Copa America quarterfinals schedule takes shape

Santiago, June 22 (IANS): The 2015 Copa America quarterfinals schedule took shape on Sunday, following the scoreless tie between Colombia and Peru and Brazil's 2-1 win over Venezuela.

The first quarterfinal game will pit Chile, championship host and leader of Group A, against Uruguay (third place in Group B) on Wednesday at Santiago's Nacional Stadium, reported Xinhua.

The other teams to advance to the quarterfinals include upstart Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Colombia, which just managed to squeak by into the next round.

Bolivia (second place in Group A) will play Peru (second place in Group C) on Thursday at Temuco's German Becker Stadium, while Paraguay (second place in Group B) will play against the leader of Group C, Brazil, on Saturday at Concepcion's Municipal Stadium.

Meanwhile, Argentina (leader of Group B) will go up against Colombia (the third team in Group C) on Friday at Vina del Mar's Sausalito Stadium.

	Fixtures	Date	Venue
QF1	Chile v Uruguay	25/06/2015	Santiago
QF2	Bolivia v Peru	26/06/2015	Temuco
QF3	Argentina v Colombia	27/06/2015	Vina del Mar
QF4	Brazil v Paraguay	28/06/2015	Concepcion