On Wednesday, it looked like the Copa America "Centenario," scheduled for 2016, wouldn't be played in the United States. A day later, it appears it's still on the table.
Leaders of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, as well as CONCACAF's television partners, Televisa and Univision, met in Mexico City on Thursday to discuss the tournament. Although chances of the commemorative tournament being played in the US appears to be losing steam, there's still a possibility that it could be played in American soil, per ESPN FC.
According to the New York Times on Wednesday, the US was likely to withdraw as host of the competition due to unresolved concerns about "legal liability that emerged" with the May arrests of top FIFA officials due to alleged bribery and corruption.
"The meeting was very positive and we emerged from the meeting with the common goal of holding the Copa America Centenario in the United States," said CONCACAF spokesman Jurgen Mainka, per ESPNFC.
But, the US soccer federation was not represented at the meeting, which fueled the speculation that the tournament may not take place in the states.
But for now, it looks like it still could happen. The US soccer federation has yet to comment on the competition since the Thursday meeting.
