Football: Argentina advance to Copa America quarters
Paraguay, Uruguay also qualify for quarterfinals in Chile21 June 2015
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Argentina beat Jamaica 1-0 and Paraguay drew against Uruguay 1-1 in 2015 Copa America Group B matches on Saturday night.
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, which is taking place in Chile.
Argentina won the match at Estadio Sausalito in Vina del Mar with a goal by Gonzalo Higuain.
Messi's 100th national match
It was the Argentine captain Lionel Messi's 100th game with the national team.
In the other match of the group, Paraguay drew against Uruguay 1-1 in Estadio La Portada in La Serena. Jose Maria Gimenez scored for Uruguay while Lucas Barrios converted for Paraguay.
Group B standings:
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG | ARGENTINA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | PAR | PARAGUAY | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | URU | URUGUAY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | JAM | JAMAICA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
