Representatives from Concacaf and Conmebol met in Mexico City this Thursday. It would be the first time the tournament moves outside South America

The 100th Anniversary of the Copa America is getting closer and closer to being held in the United States. Officials from Conmebol and Concacaf met this Thursday to discuss points about who would organize it and despite the lack of a U.S. Soccer representative, it is the United States which holds the lead.

Officials had a private meetin in Mexico City along with members of Televisa and Univision to start planning out what would be the next moves in the organization of the biggest Copa America ever. Some though that the meeting was held in Mexico, giving the hosting rights to the Aztec country but that was not the case.

Mexico may have to wait longer if they want to host the biggest Copa America ever

United States is open to hosting the competition unless things are not worked out in a clean way. They "sought assurances that the companies involved were above board and that there was total transparency with regard to the commercial and television rights of the tournament."

"The meeting was very positive and we emerged from the meeting with the common goal of holding the Copa America Centenario in the United States," said Jurgen Mainka, a CONCACAF spokesman via telephone.

This happened after 14 soccer and marketing officials in Concacaf were linked to a corruption scandal. The U.S. Soccer Federation does not want to be involved in anything regarding that and will host the cup unless the management of the tournament gets out of control.  

Next year's tournament will have a total of 16 countries participating. Ten of them will be from Conmebol and the other six will come from Concacaf. Despite the tournament not being held until next year, time could soon run out for the organizing comiite to set the venues and schedule all the games.