Chile To Host 2015 Copa America After Striking Deal With Brazil
Mar 23, 2012 - Chile, not Brazil, will host Copa America in 2015. The rotating host model made 2015 Brazil's turn to host the tournament, but they are hosting the Confederations Cup in 2013, the World Cup in 2014 and Rio de Janeiro is hosting the Olympics in 2016 so many wanted to see another country host Copa America in 2015. Those people got their wish.
Chile's president of the country's professional football association Sergio Jaude told reporters on Friday that the country would host Copa America in 2015 and that more details would be released on Saturday. It is expected that Brazil will take Chile's schedule turn to host the tournament in 2019.
There had been talk of Brazil giving up the right to host the tournament in 2015 for a while, but the president of the country's FA, Ricardo Teixeira, insisted that it would not happen. Teixeria has since resigned his post, though, opening the door for a deal that will allow Chile to host South America's football championship.
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 05:32 AM
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 07:48 AM
I'm glad they did. With Brazil hosting all those events of the next years, IMO another south american country deserved to host the Copa (besides, I tought Brazil would find it kinda hard with so many things to do between 2013-2016)
This is also the perfect excuse to renovate some of the chilean stadiums.
This is also the perfect excuse to renovate some of the chilean stadiums.
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 09:00 AM
I thought Bolivia was the choice?
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 11:20 AM
After the recent earthquakes, the Chilean authorities have been wanting to hurry some infrastructure renovation projects and include Copa America to these plans and it only makes more sense now that Santiago is bidding for the 2019 Pan American Games. Very nice seeing Chile put more energy in this continental hosting business this decade!
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 01:32 PM
Chile will host the 2015 Copa America?? Great!! 
it was a lot for Brazil...
it was a lot for Brazil...
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 09:52 PM
Not confirmed yet, indeed, Brazilian media is saying if confirmed, Chilean FA should have done the announcement this saturday.
Saturday is gone and no official information about.
I think it can be a good idea, but it's ridiculous to say "Brazil have too much to organize soon, so Chile wants and deserves..."
Conmebol have a rotation politics and Brazil would be doing nothing wrong by hosting the Copa America in the year set for this.
Also, it's not mandatory to Brazil to give up on 2015 Copa America, and Brazil would be not "guilty" for not giving up.
I hope Brazilian FA new president agrees on give the Copa America to Chile. I'm so enthuasistic of Chilean development and I would be very happy to see Copa America there, indeed this would open path to some PanAms in Chile soon.
Chile will host the Copa America 2015, the news is just breaking right now (because of 5 minutes, my last post would have been confirming the event).
Still missing Conmebol official resolution, but Brazilian FA did accept the change, since Chile FA voted for a Brazilian replace Ricardo Teixeira in FIFA Executive Committe (politics stinks).
Chile will host two major FIFA tournaments in 2015:
Copa America and U-17 FIFA World Cup (Is it too much for Chile?
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Saturday is gone and no official information about.
I think it can be a good idea, but it's ridiculous to say "Brazil have too much to organize soon, so Chile wants and deserves..."
Conmebol have a rotation politics and Brazil would be doing nothing wrong by hosting the Copa America in the year set for this.
Also, it's not mandatory to Brazil to give up on 2015 Copa America, and Brazil would be not "guilty" for not giving up.
I hope Brazilian FA new president agrees on give the Copa America to Chile. I'm so enthuasistic of Chilean development and I would be very happy to see Copa America there, indeed this would open path to some PanAms in Chile soon.
Chile will host the Copa America 2015, the news is just breaking right now (because of 5 minutes, my last post would have been confirming the event).
Still missing Conmebol official resolution, but Brazilian FA did accept the change, since Chile FA voted for a Brazilian replace Ricardo Teixeira in FIFA Executive Committe (politics stinks).
Chile will host two major FIFA tournaments in 2015:
Copa America and U-17 FIFA World Cup (Is it too much for Chile?
)
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Posted 24 March 2012 - 10:31 PM
LOL two event in a year for Chile, and you're missing Santiago's South American Games in 2014 
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Posted 25 March 2012 - 04:10 PM
Good luck to the great nation of Chile. I'm really a fan of these guys.
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Posted 26 March 2012 - 11:46 AM
Good decision, in Brasil the Copa would have been left in the shadow of those mega events.
I don't think so, at least it shouldn't be. Remember Argentina started the first cycle in 1987 and now the second one last year. The same order of hosts should be repeated (with this one exception) and it's not Bolivia's turn soon.
I thought Bolivia was the choice?
I don't think so, at least it shouldn't be. Remember Argentina started the first cycle in 1987 and now the second one last year. The same order of hosts should be repeated (with this one exception) and it's not Bolivia's turn soon.
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Posted 27 March 2012 - 10:53 PM
The order of hots cities is:
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.
But, it's expected to start some "Pan-American Cup" soon, so, this order will be not valid anymore...
BTW, Brazil is expected to be the first host on the 3-Americas tournament (due the huge structure for the World Cup that'll be ready in 2014), maybe this change also give more time to Concacaf and Conmebol to make all agreements on it.
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.
But, it's expected to start some "Pan-American Cup" soon, so, this order will be not valid anymore...
BTW, Brazil is expected to be the first host on the 3-Americas tournament (due the huge structure for the World Cup that'll be ready in 2014), maybe this change also give more time to Concacaf and Conmebol to make all agreements on it.
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