Copa América 2024 daily recap: Colombia stands atop Group D after Brazil blunder

Colombia is in the driver’s seat of Group D after Brazil failed to beat Costa Rica in its Copa América group stage opener on Monday.

Here’s everything that happened on the fifth day of group play at Copa América:

Colombia 2, Paraguay 1

• Colombia has now won 14 of its last 19 opening group stage games at Copa, going 14-3-2 (W-L-D) (since the group stage began in 1975). It has won its last four opening group games, with a clean sheet in three…