2021 Copa América

The 2021 Copa América will be the 47th edition of the Copa América, the international men's football championship organized by South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL. The tournament will take place in Colombia and Argentina from 11 June to 10 July 2021. This will mark the first time it will be hosted by more than one country since 1983, when it was played in a home–away basis, and the first time in two countries.

2021 Copa América
CONMEBOL Copa América Argentina–Colombia 2021
Tournament details
Host countriesArgentina
Colombia
Dates11 June – 10 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)

The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020 as the 2020 Copa América. On 17 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the tournament had been postponed for a year, in conjunction with UEFA's decision to also postpone UEFA Euro 2020 to 2021.[1]

Brazil are the title holders, having won their ninth title in 2019.

Background

In March 2017, CONMEBOL reportedly proposed that the Copa América take place in 2020 as part of a calendar change.[2] Following the 2019 edition in Brazil, the quadrennial tournament would move from odd to even years starting in 2020, with the following edition taking place in Ecuador in 2024. This would move the tournament in line with the UEFA European Championship, which is also held in even years with a 2020 edition taking place.[3] Reports suggested that the United States may host the tournament, having previously held the one-off Copa América Centenario in 2016, which celebrated the centenary of CONMEBOL and the Copa América.[4] On 18 September 2018, plans for a calendar change were confirmed by CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez after submitting an official request to FIFA.[5]

On 26 October 2018 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 2020 edition.[6] The tournament was originally scheduled to take place between 12 June and 12 July 2020, the same dates as UEFA Euro 2020.[7]

On 13 March 2019 CONMEBOL announced Argentina and Colombia as co-hosts of the 2020 event after the United States bid was rejected.[8][9] It was officially announced the same day when CONMEBOL approved of the joint hosting. It was officially awarded on 9 April 2019 at the CONMEBOL Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[10]

COVID-19 pandemic and postponement

In March 2020, the pandemic in South America of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began impacting football. FIFA announced that the first two rounds of the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, due to take place in March, were postponed,[11] while CONMEBOL temporarily suspended the Copa Libertadores.[12] On 17 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the Copa América would be postponed to the following year, taking place from 11 June to 11 July 2021, in order to protect the health and safety of the teams, media, visitors and host cities.[1] 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 2021, will be rescheduled.[13]

Venues

The tournament will take place in nine venues in nine cities, five in Argentina and four in Colombia. On 20 November 2019, 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 de 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 El Campín in Bogotá for Colombia. Moreover, Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in San Juan and Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira were also nominated but not confirmed,[14] being finally dismissed.

On 3 December 2019, prior to the draw, it was known that Estadio Único in Santiago del Estero was included as one of the Argentine venues.[15][16]

Colombia will host the North Zone group, while Argentina will host the South Zone group. Each country will also host two quarter-finals and one semi-final. The third place match and final will be played in Colombia.[17]

Argentina
Buenos Aires Córdoba La Plata Mendoza Santiago del Estero
Estadio Monumental Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Estadio Único
Capacity: 66,269 Capacity: 57,000 Capacity: 43,268 Capacity: 38,500 Capacity: 30,000

Argentina

Colombia

Colombia
Barranquilla Bogotá Cali Medellín
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Estadio El Campín Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex
Capacity: 46,692 Capacity: 36,343 Capacity: 46,000 Capacity: 44,739

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL national teams will participate in the competition, divided into two geographical zones for the group stage.[18]

In June 2019, 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.[19] Australia would be making their debut appearance in the Copa América, while Qatar would be making their second appearance, having participated in the previous edition.

Draw

The team allocations of the CONMEBOL members, divided into North Zone and South Zone, were announced on 9 April 2019.[20] The group stage draw was held on 3 December 2019, 19:30 COT (UTC−5), in Cartagena,[21] Colombia to decide the zones of the two invited nations, Australia and Qatar, as well as the schedule of both groups. As hosts, Argentina and Colombia were automatically allocated to positions A1 and B1, respectively.[22] The opening match of the tournament will involve Argentina.[23]

After the draw, the zones for the two invited nations and the positions of teams within the groups were as follows:[24]

Group A
(South Zone)
PosTeam
A1 Argentina
A2 Australia
A3 Bolivia
A4 Uruguay
A5 Chile
A6 Paraguay
Group B
(North Zone)
PosTeam
B1 Colombia
B2 Brazil
B3 Qatar
B4 Venezuela
B5 Ecuador
B6 Peru

The fixtures for the group stage were decided based on the draw results.[25][26] Later, the dates were modified with the new schedule.[27]

Group stage schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 11–13 June 2021 1 v 5, 2 v 4, 6 v 3
Matchday 2 15–17 June 2021 1 v 4, 6 v 2, 5 v 3
Matchday 3 18–21 June 2021 1 v 6, 2 v 3, 4 v 5
Matchday 4 22–24 June 2021 2 v 1, 3 v 4, 5 v 6
Matchday 5 27–28 June 2021 3 v 1, 5 v 2, 4 v 6

Group stage

The full original schedule and kick-off times for the tournament were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively.[28][29] All match times listed are local, ART (UTC−3) in Argentina and COT (UTC−5) in Colombia. On 17 March 2020, the tournament was postponed until 2021 and the new schedule with several modifications was announced on 13 August 2020.[30][27]

The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarter-finals.

Group A (South Zone)
Main article: 2021 Copa América Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bolivia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 June 2021. Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host.
Argentina Match 1 Chile
Australia Match 2 Uruguay
Paraguay Match 3 Bolivia
Chile Match 7 Bolivia
Argentina Match 8 Uruguay
Paraguay Match 9 Australia
Uruguay Match 13 Chile
Australia Match 14 Bolivia
Argentina Match 15 Paraguay
Bolivia Match 19 Uruguay
Australia Match 20 Argentina
Chile Match 21 Paraguay
Chile Match 25 Australia
Bolivia Match 26 Argentina
Uruguay Match 27 Paraguay

Group B (North Zone)
Main article: 2021 Copa América Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 June 2021. Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host.
Colombia Match 2 Ecuador
Brazil Match 5 Venezuela
Peru Match 6 Qatar
Colombia Match 10 Venezuela
Ecuador Match 11 Qatar
Peru Match 12 Brazil
Venezuela Match 16 Ecuador
Colombia Match 17 Peru
Brazil Match 18 Qatar
Ecuador Match 22 Peru
Qatar Match 23 Venezuela
Brazil Match 24 Colombia
Qatar Match 28 Colombia
Ecuador Match 29 Brazil
Venezuela Match 30 Peru

Knockout stage
Main article: 2021 Copa América knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 July – Córdoba
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
6 July – Buenos Aires
 
3rd Group B
 
Winner Match 31
 
3 July – Buenos Aires
 
Winner Match 32
 
Winner Group A
 
10 July – Barranquilla
 
4th Group B
 
Winner Match 35
 
4 July – Cali
 
Winner Match 36
 
Runner-up Group B
 
7 July – Medellín
 
3rd Group A
 
Winner Match 33
 
4 July – Barranquilla
 
Winner Match 34Third place play-off
 
Winner Group B
 
10 July – Bogotá
 
4th Group A
 
Loser Match 35
 
 
Loser Match 36
 

Quarter-finals
Runner-up Group AMatch 313rd Group B
Winner Group AMatch 324th Group B
Runner-up Group BMatch 333rd Group A
Winner Group BMatch 344th Group A

Semi-finals
Winner Match 31Match 35Winner Match 32
Winner Match 33Match 36Winner Match 34

Third place play-off
Loser Match 35Match 37Loser Match 36

Final
Main article: 2021 Copa América Final
Winner Match 35Match 38Winner Match 36

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