The Copa America, CONMEBOL's flagship cup competition, is traditionally hosted by South American nations - but has been held outside the continent before. 'I would love to have had it (Copa America) in South America,' Dest told The Athletic. The Copa America has been hosted outside CONMEBOL before: when the United States brought the 2016 edition of the tournament to US shores. 2024's Copa America was supposed to be hosted by Ecuador. At this moment I think if we were to play the World Cup tomorrow, we would not be ready.

Source: Metro February 20, 2024 22:15 UTC