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Confederation analysis 85of the tournament. With a game based onhigh pressing, quick transitions and rapidcounter-attacks, the Chileans saw off Australiaand Spain to secure their place in the last 16,where they once again impressed againstBrazil before bowing out on penalties aftercoming so close to claiming a last-gasp winby hitting the bar shortly before the end ofextra time. Colombia also breezed throughthe group stage with a flawless record ofnine points from a possible nine. Uruguaywere also unable to stop the Colombians inthe round of 16, but their run came to anend in their quarter-final clash with Brazil,although the Colombians certainly heldtheir own. Drawn into a group with Italy,England and Costa Rica, Uruguay foundthemselves under some early pressure afterlosing their opener to the CONCACAF side,but they recovered to secure back-to-backvictories over the two European teams.Suárez’s suspension left them up againstit in the round of 16, however, and theywere outplayed by Colombia after failingto find their group-stage form. A goal atthe death from Switzerland saw Ecuadorfall to an opening 2-1 defeat, and althoughthey defeated Honduras in their secondgame, a goalless draw with France saw theEcuadorians eliminated. Argentina got off toa rather slow start, but three victories on theback of some outstanding performances fromthe tournament’s Golden Ball winner, LionelMessi, saw them claim maximum points. The