Brazil draw with Costa Rica in Copa America opener.

Brazil's Copa America campaign began with a disappointing 0-0 tie against Costa Rica in Los Angeles.

 The nine-time winners had 74% possession and 19 shots but were unable to break through in their Group D debut. Marquinhos had the ball in the net in the 30th minute after tapping in at the back post following a Raphinha free kick, but the Video Assistant Referee ruled it out due for offside.

Brazil manager Dorival Jr called on youngsters Endrick, who has signed with Real Madrid, and Savio off the bench, but they were unable to find a winner. Lucas Paqueta hit the crossbar shortly after the hour mark and missed two late chances.

The West Ham United midfielder stated that his side must improve when they face Paraguay on Saturday.

"We played a great game, we fought until the end, I had three chances myself, we were frustrated not to win, but we leave with confidence," Paqueta said. "We played our game, we have to improve our finishing, myself in particular, so that we can win."

Costa Rica coach Gustavo Alfaro on the other hand used.m a Bruce Willis film analogy to emphasise how much his side had been written off before the game. "We were Bruce Willis in 'The Sixth Sense', where the only one that did not know he was dead was him, right?" he said. "Well, everyone thought we were dead before the movie started in our case."

In the other game, Colombia beat Paraguay 2-1 to top the group. They play Costa Rica in their second group game on Friday before facing Brazil on July 2.