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With North America hosting Copa America for the first time since the Centenario in 2016, it was supposed to be the biggest edition ever. Sixteen teams, a strong crop of sides from North America, and potentially Lionel Messi’s final tournament with Argentina. Despite all the makings of great storylines, the negative aspects of the tournament took the headlines at the Copa America 2024. Those are enough to put any dreams of another Copa America in the USA on hold.
Far too much went wrong at the tournament that was easily avoidable. The recent Copa America Final showed a rare glimpse of hooliganism on US soil. Other soccer events that the United States hosts have rowdy fans, but that was nothing like this.
At the Copa America Final in Miami, fans streamed through gates and over walls, even finding ways into Hard Rock Stadium via air vents. This was not a fault of the United States, as it does not have issues in other sports. Instead, as the organization hosting the event, it was the fault of CONMEBOL. In our opinion, the United States as a country should distance itself from the South American confederation because of the tournament’s complete disorganization. Not just in Miami, but also in the incidents of violence that happened in Charlotte, as well as the poor planning of the entire competition.
The final straw was the debacle of the Copa America final, which left a bitter taste in the mouths of a lot of fans. It also made many of us realize that we don’t want the competition to return stateside. Why? Due to the games being hosted here in the US, our country unfairly received a lot of criticism about Copa America. It ended up being an embarrassment for the United States even though we weren’t in charge.
The USA can learn from Copa America before hosting another
Let us be clear, the failure of the 2024 Copa America is not exclusive to the final. CONMEBOL was in over its head with stadium selection, quality of pitches and even inadequate…
Source link : https://worldsoccertalk.com/copa-america/why-we-dont-want-another-copa-america-in-the-usa/
Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-07-18 18:51:32
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