Temuco: Peru qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa America here Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Colombia that left their opponents' fate hanging in the balance.


Players of Colombia (yellow) and Peru are seen at the end of their 2015 Copa America football championship match, in Temuco. Pic/AFP 

A tense Group C stalemate in Temuco means Peru and Colombia finished the first phase with four points each, level on goal difference. However Peru are guaranteed of finishing ahead of the Colombians because of their superior number of goals scored in the tournament. The result means that Colombia's chances of reaching the knockout rounds will hinge on the outcome of Brazil's match against Venezuela later Sunday.