Why is Qatar playing in COPA America?

[Willie99]

I'm obviously missing something, I'm certain that's an Arab country

 

[Willie99]

Ok, I found the answer, they were invited because there weren't enough teams

 

[Mobdeeper7239]

To give Messi and Argentina an easy and only win

 

[ERockMoney]

I'm obviously missing something, I'm certain that's an Arab country

They always invite two other nations to reach twelve, which is an optimal number for a tournament style competition. Mexico is usually always one of the two, Japan has been at the last few due to the surging Japanese population in SA. I believe Qatar was invited this year due to them hosting the WC.

 

[BarneyBeans]

The US usually makes it into the mix as well.