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Copa America to be hosted by Brazil


Copa America to be hosted by Brazil

Copa America
Host: Brazil
Dates: Jun 13 – Jul 11

Brazil will host the 2021 Copa America after Argentina was ruled out amid an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country. Copa America is scheduled to be played between Jun 13 and Jul 10 this year after being postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2021 Copa America will be hosted by Brazil, after Argentina was stripped of the tournament just two weeks before it starts. The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said Argentina was removed as host because of the present circumstances.

The country is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Later on Monday (May 31), Conmebol confirmed Brazil would host the showpiece event, which starts on Jun 13. No stadiums have yet been announced for the tournament in Brazil.

Argentina was originally set to co-host with Colombia, who were removed on May 20 with wide-spread protests sweeping the country.

On May 22, Argentina went into a new nine-day lockdown after seeing 35,000 new cases each day that week.

Meanwhile, in Brazil, protests over the management of the Covid-19 pandemic by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro took place on Saturday.

Brazil has registered nearly 460,000 deaths – the second-highest toll in the world after the United States. It also has the third-highest number of recorded coronavirus cases at more than 16 million.

Brazil's Senate is holding an inquiry into the Bolsonaro government's handling of the pandemic and the slow roll-out of the vaccine programme.

Brazil are defending champions, having won the tournament in 2019.

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