Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Group B - Paraguay v Qatar - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - June 16, 2019 Fans inside the stadium during the match REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) - The Copa America's official song is titled "A Continent Vibrates" but if the strikingly low attendances at some matches are anything to go by, many in South America, especially in the host nation Brazil, seem wholly unenthused by the tournament.
The latest disappointment for organisers was Paraguay's thrilling 2-2 draw with Qatar on Sunday being played out at the iconic 74,000-capacity Maracana in Rio de Janeiro in front of vast swathes of empty yellow and blue seats.
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