Lucas Paquetá, who missed a first-half penalty that could have broken the deadlock between Brazil and Paraguay, redeemed himself by scoring from the spot to cap off a 4-1 victory on Friday. This win brings the Canarinha back into contention for a Copa América quarterfinal spot and eliminates Paraguay.

With four points, Dorival Junior's team will aim to secure their place in the tournament on Tuesday against Colombia, who are already qualified with six points. Costa Rica, currently second-to-last in Group D with one point, must thrash the already eliminated Paraguay and hope for a favorable result from Colombia.

The final Group D match, held at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, began tightly contested but was decided in the last fifteen minutes. Vinicius scored a brace in the 35th minute and in first-half stoppage time, and Savinho added another in the 43rd minute.

In the early minutes of the second half, central defender Omar Alderete's long-distance strike partially redeemed him for the defensive blunder that led to Vinicius' second goal.