Soccer-Argentina no longer hosting Copa America: CONMEBOL


Alejandro Dominguez, president of CONMEBOL, holds the Copa America trophy after he gives a news conference after the arrival of the 50 thousand doses of the Chinese Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID 19) vaccine that were donated by the Chinese government to the CONMEBOL in Carrasco Airport in Montevideo, Uruguay April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mariana Greif

ASUNCION (Reuters) -The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Sunday that Argentina would no longer host the Copa America, throwing the troubled tournament into doubt just 13 days before it was due to kick off.

The tournament, featuring 10 South American nations, had been due to be held in Argentina and Colombia between June 13 and July 10, the first time in its 105-year history with joint hosts.

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