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2019 Copa América
Copa América Brazil 2019
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
DatesJune – July 2019
Teams16 (from at least 2 confederations)
Venue(s)TBA
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The 2019 Copa América will be the 46th edition of the Copa América, the quadrennial international men's football championship organized by South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL. It will be held in Brazil. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup. Chile will be the defending champions.

Host country

Originally, the 2019 Copa América was to be hosted by Chile, while Brazil was due to host the 2015 Copa América,[1] due to CONMEBOL's rotation policy of tournaments being held in alphabetical order. However, due to the organization of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics in that country, Brazil decided against also hosting the 2015 Copa América. Brazil and Chile's Football Federations discussed the idea of swapping around the order of being hosts of the 2015 and 2019 championships.[2] This agreement was approved by CONMEBOL in 2012.[3]

After a meeting held in 25 April 2017, in Santiago, CONMEBOL has decided to keep the 16-team format from the 2016 Copa América Centenario instead of the 12-team model used in the previous years. As a result, 6 invitees will join the 10 CONMEBOL associations.[4]

The 2019 Copa America will be the final edition played on odd years. Starting in 2020, the tournament will be held every four years in order to stay aligned with other major continental tournaments across the globe such as the Euro Championship.[5]

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL national teams are eligible to enter, with six more invitees from other confederations.

References

  1. ^ Iannaca, Márcio (22 February 2011). "Copa América será no Brasil em 2015, confirma CBF em seminário [The Copa América will be in Brazil in 2015, confirm the CBF in a meeting]". O Globo (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ "LA COPA AMÉRICA DA OTRO PASO HACIA CHILE [THE COPA AMÉRICA TAKES ANOTHER STEP TOWARD CHILE]". La Nación (in Spanish). 8 August 2009.
  3. ^ Oficial: la Copa América 2015 en Chile Archived May 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Conmebol defines 2019 Copa America in Brazil with 16 national teams". UOL (in Portuguese). 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "USA, Mexico and two Euro giants could play in 2019 Copa America in Brazil". CBS Sports. 10 May 2017.
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