Canada vs Uruguay highlights, CAN 2-2 URU, Copa America 2024: La Celeste wins penalty shootout (4-3) to finish in third place

Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 in a penalty shootout to win the third place match in the Copa America 2024.

CAN 1-0 URU: Jonathan David scores to Canada ahead.

CAN 1-1 URU: St. Clair dives the right way but Valverde hits it perfectly and scores.

CAN 2-1 URU: Bombito scores shortly after St. Clair is shown a yellow card mid shootout.

CAN 2-2 URU: Bentancur finds the top left corner.

CAN 2-2 URU: Kone misses! Rochet saves the Canadian’s weak attempt.

CAN 2-3 URU: Arrascaeta gives Uruguay the lead for the first time in the shootout.

CAN 3-3 URU: Choiniere thumps it and scores.

CAN 3-4 URU: Suarez doesn’t miss and scores.

CAN 3-4 URU: Davies misses! He tries to chip it but only finds the crossbar.

Uruguay wins the third place match at the Copa America 2024.

That brings the end to a tantalising match between Canada and Uruguay as Luis Suarez’s late goal takes the match to penalties.

Gimenez plays a through ball to an empty Suarez who smashes the ball in to the roof of the net.

Nervy moments towards the last stretch of regulation time.

David battles Bentancur for the ball, and gets it. However, Uruguay’s goalscorer holds on to the forward’s legs and stops play.

It’s David who scores to put Canada ahead! Kone goes for the shot but Rochet keeps it out. A lurking David puts the rebound in the goal.

Canada’s goalscorer is shown a yellow card as Uruguay gets a freekick outside the Canada box.

The midfielder fancied his from range only to find the crossbar, courtesy a deflection.

Millar and Bair come on for Ahmed and Osorio.

Davies takes a shot from distance and wins a corner off of a deflection.

Shortly after coming on, defender Cornelius clears the ball after St. Clair fails to clear his lines. A minute after this, Cornelius makes another crucial block.

David and Cornelius come on for Canada in place of Oluwaseyi and Fougerolles. For Uruguay, Vina comes off for Olaza.

Oluwaseyi shown the yellow card.

For Canada, Davies comes on for Johnston. Rodriguez and Olivera comes on for Pellistri and Araujo for Uruguay.

The forward is played through one-on-one against Rochet but his attempt to deftly pass it past the the goalie doesn’t play dividend as the goalie saves it.

Ahmed there is seen wrestling two Uruguayan players for the ball but ultimately fouls, but this aggressive attitude has been present across the lineup for Canada.

Araujo takes out Ahmed on the right flank.

Blood is trickling down Gimenez’s left brow as the referee asks him to go off the pitch to get himself seen by the physios.

Luis Suarez comes in for Darwin Nunez, as Giorgian de Arrascaeta comes on for Manuel Ugarte.

The second half of the Copa America 2024 third place match between Canada and Uruguay kicks off at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The referee blows the whistle for half time as Canada clearly comes out on top as the better team as Jesse Marsch would be sorely disappointed that his side isn’t leading already at the break.

Osorio at the end of a good one-two movement goes one-on-one with Rochet but the Canadian’s effort is saved the goalie. The rebound finds Osorio again but his header doesn’t have enough speed on it as Nandez clears it off the line.

Ahmed does well to retrieve the ball on the right flank to whip in a perfect ball for Oluwaseyi, but the forward’s attempt goes just wide of the upright.

Nunez tries to get Uruguay back in the lead but his freekick attempt goes way over the crossbar.

Urguay gets a freekick right outside the Canada box.

A few quick passes sees the ball Ahmed on the right flank who whips in a great ball towards Oluwaseyi who tries to go first time on a volley but doesn’t connect.

Defender Vina sees a yellow card as Canada gets a long throw.

A minute after Kone equalised, Pellistri put away a shot calmly to take the lead for a split second before the lines referee put up the flag. It looked like the player on the left flank, possible Araujo, was off.

Great piece of athleticism from Kone! A turning ball from Shaffelburg from the corner flag is not cleared by the Uruguayan defenders as it falls for the midfielder who taps it in with a reverse kick.

Vina puts in a pass towards a sprinting Araujo who runs inside the box and tries his luck, but Clair does well there to keep the attempt at bay with a strong save.

The goalscorer in Bentancur was involved in a foul with Osorio along the sidelines, which needed some settling before play could resume.

It’s Bentancur who smashes it in the near post past St. Clair. It was from the foul conceded by Fougerolles that had led to a corner. A ball was put inside that saw Caceres head it down for Bentancur, who had time to take a touch and hit it hard inside the net.

Luc de Fougerolles is shown a yellow card for a foul. First of the match.

The Les Rogues showing aggression right from the start as they get two back-to-back corners within the first five minutes.

The Copa America 2024 third place match between Canada and Argentina begins at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Canada (4-2-3-1): Clair (GK), Johnston, Fougerolles, Bombito, Laryea (C), Choiniere, Kone, Ahmed, Shaffelburg, Osorio, Oluwaseyi

Uruguay (4-3-3): Rochet (GK), Nandez, Caceres, Gimenez (C), Vina, Valverde, Ugarte, Bentancur, Pellistri, Nunez, Araujo