Friday, January 25th 2019 08:24 PM
Rio de Janiero, Brazil:: Qatar were drawn with Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay following a glittering Copa America 2019 draw in Rio de Janiero on Thursday.
Reigning Copa America champions Chile have been drawn with Uruguay in Group C of the Copa America, while Brazil has been placed with Peru and Argentina is in with Colombia in the 2019 edition of CONMEBOL's regional tournament.
The 2019 tournament is back in South America after the 2016 edition, the centennial Copa America, took place in the United States.
Brazil, who did not advance out of the group stage in the Copa America Centenario, are this year's hosts for the 12-team event, which features all the nations of CONMEBOL along with two guest participants – AFC nations Japan and Qatar.
The hosts will have a purely South American affair in Group A, as the Selecao have been matched up with Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela.
It marks the third straight Copa America where Brazil and Peru have been matched up in the group stages, with Brazil topping their foursome in 2015 only for Peru to return the favour a year later.
Venezuela, will be aiming to make it two straight Copa Americas where they advanced to the knockout stages, having done so in 2016.
Meanwhile, Argentina, finalists in the last two Copa Americas only to lose on penalties to Chile each time, face Colombia in what will be one of the top matches of the group stage.
La Albiceleste, who can expect to welcome Lionel Messi back into the fold in March, will also meet Paraguay, under former Mexico head coach Juan Carlos Osorio, and guest nation Qatar, the hosts of the 2022 World Cup.