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Georgia Dome won’t host Copa America Centenario

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Nov 19, 2015

Atlanta and the Georgia Dome wasn’t one of the sites selected to host the 2016 Copa America Centenario.

The Centenario will feature the national teams from countries in South America, as well the U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and a playoff between two more national teams. The tournament will be held June 3-26

The host sites, released on Thursday, are: MetLife Stadium in New York, Soldier Field in Chicago, the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, Gillette Stadium near Boston, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the Orlando Citrus Bowl, University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco and CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

Though some of the fields feature artificial turf, none of the stadiums selected are domes.

The Georgia Dome has hosted two Gold Cup events in the past two years, as well as numerous other games featuring national or club teams.

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