Jose Pekerman believes that his Colombia side did enough to beat Peru in last night's 0-0 draw in the Copa America.

The Colombians spurned a host of goalscoring opportunities in Temuco as their hopes of reaching the latter stages hung in the balance.

Brazil's 2-1 win over Venezuela in Group C's later clash saw Pekerman's side advance into the quarters as the best third-placed team in the competition.

"I don't think we played badly. At times we did things well. This Copa America has these kind of games. 0-0 was not good," he told reporters.

"With the anxiety surrounding the result, it was not easy. So it worked well for Peru. The goal eluded us. We must be calm. We did enough to win."

Colombia will face Argentina in the last eight.