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Copa América Success Boosts U.S. Hopes Of Hosting World Cup

After staging a "successful expanded Copa América" in the U.S. for the tournament’s 100th anniversary, football officials "intend to discuss whether to establish a new event that would see regular competition between the regions," according to the AP. The U.S. Soccer Federation hopes this year’s tournament "could be a springboard to hosting a World Cup for the second time." U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati said, "We hope it influences where the 2026 World Cup will be." With only the final game remaining, the 16-nation tournament has drawn 1.36 million fans, an average of 45,491, "nearly double the average crowd of last year's Copa América in Chile." Gulati: "These are World Cup numbers -- World Cup numbers for an event organized in seven months with 16 teams." This year’s "special Copa" included 10 South American teams and six from CONCACAF. New CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani said that "a new event could be scheduled for the even-numbered years" between World Cups -- when the European Championships is played -- or the year before World Cups. He said, "Those are the two years that make sense. Having said that, we still have to talk to FIFA. There’s a few hurdles to jump over: European clubs, all that kind of stuff. So we’ll see" (AP, 6/25).

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