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Qatar and Australia pull out of Copa America
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) – Qatar and Australia will not contend in the next Copa America due to scheduling disputes, the South American soccer confederation stated Tuesday.
Other nationwide groups have actually currently revealed interest in changing them at the competition in between June 11 and July 10, CONMEBOL representative Ariel Ramirez informed The Associated Press.
“There is a calendar issue that stopped Australia and Qatar, but we have already seen interest from other national teams to play as guests in their place. We would like to have 12 teams,” Ramirez stated, including that Copa America will be had fun with 10 groups, as normal, if no replacements come.
Australia is because of play World Cup qualifiers that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qatar, the 2022 World Cup host, will play qualifiers for the Asian Cup.
The Qatar Football Association on Tuesday validated that it won’t be taking part in the South American competition.
Copa America, at first arranged for in 2015 and held off because of the pandemic, will be hosted by Argentina and Colombia.
Australia was part of Group A with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Qatar remained in Group B with Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil and Perú.
Organizers desire arena to be a minimum of 30% filled throughout the competition, CONMEBOL director of advancement Gonzalo Belloso earlier informed Argentinian radio La Red. Fans would need to get COVID-19 tests in advance. Those that had actually been immunized would likewise be permitted, Belloso stated. ___
AP press reporter Debora Rey added to this report from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) – Qatar and Australia will not contend in the next Copa America due to scheduling disputes, the South American soccer confederation stated Tuesday.
Other nationwide groups have actually currently revealed interest in changing them at the competition in between June 11 and July 10, CONMEBOL representative Ariel Ramirez informed The Associated Press.
“There is a calendar issue that stopped Australia and Qatar, but we have already seen interest from other national teams to play as guests in their place. We would like to have 12 teams,” Ramirez stated, including that Copa America will be had fun with 10 groups, as normal, if no replacements come.
Australia is because of play World Cup qualifiers that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qatar, the 2022 World Cup host, will play qualifiers for the Asian Cup.
The Qatar Football Association on Tuesday validated that it won’t be taking part in the South American competition.
Copa America, at first arranged for in 2015 and held off because of the pandemic, will be hosted by Argentina and Colombia.
Australia was part of Group A with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Qatar remained in Group B with Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil and Perú.
Organizers desire arena to be a minimum of 30% filled throughout the competition, CONMEBOL director of advancement Gonzalo Belloso earlier informed Argentinian radio La Red. Fans would need to get COVID-19 tests in advance. Those that had actually been immunized would likewise be permitted, Belloso stated. ___
AP press reporter Debora Rey added to this report from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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