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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ and Qatar to be the guest nations at the 2020 Copa America.
A
Brazil
B
Japan
C
New Zealand
D
Australia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Australia and Qatar will be the invited guests at next year’s Copa America, the South American Football Confederation said on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Qatar was the second team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, and was invited for the first time in 2019. Invited, later withdrew due to rescheduled 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Detailed explanation-3: -Copa America 2020 will feature 10 teams from South American confederation CONMEBOL and two teams from the AFC (Asian Football Confederation). The 10 CONMEBOL representatives are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Detailed explanation-4: -Qatar are not members of the North American football confederation CONCACAF, and were invited to the Gold Cup as guests for the first time in 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -In all, nine nations have received invitations: Costa Rica (1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016), Honduras (2001), Japan (1999, 2019), Jamaica (2015, 2016), Mexico (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016), Haiti (2016), Panama (2016), the United States (1993, 1995, 2007, 2016) and Qatar (2019).

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