2022 Copa America Feminina
The 2022 Copa América Femenina will be the 9th edition of the CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina (also referred to as the Copa América Femenina), the international football competition for women's national teams in South America affiliated with CONMEBOL.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | TBD |
| Dates | July–August or October–November 2022 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBD (in TBD host cities) |
It is expected to be a qualifier event for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and to be played on dates within the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar from either July–August or October–November 2022.[2]
The tournament will provide three direct qualifying places and two play-off places for the Women's World Cup,[3] and three more places for the 2023 Pan American Games women's football tournament in Santiago (in addition to Chile who qualify automatically as hosts)[4]
Brazil are the defending champions.[5] After this edition, the tournament will be held every two years instead of four.[6]
TeamsEdit
All ten CONMEBOL women's national teams are allowed to enter.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking at start of event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
8th | Champions (2006) | |
 Bolivia
|
8th | Fifth place (1995) | |
 Brazil (holders)
|
9th | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018) | |
 Chile
|
9th | Runners-up (1991, 2018) | |
 Colombia
|
7th | Runners-up (2010, 2014) | |
 Ecuador
|
8th | Third place (2014) | |
 Paraguay
|
7th | Fourth place (2006) | |
 Peru
|
7th | Third place (1998) | |
 Uruguay
|
7th | Third place (2006) | |
 Venezuela
|
8th | Third place (1991) |
Qualification for international tournamentsEdit
Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World CupEdit
The following three teams from CONMEBOL will qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Two more teams may qualify via the inter-confederation play-offs.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | 2022 | |
| TBD | 2022 | |
| TBD | 2022 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Qualified teams for Pan American GamesEdit
The following four teams from CONMEBOL will qualify for the 2023 Pan American Games women's football tournament, including Chile which qualified as hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Pan American Games2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chile
|
4 November 2017 | 1 (2011) |
| TBD | 2022 | |
| TBD | 2022 | |
| TBD | 2022 |
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "¿La Copa América femenina vuelve a Argentina en 2022?". Mundo D. 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR 2020-2023" (PDF). FIFA. p. 3.
- ↑ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ↑ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Brasil alcanza su séptimo título de campeón de Copa América femenina". CONMEBOL.com. 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "Alejandro Domínguez: "En CONMEBOL y en el mundo el futuro tiene que ser del fútbol femenino"". CONMEBOL.com. 17 December 2020.