Argentina and Ecuador are also being considered as potential host countries.<\/p>\n
If an agreement is reached, the U.S. men\u2019s national team would once again play in it. The USMNT <\/a>competed in the 2016 and 2024 iterations due to hosting the tournament. Prior to 2016, the U.S. were also invited in 1993, 1995 and 2007 in Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela, respectively.<\/p>\n A CONMEBOL press officer stated \u201cnothing is concrete at his stage,\u201d The Athletic reported, while CONCACAF and U.S. Soccer have yet to comment and declined respectively.<\/p>\n FREE NEWSLETTER. New SI FC Newsletter Global Embed. Sign Up to Get Informed With SI FC. dark<\/p>\n Copa Am\u00e9rica 2024 took place between June 21 and July 15. \/ Eva Marie Uzcategui\/Getty Images<\/p>\n If the U.S. hosts Copa Am\u00e9rica 2028, there would be an overlap with the summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. While having a third international soccer tournament in the country in four years could contribute to further growth, potential complications could affect the final decision.<\/p>\n The Olympics are scheduled to begin on July 14, the same date the Copa Am\u00e9rica final took place in 2024. There will also be a soccer tournament as part of the Olympics, which could create logistical problems for countries competing in both. However, men\u2019s Olympic soccer tournaments are traditionally made up of under-23 players with exceptions for three roster slots.<\/p>\n Other complications that affected the 2024 iteration, specifically pertaining to Major League Soccer, wouldn\u2019t be an issue next time around. MLS is set to alter its yearly schedule <\/a>to align with leading European leagues and others around the world starting in 2027. As such, the league wouldn\u2019t have matches played during that summer like it did last time.<\/p>\n If the tournament does come back to the U.S., it would be a fourth major soccer tournament in the country since 2024, including the recent FIFA Club World Cup.<\/p>\n The USMNT became the first host nation to be eliminated in the group stage. \/ John Dorton\/ISI Photos\/USSF\/Getty Images <\/p>\n The USMNT became the first Copa Am\u00e9rica host nation ever eliminated in the group stage of the tournament last time out. Losses to Panama and Uruguay underlined regression under former manager Gregg Berhalter with their exit serving as an inflection point.<\/p>\n The Copa Am\u00e9rica was billed as the final, true competitive test for the 2026 World Cup co-host. Given the result, Berhalter was relieved of his duties after the tournament as U.S. Soccer brought in Mauricio Pochettino. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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