- CONMEBOL’s Men’s Copa America will be played in the Concacaf region and will include all 10 CONMEBOL national teams and 6 Concacaf guest teams
- 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup will include 8 Concacaf Women’s National Teams and 4 CONMEBOL guests
- Federation creates new competitions including participation of the best men’s clubs in South America and Concacafe
CONMEBOL and Concacaf have announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen and develop football in both regions. The agreement includes men’s and women’s national team competitions and a new men’s club tournament.
The CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 will take place in the USA in the summer of 2024 and will feature 10 CONMEBOL teams and 6 of the best Concacaf teams as guests. This traditional CONMEBOL tournament is co-hosted by both federations.
The six Concacafe National Teams will have the opportunity to qualify for this competition through the 2023/24 Concacafe Nations League.
For CONMEBOL, the agreement will support the men’s national team in preparation for the upcoming World Cup through an expanded Copa America with six elite Conca-Café teams organized in the regions hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Likewise, the agreement will allow Concacaf to provide higher quality competition for the men’s national team over the next two years, including the completion of the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League, 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup and 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League. Become. .
For the Women’s National Team, Concacaf has invited the top four CONMEBOL National Teams to the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup. An integral part of Conca Cafe’s new Women’s National Teams ecosystem, the inaugural edition of this 12-team her tournament will take place in the United States.
The two Concacaf teams participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics (USA and Jamaica or Canada) qualify directly for the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup. His remaining six Concacaf teams will be determined through the 2023 Road to Concacaf W Gold Cup.
Based on the results of the 2022 Women’s Copa America, the four guest teams participating from CONMEBOL are Brazil (champion), Colombia (second place), Argentina (3rd place), and Paraguay (4th place).
CONMEBOL and Concacaf will also host intensive ‘Final Four’ style club competitions featuring the best clubs from their respective federations. The four participating teams (two from each federation) can qualify through the existing CONMEBOL and Concacaf club competitions, with the two federations working towards the first edition of this tournament, which will take place in 2024. I’m in.
Commenting on the important agreement, CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez said:: “CONMEBOL and Concacaf are bound by a historical and emotional bond. But above all, we are bound by the passion that characterizes all America for football and sport. We are determined to renew and expand our initiatives and projects.We hope that this passion will lead to more and better competitions so that football and its values grow and strengthen across the hemisphere. There is no doubt that both federations believe in big things and we will continue to work in this direction.”
Victor Montagliani, President of Conca Cafe, said:: “This is a partnership to support the continued growth of men’s and women’s football at Concacafe and CONMEBOL and will be truly mutually beneficial for both federations. We provide opportunities and provide an elite competition that we know our avid fans want to see, and we look forward to working together to ensure that football in both regions continues to thrive. .”