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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The United States was eliminated from the Copa América after a 1-0 loss to Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Monday.

With Panama defeating Bolívia 3-1 in the group's other match, the U.S. needed a win to advance, but Mathías Olivera's 66th-minute goal on a set piece was allowed to stand despite coming very close to being offside, and that made the difference. The U.S. generated only eight shot attempts worth 0.41 xG, and keeper Sergio Rochet saved all four that were put on goal.

It was a physical match from the start, and despite needing only a draw to advance, Uruguay both deployed its regular starting lineup and was more than happy to participate in the physicality. The first half produced 14 fouls and two injury substitutions — Uruguay's Maximiliano Araújo in the 27th minute and the USA's Folarin Balogun in the 41st — before the game opened up a bit in the second.

In a short amount of time, the U.S. went from looking like it would advance thanks to a tying goal in the Panama-Bolivia match (it needed to equal or surpass Panama's result) to falling behind due to Olivera's strike. Panama quickly put its match away, and that was that.

Gregg Berhalter, 5 -- His hands were tied due to Timothy Weah's red card ban, and he chose to simply move Giovanni Reyna from the center of the park to the left wing and start Yunus Musah in the midfield. Neither Reyna nor Musah performed brilliantly and, after bringing Ricardo Pepi in for an injured Balogun, Berhalter waited until the 72nd minute to make another change. It was always going to be difficult to find answers in this one, but he still didn't find anything close.

GK Matt Turner, 6 — After suffering a leg injury against Panama, Turner's status was a