Italy, Holland, Chile, others may play in US tournament next summer
The lure of hosting such an event is obvious for USSF/SUM. In addition to providing their national team players the opportunity to play against far superior talent, there exists the possibility of generating huge sums of money from attendance and TV broadcast deals.
The idea is not without it’s detractors, though. Upon learning about the idea, many Twitter users expressed doubts, if not outright disdain, about the plan, many of whom refer to it as a “participation award” tournament.
However, all those teams are planning to play friendlies prior to the World Cup anyway, so the USSF/SUM hopes to entice them to play in North America. As with most ideas in America, money talks, so if they deem it profitable, expect them to push hard for the idea.