The Copa América is scheduled to start in two weeks and as of tonight there are no longer any host countries. Colombia and Argentina had been scheduled to co-host, but Colombia dropped out ten days ago due to civil unrest there. Tonight, CONMEBOL announced that due to rising COVID cases Argentina would also not host.
View: https://twitter.com/CONMEBOL/status/1399180028915720195
What a mess. CONMEBOL is evaluating options, but pulling this together in two weeks in a new country feels extremely difficult. There are a lot of logistics to take care of.
Zooming out, CONMEBOL is switching the Copa América from odd years to even years, or in other words from being held one year after the World Cup to being held two years after the World Cup (in the same summer as the Euros). Like the Euros, the 2020 Copa was pushed to 2021 because of COVID.
View: https://twitter.com/CONMEBOL/status/1399180028915720195
What a mess. CONMEBOL is evaluating options, but pulling this together in two weeks in a new country feels extremely difficult. There are a lot of logistics to take care of.
Zooming out, CONMEBOL is switching the Copa América from odd years to even years, or in other words from being held one year after the World Cup to being held two years after the World Cup (in the same summer as the Euros). Like the Euros, the 2020 Copa was pushed to 2021 because of COVID.