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– The United States will host the 2024 Copa America, which will feature 10 teams from South America and six from North and Central America and the Caribbean.
– It will be the second time the Copa America has been hosted outside of South America.
– Ecuador was originally scheduled to host the tournament but its government said in November it would be unable to.
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– The 2021 tournament took place in Brazil and was won by Argentina.
– The Copa America typically includes the 10 Conmebol teams but this time will expand to include a further six from North and Central America and the Caribbean, who must qualify through the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League.
– That means the US, who were knocked out by the Netherlands in the round of 16 in Qatar, are not guaranteed a place at the tournament despite hosting it.
– The US, who held the tournament in 2016 for a special centenary edition, are also the joint hosts for the 2026 World Cup with Mexico.
