COPA AMERICA-Brazil back from brink to beat Uruguay

7/10/2007
Brian Homewood

MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Defending champions Brazil teetered on the brink of defeat before beating Uruguay on penalties after a bad-tempered 2-2 draw in their Copa America semi-final on Tuesday.

Pablo Garcia, needing to convert Uruguay's sixth kick in the shootout to send them through, instead crashed his effort against the post.