Following CONMEBOL President Juan Angel Napout's Friday pronouncement that next year's Copa America Centenario will remain in the United States, CONCACAF released the following statement Saturday afternoon:
“We are continuing to work with CONMEBOL, the US Soccer Federation and all other stakeholders on hosting the Copa America Centenario tournament in the United States. CONCACAF is committed to continue working with all parties to address the operational, format and financial issues relating to the tournament in order to ensure greater transparency to this event. We are hopeful that the meeting on Thursday in Mexico City will lead to progress on these issues.”
The
FIFA corruption scandal
, which has resulted in nine indictments for racketeering, conspiracy and corruption charges, caused some questioning of the event's eventual location.
Copa America is typically held every four years in a South American country. The 2016 tournament will mark the 100th anniversary of the competition -- the oldest in international soccer -- and will include all 10 teams from CONMEBOL, as well as six from CONCACAF.
