Annual soccer game aims to promote Taiwan-Latin America friendships

An annual soccer match played by Latin Americans in Taiwan seeks to bring people from the region and Taiwanese closer together and to share the fun of the sport with others at a time when most have had their lives disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, match organizers said on Friday.

In its seventh year, the Copa America Taiwan is reaching out to a Taiwanese audience by working with local partners — the Taiwan Digital Diplomacy Association (TDDA) and the Guatemalan Association in Taiwan — for the first time, the group said.

Using soccer as a way to connect with people is a good idea, because the sport is in the blood of Latin Americans, said Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos, one of the Copa America Taiwan organizers.

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