Peru: Euphoria as Peru pulls off shock victory to reach Copa America final

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Peru: Euphoria as Peru pulls off shock victory to reach Copa America final

Peru, Lima

Sports Copa America 2019

July 4, 2019 at 05:27 GMT -00:00 · Published

Thousands of Peruvian fans celebrated in Lima on Wednesday, as Peru reached the finals of the Copa America after beating Chile 3:0 in the semis.

Fans were seen celebrating ecstatically, jumping around and playing musical instruments as they celebrated, lighting flares once the match ended with Peru being victorious.

Peru, who have not reached the Copa America finals since 1975, are due to face hosts Brazil for the championship final at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium on Sunday.

Peru: Euphoria as Peru pulls off shock victory to reach Copa America final

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Thousands of Peruvian fans celebrated in Lima on Wednesday, as Peru reached the finals of the Copa America after beating Chile 3:0 in the semis.

Fans were seen celebrating ecstatically, jumping around and playing musical instruments as they celebrated, lighting flares once the match ended with Peru being victorious.

Peru, who have not reached the Copa America finals since 1975, are due to face hosts Brazil for the championship final at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium on Sunday.

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