Founded in 1916, CONMEBOL is the governing body of South American football and, at the same time, the oldest confederation in the world. As part of its powers, functions and powers, the entity chaired by Alejandro Domínguez, defines the fixture of some Qualifiers composed of 10 member associations, among which Brazil and Argentina stand out, for example, but that geographically should include 2 more countries that are members of the subregion.
We tell you which are the soccer teams that do not play in the Qualifiers in this part of America, despite the fact that territorially it borders border nations of the community.
What are the two South American teams that are not part of Conmebol?
At continental level, teams like Perú, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, to mention just a few, compete for almost 4 years to reach a World Cup berthHowever, few have noticed that not only are the 10 member associations of CONMEBOL geographically part of South America, but that 2 other independent countries and sovereign states appear on the map.
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More than 100 years ago, the highest body of South American football was born to promote the practice of the ‘king sport’ throughout South America by organizing club tournaments and also the so-called Qualifiers, but in the affiliation process it excluded territories belonging to the subregion for reasons linked to various aspects that are relevant in order to understand the context.
In this very particular case involving CONMEBOL, Suriname and Guyana are the countries located in the southern hemisphere of the American continent that due to geography should participate in the mythical Copa AméricaFor example, facing Uruguay in the Centenario, Colombia in the Metropolitano, and traveling to 8 other cities to play the Qualifiers towards the World Cup.
It should be noted that Since 1961, both teams have been members of the Football Confederation of the Association of North, Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf)through which they currently compete in the League of Nations, and Starting in March 2024, they will fight to win a ticket to the next World Cup event which will be played in North America.
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Likewise, it is important to specify that Suriname, whose capital is Paramariboand from Guyana, Georgetownpolitically they make up the Caribbean Community founded in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramasand without a doubt represents a fact that ended up consolidating his adaptation to the North American movement.
Reasons why they do not play in South America
Language
Except Brazil that speaks Portuguese, The rest of the South American countries communicate through the second mother tongue in the world by number of inhabitants, such as Spanish or Castilian.and for that reason the relationship between CONMEBOL and Suriname/Guyana could never be strengthened considering that in one they converse and dialogue in English and in the other through Dutch.
European origins
Another of the barriers that was imposed when establishing sporting and institutional ties between the highest entity of South American football and the 2 countries that share a subregion with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguayamong others, has a direct link with the independence process of each one being Guyana a former British colony until 1966 and also Surinam from Netherlands (1975).
football level
With a CONMEBOL formally structured since 1916, both Suriname and Guyana, after the independence of their territories, could not have space within the conformation of the entity Nor did they show interest in being included, also taking into account that in both countries the most popular sport is not soccer, and therefore the level of the players is not the most optimal to face the “most difficult in the world” Qualifiers.
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