Paraguay's Derlis Gonzélez shoots from the penalty spot to scorer his sides first goal during a Copa America quarterfinal soccer match against Brazil at the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium in Concepción, Chile, Saturday, June 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Concepción, Chile (AP) – Paraguay beat Brazil 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw Saturday night to advance to the semifinals of the Copa America, handing the five-time world champions yet another disappointment a year after the humiliating World Cup elimination at home.
Midfielder Everton Ribeiro and striker Douglas Costa each missed penalties for Brazil, and Derlis González converted the winning spot-kick for Paraguay, setting up a match against Argentina on Tuesday. Chile will face Peru on Monday in the other semifinal.
It was the second consecutive time that Paraguay eliminated Brazil on penalties in the quarterfinals of the South American tournament. It went on to lose the 2011 final to Uruguay.
While Paraguay will try to reach the final for the second straight time, Brazil will go home still yet to achieve a success that would help bury the memory of the humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany at its home World Cup last year. The Copa America was the first official competition for Brazil since.
Brazil opened the scoring with a goal by veteran striker Robinho in the 15th and maintained the lead until the 72nd minute when González converted a penalty awarded for handball by defender Thiago Silva.
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