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Mexico still pushing for joint CONCACAF, CONMEBOL 'Copa Continental' despite lack of talks

While there are no current negotiations between the confederations, Federacion Mexicana de Futbol president Yon de Luisa says he will continue to push for a combined tournament between national teams from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL in the new year.

CONCACAF, the governing body for North America, Central America and the Caribbean, joined forces with CONMEBOL, the governing body for South America, in a 2016 tournament that took place in the United States. Everything pointed toward the groups putting on a similar event this summer, but negotiations were unsuccessful and CONMEBOL will host a Copa America with South American teams plus two guests from the Asian Football Confederation this summer.