Colombia crushes Panama 5-0 to reach Copa America semifinals

Impressive performance from Los Cafeteros

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Colombia delivered a dominant performance on Friday, thrashing Panama 5-0 to book their place in the semifinals of the Copa America. The victory was secured with a hat-trick from Duvan Zapata, as well as goals from Edwin Cardona and Mateus Uribe.

Colombia took control of the match from the outset, with their attacking prowess on full display. Zapata opened the scoring in the 10th minute, before doubling his tally just 10 minutes later. Cardona's goal in the 26th minute gave Colombia a commanding 3-0 lead heading into halftime.

Panama struggled to contain Colombia's attack in the second half, with Uribe's goal in the 51st minute effectively ending the contest. Zapata completed his hat-trick in the 77th minute to seal a memorable victory for Los Cafeteros.

Colombia's victory sets up a highly anticipated semifinal clash against either Argentina or Venezuela. The match will be played on Tuesday, July 10, at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

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