South America’s soccer body, CONMEBOL, has partnered with the non-fungible token (NFT) platform Ethernity to celebrate the Copa America 2021 Final. The match took place over the weekend between soccer rivals Argentina and Brazil, and Argentina was crowned champion.
This year’s tournament was no easy feat. The original host countries, Argentina and Colombia, decided they would no longer stage the event a little over two weeks before kick-off due to the Covid-19 situation on the continent and ongoing protests in Colombia. Brazil’s government stepped in to host the tournament with 13 days’ notice amid backlash from the population and the players themselves.
The games had no spectators and many sponsors such as Mastercad and Ambev withdrew at the last minute.
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