Yes after its success in 2015, Copa America is back as Copa America 2016 Centenario and this time, it will be much bigger than last year. The United States will host the 2016 Copa Centenario and advertisers will need to look at this big event. To know about his event, take a look at 10 things which you must need to know about Copa Centenario.
1. Centenario Copa America is celebrating its 100 years of South American Soccer championship. There are 16 teams from South, North and Central America. Last time when any biggest event organized in the US is Olympics 2002 and Copa is considered to be on the same level. To look in the biggest soccer events in the US, Copa America may be the 2nd biggest after FIFA World Cup in 1992.
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2. No. of Teams playing is 16: Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, and Host USA. The other 2 teams will be from Concacaf and they will be selected via play-offs.
3. Star Power in 2016 Copa: These are the seven out of top ten most followed soccer players in USA. Messi (1), Neymar (3), Chicharito (5), Clint Dempsey (6), James Rodriguez (7), Luis Suarez (9), and Tim Howard (10). Messi who also played in Copa America 2016 has huge following on social media just behind Portugal Ronaldo who is No. 1. Messi is 5 times ballon d’Or winner. He wins 5th Ballon d’Or on 11 Jan in Zurich. Messi is also the 1st soccer players in ESPN top 10 list of America.
4. 10-12 Metropolitan cities will host: There is 10-12 stadium with an average capacity of 50,000 will host the games. Los Angeles may host the Copa America Centenario Final match.
5. Copa Centenario is played in June from 3-29th and will collide with Uefa Euro 2016 which is from 10th June - 10th July this year. Euro championship matches will be played in the morning in according to US time and Centenario matches in the evening.
6. Copa America Centenario is mostly related to Hispanic people means people which speaks Spanish. We also know that Univision has acquired the Spanish Langue Tv rights for a year ago for Centenario and they are expecting this to be the biggest event that World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
7. Fox Sports is on the verge of getting English Language rights for Copa Centenario. It will undoubtedly be the one of the biggest tournament in USA.
8. Till now except Nike, there are no sponsors signed for Copa Centenario 2016. But CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, and US SOCCER who organised this event sending proposals to agencies.
9. US National soccer team will be in the limelight of this event. As they also want to please their country and fans. This is a great opportunity for them to shine in the one of the biggest tournament to of their country.
10. Copa America Centenario the name is given due to the completion of 100 years of Copa tournament. So they are celebrating the anniversary.
