Why is Suriname playing in the Gold Cup and not Copa America?

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Jul 20, 2021
5:30:55pm

Goliath All-American

Why is Suriname playing in the Gold Cup and not Copa America?

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Goliath

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Why is Suriname playing in the Gold Cup and not Copa America?

Goliath

7/20/21 5:30pm

The better question is why isn’t there a Copa America that includes all of the Americas

Remigius

7/20/21 5:33pm

Politics, mostly.

shoganai

7/20/21 5:47pm

Gold cup isn’t just for North Am. Teams. That’s the Concacaf.

(Private)

7/20/21 5:34pm

I don't understand what you're saying. From wikipedia

Goliath

7/20/21 5:42pm

After further Googling, it appears Suriname identifies as a Caribbean country

Goliath

7/20/21 5:45pm

Concacaf Nations League Final is the big one:

(Private)

7/20/21 5:50pm

But Suriname is in Concacaf

Goliath

7/20/21 5:56pm

Yes. I left my previous statement unclear so I was trying to clarify. But also

(Private)

7/20/21 6:34pm

OK, thanks

Goliath

7/20/21 6:36pm

Because they're not members of CONMEBOL.

shoganai

7/20/21 5:46pm

I'm apparently geographically illiterate. I never would have placed Suriname on the northern coast of SA

DrBYU

7/20/21 5:49pm

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