Chile blows out Mexico in Copa
Argentina rolls into semifinals vs. U.S.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Eduardo Vargas scored four goals, Edson Puch added two, and defending champion Chile thoroughly dismantled Mexico from every angle in a 7-0 Copa América quarterfinal trouncing Saturday night.
The loss was Mexico’s worst ever in an official match and ended its team-record unbeaten streak in embarrassing fashion at 22 matches, one day shy of a year since El Tri’s last loss, to Ecuador in the Copa group stage.
Mexico’s fans still regularly used their traditional homophobic chant even after being urged to stop by tournament organizers, national sport officials and even the players, especially in the wake of the recent Orlando shooting.
After Vargas found the net for the final time on this extraordinary display of shot-making, the star forward jumped in the air and pumped his right fist as his shaggy hair swayed in the Bay Area breeze. ARGENTINA 4, VENEZUELA 1: In Foxborough, Mass., Lionel Messi scored and added two assists in his first Copa América start this year to lead Argentina over Venezuela into a semifinal against the host United States.
Messi’s goal in the 60th minute gave Argentina a 3-0 lead and was his 54th in international play, tying the national record set by Gabriel Batistuta, according to Argentina’s governing body. The Barcelona star also took over the Copa América scoring lead with his fourth goal of the tournament.
Argentina has two days to rest before playing the U.S. in Houston on Tuesday.
Euro Roundup
PARIS — Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late penalty as Portugal stumbled to a 0-0 draw with Austria, while Belgium swept to a 3-0 win over Ireland on a day of contrasts at the European Championship on Saturday.
There were mixed fortunes too for Iceland, which looked set to cause another shock by following up its draw against Portugal with a victory over Hungary only for the tiny Scandinavian nation’s team to concede a late own-goal and finish 1-1 again.
MLS Roundup
REVOLUTION 2, WHITECAPS 1: In Vancouver, British Columbia, Kelyn Rowe took advantage of a defensive lapse to break a tie in the 55th minute in New England’s win over Vancouver on Saturday.
Teal Bunbury took the ball into the corner, then sent a pass to the top of the box to Rowe for a low, hard shot that go past goalkeeper David Ousted for his third goal of the season. NEW YORK CITY FC 3, UNION 2: In New York, Frank Lampard scored his first goal of the season in New York City’s victory over Philadelphia.
David Villa and Andrea Pirlo also scored to help New York City (5-5-6) take a 3-0 lead. Roland Alberg and Frederic Brillant scored for the Union (6-4-5). RAPIDS 2, FIRE 1: In Commerce City, Colo., Marco Pappa scored in the 89th minute to give MLS-leading Colorado a victory over Chicago.
Pappa entered late as a substitute for Dillon Powers and scored on a left-footed shot that deflected off defender Jonathan Campbell. TORONTO FC 1, GALAXY 0: In Toronto, Drew Moor scored on a diving header in the 79th minute in Toronto FC’s victory over Los Angeles, the Reds’ first win in 11 tries against the Galaxy. ORLANDO CITY 2, EARTHQUAKES 1, TIE: In Orlando, Fla., Shea Salinas scored on the last touch of the game in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give San Jose the tie with Orlando City. TIMBERS 2, REAL SALT LAKE 2, TIE: In Sandy, Utah, Yura Movsisyan converted a penalty kick to tie it in the 70th minute and Real Salt Lake held on for the draw with Portland. NEW YORK CITY FC 3, UNION 2: In New York, Frank Lampard scored his first goal of the season in New York City’s victory over Philadelphia. D.C. UNITED 0, DYNAMO 0, TIE: In Houston, the Houston Dynamo had three great chances in the last minute and D.C. United held on for the draw. IMPACT 0, CREW 0, TIE: In Columbus, Ohio, Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark had three saves, Montreal’s Evan Bush made one, and the Crew and Impact played to a scoreless draw.