The 2010 FIFA World Cup semifinalist Uruguay guaranteed the showdown by beating Mexico 1-0 on Tuesday to secure second place in Group C and a advance to face host Argentina in the quarter finals. Uruguay and Argentina have each won the Copa America 14 times, more than anyone else.
FC Porto winger Alvaro Pereira netted the game's only a goal in the 14th minute when chipping in after Diego Forlan's free kick was parried by Mexico keeper Luis Michel.
Diego Forlan and Nicolas Lodeiro both hit the bar as Uruguay sought to find a second goal. With Forlan missing three or four clear chances. Forlan is now scoreless in his last 10 matches with the Uruguay national team.
It was a disappointing tournament for Mexico, which was the runner-up in 1993 and 2001. Mexico lost all three of its matches fielding a second-string team. Mexico played in the Copa America as a guest and fielded a mostly younger under-23. Its first team won the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup in June, beat host Untied States 4-2 in the final.
Uruguay 1-0 Mexico, Highlights:
Lineups:
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera, Alvaro Pereira, Diego Lugano, Victor Pereira, Sebastian Coates, Cristian Rodríguez (Sebastian Eguren '83), Diego Perez, Alvaro Gonzalez (Nicolas Lodeiro '68), Egidio Arevalo, Diego Forlan (Sebastian Abreu '89), Luis Suarez.
Mexico: Luis Michel, Paul Aguilar (Javier Aquino Carmona '46), Darvin Francisco Chavez, Hiram Ricardo Alanis Mier, Héctor Reynoso Lopez, Jorge Enriquez Garcia, Miguel Ponce (Ivan Pachecho '70), Diego Rosales, Alejandro Araujo Razo, Giovani Dos Santos (Oribe Morones Peralta '46), Rafael Marquez Lugo.
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