Venezuela Wins Copa America Group Title for Second Year in a Row, Salomón Rondón Scores 43rd International Goal

Mexico’s experiment backfires as Venezuela and Ecuador advance from Group B in Copa América 2024 daily recap

Venezuela has just won its second time in a row as the group winner at the Copa America, defeating Jamaica 3-0 on Sunday. This victory was marked by the all-time leading scorer of Venezuela, Salomón Rondón, who scored his 43rd international goal. Ecuador and Mexico faced off in another match on Sunday, resulting in a scoreless draw for both teams. Ecuador has reached the quarterfinals as the runner-up in Group B, while Mexico was eliminated from the tournament.

In past tournaments, Mexico has struggled to perform well in its final group games, needing a win to advance three times but being eliminated each time. On the other hand, Ecuador has seen significant improvement since their elimination in the group stage in six straight tournaments prior to this one. Despite their strong history in the tournament, Mexico has only scored one goal so far in this Copa America, tying for their fewest scored at a single tournament.

Jamaica still has not earned any points at the Copa America after facing off against Venezuela on Sunday. The all-time matchup between these two teams is tied 2-2, with Jamaica winning once and losing twice to Venezuela. More updates and news about Copa America can be found on FOX Sports.

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