After plenty of controversy surrounding the tournament, CONMEBOL has finally decided to host the Copa America 2021 in Brazil. The Seleccao are the defending champion and also hosted the tournament in 2019. The highly anticipated event will get underway from June 13th (June 14th in IST) and conclude on July 10th (July 11th IST). Five stadiums in four cities of Brazil will host the matches, which will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The venues are – Maracana and Estadio Nilson Santos in Rio de Janiero, Estadio Olimpico in Goiania, Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba and the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha in Brasilia.
A total of 10 teams will participate in the 2021 edition of the Copa America and they are divided into two groups. Group A comprises Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay. While, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela form Group B.
The format of the tournament will see top four teams from each group qualify for the quarterfinals after the group stages. The quarterfinals of Copa America will be a knock-out affair and the winners will qualify for semi-finals. The winner of each semis will play in the smut clash on July 11.
When and where to watch Copa America 2021 in India?
Sony Sports Network’s Sony Ten and Sony Six channels will telecast the tournament live in the country. While, Live Streaming will be available on SonyLiv and Jio TV.
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