Sports Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi With the formalities of the group stages now in the history books, the Copa America comes to a boil over the next three days. The knockout stage gets underway on Thursday as Brazil takes on Paraguay in the opening quarterfinal. On Friday, Venezuela faces Argentina and Colombia plays Chile, before Uruguay vs. Peru completes the picture on Saturday. Here, Newsweek ranks all the teams that have progressed to quarterfinals. 1. Brazil After a slow start the hosts burst into life in the final game of the group, trouncing Peru 5-0. The Selecao has scored more goals than any other team in the tournament and they have monopolized the ball, averaging 64.9 percent of possession per game. Without Neymar, Gremio winger Everton Soares has emerged as one of Brazil’s main attacking weapons. The 23-year-old has scored twice and provided one assist despite playing just 117 minutes across three games. Against Paraguay, Casemiro’s absence could be costly as the Real Madrid man has been the perfect foil for Arthur in midfield. 2. Colombia Any hopes Colombia had of flying under radar disappeared after it beat Argentina in the opening game. Carlos Queiroz’s men are the only team…