Copa America Group C

Colombia triumphs 3-0 over Argentina, which misses three penalties.

Argentina’s Martin Palermo missed three penalty shots for Argentina.

The victory allowed Colombia to advance to the quarterfinals. Argentina will play Uruguay in Group C Wednesday with the final quarterfinal spot on the line.

Uruguay got two goals from 20-year-old Marcelo Zalayeta in a two-minute span to edge Ecuador 2-1.

While Argentina came up empty on its penalties, Colombia scored twice from the penalty spot when Ivan Cordoba gave Colombia a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute and reserve Edwin Congo later added a second soon after entering.

Sixteen-year-old Jhonnier Montano netted the final Colombian goal with a dipping shot from outside the penalty area.

Palermo, a prolific striker for Boca Juniors striker, had been called up when Gabriel Batistuta and Hernan Crespo asked to be rested after a tough season in Europe.

On Thursday, he scored twice in a 3-1 victory over Ecuador.

Colombia (2-0, 6 points) joins Peru and Brazil already in the quarterfinals.

Group A Team W L T Pts GF GA Peru 2 0 0 6 4 2 Paraguay 1 0 1 4 4 0 Bolivia 0 1 1 1 0 1 Japan 0 2 0 0 2 7

Tuesday, June 29
Peru 3, Japan 2
Bolivia 0, Paraguay 0

Friday, July 2
Paraguay 4, Japan 0
Peru 1, Bolivia 0

Monday, July 5
Bolivia vs. Japan
Paraguay vs Peru

Group B Team W L T Pts GF GA Brazil 2 0 0 6 9 1 Mexico 1 1 0 3 2 2 Chile 1 1 0 3 3 1 Venezuela 0 2 0 0 0 10

Wednesday, June 30
Mexico 1, Chile 0
Brazil 7, Venezuela 0

Saturday, July 3
Chile 3, Venezuela 0
Brazil 2, Mexico 1

Tuesday, July 6
Venezuela vs. Mexico
Brazil vs. Chile

Group C Team W L T Pts GF GA Colombia 2 0 0 6 4 0 Uruguay 1 1 0 3 2 2 Argentina 1 1 0 3 3 4 Ecuador 0 2 0 0 2 5

Thursday, July 1
Argentina 3, Eduador 1
Colombia 1, Uruguay 0

Sunday, July 4
Uruguay 2, Ecuador 1
Colombia 3, Argentina 0

Wednesday, July 7
Colombia vs. Ecuador
Argentina vs. Uruguay

Note: The top two in each group plus the two best third-placed teams qualify for the quarterfinals.