<p>Canada played out a dour goalless Copa America draw with 10-man Chile on Saturday to claim second place in Group A and progress to the quarter-finals, while the Chileans finished third to exit in the group stage for the first time since 2004.</p><p>The draw moved Copa America debutants Canada up to four points in Group A, five behind leaders Argentina, who had already qualified for the quarter-finals.</p><p>Two-times champions Chile ended with two points and Peru finished bottom with one after losing 2-0 to Argentina in Saturday's other match.</p><p>Chile exited the tournament without a single goal to their name, prolonging a scoring drought in which they have netted only three goals in their first six 2026 World Cup qualifiers.</p><p>Needing to win and have other results go their way, Chile had their uphill task made even harder after Gabriel Suazo was shown a second yellow card in the 27th minute for bringing down Richie Laryea.</p><p>The red card was protested angrily by Chile's players, who criticised the refereeing after the match.</p><p>"CONMEBOL has to be a little more efficient and learn from what Europe is like. It is no excuse, but refereeing like that makes you angry. A red card ruins the whole game," Chile forward Alexis Sanchez said.</p><p>"I apologise to the people for this elimination, but we are going to do everything to go to the World Cup."</p><p>Chile also felt aggrieved after Canada defender Moise Bombito appeared to elbow Rodrigo Echeverria in the fifth minute of the match but VAR did not review the incident.</p><p>Captain Claudio Bravo, sidelined through injury, shared a video of the incident on X, saying: "It is unbelievable that with the technology that exists today in soccer, they can screw you over in this way.</p>.<p>"It is very hard to understand, it is impossible to compete against this. We leave with our heads held high, we gave everything!"</p><p>In the first half, Chile created more scoring opportunities, with Victor Davila coming closest with a volley that flashed wide of the right post in the 21st minute.</p><p>However, the dismissal of Suazo shifted the balance in Canada's favour.</p><p>In the 38th minute, Jonathan David collided with Chilean goalkeeper Gabriel Arias while attempting to lob a volley over him. Despite Canada's appeals for a penalty, the referee remained unmoved.</p>.Woeful Italy sent packing from Euro 2024 by super Swiss strikes.<p>Arias was again called into action in the 42nd minute, rushing off his line to deny Stephen Eustaquio's shot from the edge of the area.</p><p>Chile continued to press after the break but failed to seriously challenge Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, before beginning to flag under the tropical conditions as the game progressed.</p><p>Canada thought they had taken the lead in the second minute of stoppage time through substitute Tani Oluwaseyi, but the goal was ruled out for offside.</p>
<p>Canada played out a dour goalless Copa America draw with 10-man Chile on Saturday to claim second place in Group A and progress to the quarter-finals, while the Chileans finished third to exit in the group stage for the first time since 2004.</p><p>The draw moved Copa America debutants Canada up to four points in Group A, five behind leaders Argentina, who had already qualified for the quarter-finals.</p><p>Two-times champions Chile ended with two points and Peru finished bottom with one after losing 2-0 to Argentina in Saturday's other match.</p><p>Chile exited the tournament without a single goal to their name, prolonging a scoring drought in which they have netted only three goals in their first six 2026 World Cup qualifiers.</p><p>Needing to win and have other results go their way, Chile had their uphill task made even harder after Gabriel Suazo was shown a second yellow card in the 27th minute for bringing down Richie Laryea.</p><p>The red card was protested angrily by Chile's players, who criticised the refereeing after the match.</p><p>"CONMEBOL has to be a little more efficient and learn from what Europe is like. It is no excuse, but refereeing like that makes you angry. A red card ruins the whole game," Chile forward Alexis Sanchez said.</p><p>"I apologise to the people for this elimination, but we are going to do everything to go to the World Cup."</p><p>Chile also felt aggrieved after Canada defender Moise Bombito appeared to elbow Rodrigo Echeverria in the fifth minute of the match but VAR did not review the incident.</p><p>Captain Claudio Bravo, sidelined through injury, shared a video of the incident on X, saying: "It is unbelievable that with the technology that exists today in soccer, they can screw you over in this way.</p>.<p>"It is very hard to understand, it is impossible to compete against this. We leave with our heads held high, we gave everything!"</p><p>In the first half, Chile created more scoring opportunities, with Victor Davila coming closest with a volley that flashed wide of the right post in the 21st minute.</p><p>However, the dismissal of Suazo shifted the balance in Canada's favour.</p><p>In the 38th minute, Jonathan David collided with Chilean goalkeeper Gabriel Arias while attempting to lob a volley over him. Despite Canada's appeals for a penalty, the referee remained unmoved.</p>.Woeful Italy sent packing from Euro 2024 by super Swiss strikes.<p>Arias was again called into action in the 42nd minute, rushing off his line to deny Stephen Eustaquio's shot from the edge of the area.</p><p>Chile continued to press after the break but failed to seriously challenge Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, before beginning to flag under the tropical conditions as the game progressed.</p><p>Canada thought they had taken the lead in the second minute of stoppage time through substitute Tani Oluwaseyi, but the goal was ruled out for offside.</p>