Uruguay leads Group C after defeating Bolivia, but Panama stuns the USA.

Copa América Group C play starts Thursday evening, with the United States facing Panama and Bolivia facing Uruguay. Let's get into what happened that night.

Uruguay 5-0 Bolivia

Uruguay all but secured their place in the final round with a resounding victory over Group C bottom dwellers Bolivia.

Uruguay had a strong start and should have taken the lead after three minutes, but Darwin Núñez missed from close range.

However, Marcelo Bielsa's team seemed unconcerned, and they took a well-deserved lead before the 10-minute mark when Facundo Pellistri scored from close range.

Núñez scored his second goal of the tournament, doubling Uruguay's lead and effectively ending Bolivia's chances.

Uruguay easily defeated Bolivia in the second half, with goals from Maximiliano Araújo, Federico Valverde, and Rodrigo Bentancur sealing their victory and propelling them to the knockout stage.

Panama 2-1 USA

The United States' Copa América prospects are hanging in the balance following a close loss to Panama.

The United States dominated the game from the start, not allowing Panama to leave their own half until Weston McKennie scored.

Fortunately for Panama, the goal was called off after a VAR review identified an offside USA player on the set-piece that resulted in the goal.

The game devolved into mayhem after Timothy Weah was kicked off for belligerent behavior, leaving the United States with only ten men with more than an hour remaining.

Despite their numerical disadvantage, Folarin Balogun startled Panama with a long-range shot that hit the post and gave the Stars and Stripes the lead.

Panama answered brilliantly, scoring an equalizer through Cesar Blackman, who struck a goal into the bottom corner from within the box.

Los Canaleros piled on the pressure, and while it appeared that the United States would hang on for a gutsy point, second-half substitute José Fajardo startled the Atlanta audience by firing a close-range goal into the roof of the net late in the game to give his team the lead.

As the United States attempted to strike back, Adalberto Carrasquilla was sent off for a cynical tackle on Christian Pulisic. Both teams went into stoppage time with 10 men.

Thomas Christiansen's men would not be punished, however, as Panama secured a memorable victory.

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