Australia, Qatar Pull Out Of 2021 Copa America
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) 12 days ago Wed 24th February 2021 | 01:40 AM

Buenos Aires, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Feb, 2021 ) :Australia and Qatar have pulled out of the 2021 Copa America starting in June, South American football's governing body CONMEBOL said on Tuesday.
CONMEBOL's deputy general secretary Gonzalo Belloso said that the two members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) would not be able to participate due to a clash with World Cup qualifying dates.
"The Copa America is absolutely going ahead. But Qatar and Australia, who had asked to take part, will not be able to come," Belloso told Argentine radio La Red.
"The Asian confederation has programmed World Cup qualification on the same dates as the Copa." Although Qatar are hosting the 2022 World Cup, they're taking part in the preliminary campaign because it is doubling up as qualification for the 2023 Asian Cup in China.
The AFC has scheduled qualification matches for June 11 and 15.
The Copa, which was postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, begins on June 11 and will be played in Argentina and Colombia.
The loss of the two invitational teams to South America's showcase tournament for national squads will not affect the Copa America programme, Belloso said.
"The days of the invitees' games, the teams" that would have played them "will be free. The Copa will have all its splendour," he said.
It will be the first time the Copa is played in two countries. The Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires will host the opening match between Argentina and Chile.
The final will be played at the Metro stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia on July 10.
Qatar, who were also invited to the 2019 Copa America, were due to play in Group B alongside champions Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
Australia, who would have participated for the first time, were pitched with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay.
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