Copa america japan. 104th anniversary conmebol copa america. The following is a list of squads for all 12 national teams that competed at the 2019 copa america. Quedaron definidos los grupos de la conmebol copa america 2020.
104th anniversary conmebol copa america. A young roque santa cruz scores against japan for paraguay getty images interestingly japan were the first team outside of the americas. On 4 may 2018 conmebol announced that the tournament would instead be played with 12 teams the same number as previous editions since 1993 apart from the copa america centenario held in 2016 with the two guest teams being qatar and japan from the afc.
It is the oldest continental championship in the world. Each national team had to submit a final squad of 23 players 3 of whom had to be goalkeepers. Japan have played in one previous copa america appearing at the 1999 tournament in paraguay.
Conmebol copa america 2020. At the 2011 copa america japan withdrew citing difficulties with european clubs in releasing japanese players following the tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Until 1967 the tournament was known as south american championship.
Japan are not members of the south american football confederation conmebol. Spain was invited to the 2011 edition but according to the royal spanish football federation they declined because they did not want to interrupt the spanish players holidays. Greatest highlights of conmebol copa americas 104 years of history.
The copa america is south americas major tournament in senior mens soccer and determines the continental champion. Conmebol copa america argentina colombia 2021. In that competition they finished bottom of a group containing peru paraguay and bolivia as they.