RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) rejected Thursday the Colombian government’s request to postpone the Copa América 2021.
Consequently, the Andean country will no longer host the tournament, which was to be held jointly with Argentina.
It will be announced whether the entire Copa will be played in Argentina or if another co-hosting country will emerge in the coming hours.
Conmebol argued that the Colombian proposal is not viable “for reasons related to the international calendar of competitions and the tournament logistics”.
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The Copa América, which was to be held in 2020, was postponed to this year due to the pandemic and is scheduled to be played, so far, from June 13 to July 10.
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