Copa America Brazil 2019 - Final - Brazil v Peru - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - July 7, 2019, Brazil's Dani Alves celebrates winning the Copa America with the trophy [REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino]This year’s Copa America will go ahead with only 10 teams, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Monday, as it abandoned plans to replace Australia and Qatar, the two sides who withdrew due to fixture congestion. “As is traditional, CONMEBOL invited teams from other confederations,” the body said in a statement. This year’s Copa America was held over from 2020 and is the first in its 105-year history to be held in two nations, Colombia and Argentina. Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia play in the northern section, with the final taking place in the Colombian city of Barranquilla on July 10. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Source: Standard Digital March 15, 2021 13:52 UTC