Copa Cliff Notes, Day 6: Brazil earns 7-1 redemption, Ecuador fights for draw

It was a day of celebration for Brazil and Ecuador as the second wave of fixtures in Group B saw Peru nearly qualify for the Copa America Centenario quarter-final stage before having those hopes dashed by Ecuador's come-from-behind fight in an eventual 2-2 draw, while the Selecao recorded a huge 7-1 victory to eliminate Haiti from the competition.

While Brazil's six-goal margin of victory was certainly impressive, it pales in comparison to this absolutely stunning goal by Peru's Christian Cueva:

Poor Gabriel Achilier won't live down this goal, but his team's efforts in restoring the draw will certainly help matters; Enner Valencia cut Peru's 2-0 lead down to one with his volley goal, before Miller Bolanos secured the draw with a tap-in following a smart bit of passing among his teammates.

Now, what to say of a 7-1 win? It's a scoreline that haunted Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup when Germany stormed right past the host nation in the semi-finals en route to the title. That number has been a stain on Brazil's bright yellow shirts in the years since.

It has been avenged, if only symbolically, with this result.

Brazil will certainly revel in the scoreline, but it did not come against an equal adversary. For Dunga, the scoreline is only important since it gives the team a healthy lead in goal differential, the first tie-breaker in the group stage; that plus-6 goal difference might come in handy this weekend as Group B is wrapped up.

Haiti can take solace knowing that, at the very least, James Marcelin's goal marked the first time a Caribbean nation has ever scored against Brazil. It's a notch in the record book that he and the entire Haitian side can hold on to for the rest of their days.

And, as for hat trick hero Philippe Coutinho, he has the privilege of being just the 13th player to score a hat trick for Brazil in the Copa America, and the first to do so since Robinho notched three goals against Chile in 2007.

Brazil will now look to wrap things up in Group B with a win over Peru on Saturday, though Los Incas won't make things easy by any means; against Ecuador, Ricardo Gareca's side showed plenty of fight, energy, and skill. In comparison, Brazil never really got out of first or second gear against Haiti.

That won't be enough as this group sorts itself out on the weekend; Dunga's side will need to show up and compete.

Group C continues Thursday with Uruguay taking on Venezuela and Mexico facing fellow CONCACAF opponent Jamaica.