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FIFA add U.S. based Copa América Centenario to international calendar

FIFA add U.S. based Copa América Centenario to international calendar

Oct 10, 2024 1:10 PM

 “With its addition to the FIFA Calendar, the historic Centennial Cup America in 2016 is now set to be the most important full national team tournament hosted in the Americas since this year’s FIFA World Cup,” CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb stated in a press release. “We want to thank FIFA, all Confederations and all others involved for their unconditional support in this process, making sure that this once in a lifetime celebration was treated with the respect that the players, football fans around the world and participating countries deserve.”

Since the tournament will have 16 national team, all 10 CONMEBOL nations Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Plus six CONCACAF nations, with the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica already qualified due to making the World Cup, now the final three teams from the CONCACAF region will qualify through their performance in this summer’s 2015 Gold Cup.

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