Brazil and Colombia drew 1-1 in the Copa America 2024

Brazil and Colombia will have to settle for sharing the points in the 2024 Copa America. The following are interesting notes from this match. Both sides met on the third matchday of Group D of the 2024 Copa America, Wednesday 3 July 2024 at Levi's Stadium, the two teams drew 1-1.

Brazil opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Raphinha's free kick. Colombia then equalized thanks to Daniel Munoz's goal in the 45+2 minute. This result made Colombia the champion of Group D with 7 points and Brazil the runner-up with 5 points, both teams qualified for the Top 8 round.

Several special notes were taken into consideration after Brazil's match against Colombia. Following are the details.

Interesting Notes on the Brazil vs Colombia Duel

1. Colombia is unbeaten in 26 consecutive matches (W20 D6). It marked the second-longest unbeaten run in team history, behind a streak of 27 matches (W13 D14) that occurred between 1992 and 1994.
2. Three of the last four direct free-kick goals Brazil scored in all competitions came against Colombia: Raphinha, Neymar in a 2014 friendly, and David Luiz at the 2014 World Cup. The list is completed by Philippe Coutinho, who scored against Korea South in a friendly match in 2019.
3. Colombia have scored goals in their last five matches in the Copa America. It was their longest run of matches with a goal in the competition since a run of 15 matches from 21 June 1997 to 17 July 2004.
4. Daniel Munoz scored his third goal for Colombia in 2024. He equalled Jhon Cordoba and Jhon Arias as the top scorer for the Cafeteros this year.
5. 15% of Brazil's total passes against Colombia were long balls. That's the highest percentage for a Samba team in a single game since March 2015, when they recorded 18% during a friendly against Chile.