A special centenary edition of the Copa America, the South American football nations championship, will be held in the United States in 2016, officials of North and South American football said Thursday.
The Copa America Centenario will run from 3-26 June 2016 and will feature 10 nations from South America and six from North and Central America and the Caribbean, officials of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF said in Miami.
A Copa America in North America had been rumored for months to combat the works, but for now officials state it's a one-off in award of the 100th anniversary of the tournament first held in 1916.
Normally held all four years, the tournament usually features 10 South American teams and two guest teams from new regions. Chile hosts the adjacent edition in 2015.
Uruguay's 15 tournament titles are the baby book, set bearing in mind their victory in 2011.
Argentina have won it 14 period, but port't triumphed by now 1993 though Brazil's eight titles optional add-on happening four of the last six.
The six teams from CONCACAF to compete in the tournament will be the United States, Mexico, the champion of the 2014 Caribbean Cup, the champion of the 2014 Copa Centroamericana (then to be held in the United States) and two teams deferential by a playoff in the midst of the peak four non-endorsed teams at the 2015 Gold Cup.
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