After Argentina pulled out of Copa America 2021 hosting duties on the weekend, the virus-variant-hit Brazil will take over, prompting criticism and disbelief from politicians, local media, and medical experts.
Just two weeks remain before the Copa America's scheduled opening game but it's still not known if or where the tournament will go ahead because of the Covid-19 crisis in Argentina and beyond
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South America's footballing governing body, CONMEBOL, has suspended this summer's Copa America tournament two weeks before it was scheduled to start because of COVID-19 concerns in host nation Argentina.CONMEBOL released a statement Sunday, saying it's weighing offers from other countries that have shown interest in hosting the tournament. The governing body did not name any potential hosts.South America's marquee continental tournament was scheduled to take place from June 13 to July 10. All 10 CONMEBOL teams were slated to participate, including 2019 winner Brazil.Argentina imposed strict lockdown measures last weekend during a seven-day spike with an average of 35,000 cases and 500 deaths per day, according to The Associated Press.The tournament was initially slated to be co-hosted by Argentina and Colombia, but the latter was stripped of its duties on May 20 amid ongoing protests against President Ivan Duque.Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said last week that
South America's largest football tournament, the Copa America, was moved on Monday to Brazil, bracing for a third coronavirus wave, after Argentina wa.