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Reuters
20 June, 2015, 14:30
Update: 20 June, 2015, 14:30
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Chile's Aranguiz celebrates after scoring a goal past Bolivia's goalie Quinonez during their first round Copa America 2015 soccer match at the National Stadium in Santiago on 19 June 2015. Photo: Reuters

Santiago: Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli is more concerned about beating the team's quarter-final opponent than extra spot-kick training at the Copa America but the prospect of a penalty shoot-out is likely to be on the minds of some of his players.

The hosts brushed aside Bolivia 5-0 on Friday to finish top of Group A and ensure they remain in the capital Santiago for their quarter-final, with their opponent yet to be determined.

Penalty shootouts come into play in the knockout rounds and it was almost a year to the day that Chile's run at the World Cup was ended by hosts Brazil in a shoot-out after they were tied 1-1 after extra time.

Making a penalty shot ‘in such an important tournament depends on a lot of other factors such as your mood and state of mind,’ Sampaoli told a news conference following Chile's win over Bolivia.

‘We're gong to think a lot more about beating our next rival than starting to practise making penalty shots.’

On the win over neighboring Bolivia, Sampaoli said his team had ‘control (of the) situations and dominated and were convincing, which is what we were missing in the Mexico game.’

Chile drew 3-3 with Mexico on Monday.

Despite their defeat, Bolivia finished second in the group and also progress to the last eight.

Bolivia coach Mauricio Soria said he had rested players for the Chile match, knowing they had already qualified for the quarters.

‘We wanted to preserve some players,’ he said. ‘We know we are capable of something very different.’

Chile and Boliva will both have to wait until results over the weekend to find out their next opponents.

Tags:ChileCopa America
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