Spain confirmed today that they have declined the invitation to participate in this year's Copa America tournament as a replacement for the Japaense National Team.
Spain Officially Declines Copa America Invite
Jorge Carretero, a spokesman for the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) said they have declined the invite from Argentina due to the fact that the tournament dates, July 1st-24th, would likely causing organizational problems.
“We will not participate,” Carretero said. “We are very grateful to the Argentinean federation for their invite. We cannot be present for organisational reasons. We are very sorry.”
The Spanish federation added that they were open to potential participation in the tournament in the future.
This announcement comes as reports have Japan ready to announce tomorrow they will participate in the tournament as originally planned.
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