Holders Uruguay have been drawn in the same group as arch-rivals Argentina for next year's Copa America which will be held in Chile from June 11 to July 4.
The two met in the quarter-finals at the last Copa America in 2011 with Uruguay winning 5-4 on penalties in Santa Fe after the game had finished tied on 1-1 after extra-time.
They will be joined in Group B by Paraguay and Jamaica, one of two teams, alongside Mexico, outside of South America invited to take part in the competition.
The Mexicans are in Group A with hosts Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia.
Group C sees Brazil and Colombia facing a rematch of their World Cup quarter-final clash which the Brazilians won 2-1, star player Neymar sustaining a back injury that ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.
For company they have Peru and Venezuela.
After the round-robin group phase, the top two teams from each section will qualify for the quarter-finals along with the two best third-placed teams, at which point the tournament takes on a standard knockout format before the final on July 4 in Santiago.
The draw for the Copa America football tournament which will take place in Chile from June 11-July 4:-
Group A: Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia
Group B: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Jamaica
Group C: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
The two met in the quarter-finals at the last Copa America in 2011 with Uruguay winning 5-4 on penalties in Santa Fe after the game had finished tied on 1-1 after extra-time.
They will be joined in Group B by Paraguay and Jamaica, one of two teams, alongside Mexico, outside of South America invited to take part in the competition.
The Mexicans are in Group A with hosts Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia.
Group C sees Brazil and Colombia facing a rematch of their World Cup quarter-final clash which the Brazilians won 2-1, star player Neymar sustaining a back injury that ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.
For company they have Peru and Venezuela.
After the round-robin group phase, the top two teams from each section will qualify for the quarter-finals along with the two best third-placed teams, at which point the tournament takes on a standard knockout format before the final on July 4 in Santiago.
The draw for the Copa America football tournament which will take place in Chile from June 11-July 4:-
Group A: Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia
Group B: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Jamaica
Group C: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
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