LA Times · Jun 19, 2016
Chile embarrasses Mexico, 7-0, in Copa America quarterfinal
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa reacts after giving up a goal to Chile during a Copa America quarterfinal match on June 18. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Chile, perhaps more than any other team, came into this month’s Copa America Centenario feeling it had something to prove.
Although it is the defending champion, it wasn’t given one of the tournament four seeds. Although it’s ranked fifth in the world, most of the pre-Centenario attention focused on Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay and Brazil.
But if Chile was overlooked, it made sure it could no longer be ignored, dominating Mexico, 7-0, Saturday before a stunned pro-Mexico crowd of 70,547 at Levi’s Stadium.