Next year’s fifa coins Copa America Centenario remains on course to be held in the United States, regional football officials insisted Thursday, brushing off mounting speculation the scandal-tainted tournament would be staged elsewhere.
Officials from governing bodies CONCACAF and CONMEBOL met in Mexico City to discuss planning for the 2016 event, which is scheduled to feature 10 teams from South America and six from outside the region.
Doubts about the tournament have swirled since the eruption of the FIFA corruption scandal in May, when several current and former officials from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL www.fifachampion.com were indicted by U.S. prosecutors.
