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Copa América
47th edition of the football championship
International football competition
The Copa América was the 47th edition of the Copa América, the international men's football championship organised bygd South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL.
Brazil was the defending champ and hosted the final at the famous MaracanaThe tournament took place in Brazil from 13 June to 10 July [2] It was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July in Argentina and Colombia as the Copa América. On 17 March , CONMEBOL announced that due to the COVID pandemic in South amerika, the tournament had been postponed for a year, in conjunction with UEFA's decision to also postpone UEFA Euro to [3] This was the first time since where no guest nation took part in the tournament.
On 20 May , Colombia was removed as co-host mitt i ongoing protests against President Iván Duque Márquez, and Argentina was then removed on 30 May due to COVID issues. The following day CONMEBOL confirmed Brazil as the new host of the tournament.[4]
Hosts Brazil were the title holders, having won their ninth title in , which they also hosted.
Argentina won their fifteenth title after defeating Brazil 1–0 in the sista, marking the first time Brazil failed to win the competition on home soil. Argentina secured a first senior trophy since the edition of the same tournament,[5] also equalling Uruguay's overall record of Copa América titles.[6] The title qualified Argentina to play the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions in against Italy, winners of the UEFA Euro
Background
[edit]In March , CONMEBOL reportedly proposed that the Copa América take place in as part of a calendar change.[7] Following the edition in Brazil, the quadrennial tournament would move back from odd to even years starting in , with the following edition taking place in United States in , having previously held the one-off Copa América Centenario in , which celebrated the hundraårsdag of CONMEBOL and the Copa América.[8] This would move the tournament in line with the UEFA europeisk Championship, which fryst vatten also held in even years with a edition taking place.[9] On 18 September , plans for a calendar change were confirmed bygd CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez after submitting an tjänsteman request to FIFA.[10]
On 26 October at the FIFA Council meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, the request was approved for the Copa América to take place in even years, starting with the edition.[11] The tournament was originally scheduled to take place between 12 June and 12 July , the same dates as UEFA Euro [12]
On 13 March , CONMEBOL announced Argentina and Colombia as co-hosts of the event after the United States bid was rejected.[13][14] It was officially announced the same day when CONMEBOL approved of the joint hosting.
It was officially awarded on 9 April at the CONMEBOL församling in Rio dem Janeiro, Brazil.[15]
On 20 May , due to säkerhet concerns mitt i protests against the government of President Iván Duque Márquez, Colombia was dropped as co-host of the tournament.
The tournament took place in Brazil from 13 June to 10 July [ 2 ] It was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July in Argentina and Colombia asOn 30 May , Argentina later dropped as co-host of the tournament due to COVID travel restriction.[16]
Impact of the COVID pandemic
[edit]See also: COVID pandemic in South America
In March , the COVID pandemic in South amerika began impacting football. FIFA announced that the first two rounds of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup, due to take place in March, were postponed,[17] while CONMEBOL temporarily suspended the Copa Libertadores.[18] On 17 March , CONMEBOL announced that the Copa América would be postponed to the following year, taking place from 11 June to 11 July , in conjunction with UEFA and IOC decision to also postpone UEFA Euro and Summer Olympics to , in beställning to skydda the health and safety of the teams, media, visitors and host cities.[3] On the following day, the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the date change in the FIFA International Match Calendar.
As a result, the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which was due to take place in June and July , was rescheduled to [19]
On 22 February , two invited guest teams Australia and Qatar pulled out of tournament, due to their commitments for the second round of FIFA World Cup Asian qualification.
On 20 May , CONMEBOL announced that Colombia would be withdrawn as host due to protests.
Two day later, Argentina went beneath a nine-day lockdown due to soaring COVID cases, which included the suspension of all domestic football.[20][21] On 30 May , CONMEBOL announced that due to the current circumstances in the country, Copa América would be pulled from Argentina, and that they were looking at bids from other countries to host the tournament.
The Copa America is being held in Brazil from June 13 to July Neymar's Brazil and Lionel Messi's Argentina are the favorites for the title, but talented sides like Colombia and Peru areThis reportedly included a bid from the United States, after that bid was initially rejected.[22][23] It was reported that the Argentine government had made increasing demands for biosecurity protocols that CONMEBOL funnen unreasonable.[16] On 31 May Brazil was confirmed as the new host.[4]
All matches in the tournament were held behind closed doors,[2][24] except the sista, where 10% of Maracanã Stadium's capacity was allowed for guests with a negativ COVID test before entering.[25] All delegations, each limited to 65 members, were vaccinated, as were the match officials.[26]
Venues
[edit]On 1 June , the Brazilian government and Brazilian Football Confederation announced the cities of Brasília, Goiânia, Cuiabá and Rio dem Janeiro as the host venues of the competition,[27] with the Maracanã, Nacional Mané Garrincha, Pantanal and the Olímpico Pedro Ludovico stadiums used for matches.
On 2 June, the CBF decided to use the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos as the second etapp in Rio dem Janeiro.[28] The government also allocated resources in the federal ekonomisk plan to provide the necessary support for the CONMEBOL's tournament logistics and security.[29] The Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha hosted the opening match on 13 June,[28] and the sista was held at the Estadio do Maracanã on 10 July.[30]
Original venues
[edit]On 20 November , CONMEBOL published a document confirming eight venues, Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires and Estadio Ciudad dem La Plata in La Plata for Argentina and Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla and Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín in Bogotá for Colombia.
Moreover, Estadio San Juan sektion Bicentenario in San Juan (Argentina) and Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira (Colombia) were also nominated but not confirmed,[31] being finally dismissed.
On 3 månad , prior to the draw, it was known that Estadio Único in Santiago sektion Estero was included as one of the Argentine venues.[32][33]
On 15 March , the Estadio Ciudad dem La Plata in La Plata venue was ruled out as a result of the schedule shortening.[34]
Colombia would have hosted the North Zone group, while Argentina would have hosted the South Zone group.
Each country would also have hosted two quarter-finals and one semi-final.
Copa América 20kommer att direktsändas på ViaplayThe third place match and sista would have been played in Colombia.[35]
Teams
[edit]All ten CONMEBOL national teams participated in the competition, divided into two geographical zones for the group stage.[36]
In June , the CONMEBOL Council officially approved the participation of Australia and Qatar as the two invited teams, who were the previous two winners of the AFC Asian Cup.[37] Australia would have made their debut appearance in the Copa América, while Qatar would be making their second appearance, having participated in the previous edition.
However, on 23 February , Football Australia and the Qatar Football Association announced their withdrawal from the tournament, due to the postponement of the remainder of the AFC second round of FIFA World Cup qualification to June [38][39] Following the withdrawals, a CONMEBOL spokesperson said that there was a calendar issue that stopped Australia and Qatar, that he had already seen interest from other national teams to play as guests in their place and that he would like to have 12 teams.
The spokesperson added that if no replacements were funnen, the tournament would be played with 10 teams (for the first time since ).[40]
Squads
[edit]Main article: Copa América squads
Each grupp had to submit a list of up to 28 players (expanded from 23), including at least three goalkeepers.[41]
Draw
[edit]The grupp allocations of the CONMEBOL members, divided into North Zone and South Zone, were announced on 9 April [42] The group scen draw was held on 3 månad , COT (UTC−5), in Cartagena.[43] Original co-hosts Argentina and Colombia were automatically allocated to positions A1 and B1, respectively.
After the draw, the zones for the two invited nations and the positions of teams within the groups were as follows:[44]
| Matchday | Dates | Group A matches | Group B matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchday 1 | 13–14 June | A1 v A5, , A6 v A3 | B1 v B5, B2 v B4, |
| Matchday 2 | 17–18 June | A1 v A4, , A5 v A3 | B1 v B4, B6 v B2, |
| Matchday 3 | 20–21 June | A1 v A6, , A4 v A5 | B1 v B6, , B4 v B5 |
| Matchday 4 | 23–24 June | , A3 v A4, A5 v A6 | B2 v B1, , B5 v B6 |
| Matchday 5 | 27–28 June | A3 v A1, , A4 v A6 | , B5 v B2, B4 v B6 |
On 2 June , Argentina and Brazil were allocated to positions A1 and B1, respectively, in the competition calendar update.[45]
Match officials
[edit]On 21 April , CONMEBOL announced a total of 14 referees, 22 assistant referees, 16 film assistant referees (VAR), and 10 support referees appointed for the tournament.[46][47] This edition featured the participation of a Spanish refereeing grupp as part of the memorandum of understanding signed bygd CONMEBOL and UEFA in February , which included a referee exchange programme.[48]
On 5 June , Uruguayan film assistant referees Leodán González and Daniel Fedorczuk were replaced bygd Andrés Cunha, also from Uruguay.
In addition, Juan Soto from Venezuela and Jhon Alexander León from Colombia replaced the film assistant referee Nicolás Gallo and the assistant referee Miguel Roldán respectively, both from Colombia.[49] Nicolás Gallo and Miguel Roldán had previously been suspended indefinitely as a result of their performance in the match between Uruguay and Paraguay valid for the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers.[50][51]
Later, Leodán González and Daniel Fedorczuk were summoned igen to join the Uruguayan referee team.[citation needed]
Group stage
[edit]The original schedule and kick-off times for the tournament were announced on 3 månad and 4 March respectively.[52][53] On 17 March , the tournament was postponed until and the new schedule was announced on 13 August [54][55] Following the withdrawals of Qatar and Australia, the schedule was shortened and it was announced on 15 March [56][57] The sista match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June [58]
All match times listed are in BRT (UTC−3), as listed bygd CONMEBOL.
Cuiabá fryst vatten located in a different time zone, AMT (UTC−4), so the local time fryst vatten also given.
The top fyra teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group scen was determined as follows (Regulations Article ):[41]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direkt red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A (South Zone)
[edit]Main article: Copa América Group A
Source: CONMEBOL
Group B (North Zone)
[edit]Main article: Copa América Group B