibly for trying to distract the goalkeeper.
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