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Uruguay denies Canada 3rd place with thrilling rally at Copa America on penalty kicks

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Luis Suarez still has a knack for big plays. The 37-year-old Suarez, Uruguay's career scoring leader, tied the game two minutes into second-half stoppage time, and Uruguay beat Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw on Saturday night to finish third in the Copa America international tournament.

Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet saved Ismael Kone's weak penalty kick after the shooter's stutter step on Canada's third attempt, and Alphonso Davies put Canada's fifth and final kick off the crossbar.

Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Suarez converted Uruguay's attempts past goalkeeper Dayne St.

Clair while Jonathan David, Moise Bombito and Mathieu Choiniere made their kicks for Canada, which went first in the shootout. "Uruguay is one of the three best teams of this tournament and taking into consideration that the tournament included Central, North and South America, and we finished third, allows us to be optimistic," Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa said through an interpreter.

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