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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4544905, member: 405"]
Great news for the US to get the South American championship on US soil in 2024.  This will make it easier to get a better coach, too, by having elite competition prior to the World Cup.  This is how a team grows and gets better - playing competitive games against Brazil, Argentina, et al.

And if this gets repeated in the future, football in the US is going to get even better, with even more TV coverage, more people really caring about the games.  Mexico is the only real rival we have in CONCACAF.  If we're getting the chance to play Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, every few years, too, it can only accelerate the growth of the sport in our country.  This is like entering the big time for US soccer.

Our market is finally big enough, with well-educated enough fans, to actually matter to other countries.  It's not just about the US having facilities, ready made stadiums, excellent transportation infrastructure, predictable food, good hotels, etc.  It's that there is going to be major attendance with minimal political hassle, compared to some South American countries.  We averaged 45,000 per game when they came here in 2016.  They'll surely draw more than 50,000 per game this time.

I also love that they're looking to build club football by creating an inter-continental Final Four between NA and SA teams.  This is amazingly great news.  But the tournament is only a year from this summer.  We have to have a coach in place by the summer.

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