South America

The number of COVID-19 cases recorded among people involved in the Copa America rose to 52 on Tuesday, an increase of 11 from the last two days, Brazil’s Health Ministry said. Two of the new cases were players or officials embedded with…

Brazil opened the 2021 Copa America with a 3-0 win against Venezuela on Sunday, dominating their inexperienced opponents from start to finish in a one-sided match. The Copa America was moved to Brazil with just two weeks notice after…

A decision on who will host next month’s Copa America will be made by next week as Chile could join Argentina as co-hosts after Colombia were removed, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said. The 2021 tournament, which…