<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>When brive is the proceed to quarter final how many were eliminated from competition? 

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE table_27987767_3 (eliminated_from_competition VARCHAR, proceed_to_quarter_final VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT COUNT(eliminated_from_competition) FROM table_27987767_3 WHERE proceed_to_quarter_final = "Brive"</codeend><|end|>