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2020 Copa America draw made

Wednesday, 04 December 2019 9:24 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 04 December 2019 9:31 PM ]

The president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Paraguayan Alejandro Dominguez, delivers a speech during the draw of the Copa America 2020 football tournament at the Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia, on December 3, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

The draw for the 12-nation 2020 edition of the CONMEBOL Copa America has been conducted.

The path to glory for South America’s continental crown was revealed on Tuesday in Colombia, where co-host Argentina will open the event on June the 12th, with a match-up against Group A rivals Chile in Buenos Aires.

Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Guest Nation Australia, who will make their debut at the tournament, are also drawn in the same group.

That’s while Group B will be hosted by Colombia and is headlined by reigning champions Brazil, alongside Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and 2nd invited participants, Qatar.

This will be the 4th Copa America in 6 years. Four teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, with the final to take place on the 12th of July in Colombia.

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