Carlos Bacca's first-half strike earned Colombia a 1-0 victory over the United States and third place at the Copa America.

Bacca struck after 31 minutes at the University of Phoenix Stadium as both sides finished with 10 men following the late dismissals of USA's Michael Orozco and Colombia's Santiago Arias.

James Rodriguez tested Tim Howard from distance in the 11th minute but the USA goalkeeper got down well to his left to beat away the effort.

And moments later Arias just got ahead of Clint Dempsey to clear for a corner from Alejandro Bedoya's neat pullback.