Weekly Chart: Copa América Centenario by the Numbers

Copa América, the South American continental soccer tournament, is being played for the first time on U.S. soil through June 26. The tournament is marking 100 years since the inception of the competition and the founding of Conmebol, the South American Football Confederation. The location and the timing are oddities; the cup is usually contested every four years in South America by the ten South American soccer countries, plus two invited teams from other confederations. But this special tournament—dubbed Copa América Centenario—is a special edition to celebrate the centennial, despite the fact that the previous edition was played last year in Chile.

Six teams were invited from Concacaf (the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Football Confederation) including the United States and Mexico—the two national teams that draw the biggest TV ratings in the United States.

Copa América is being played despite the legal issues it faced last year. In May 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted three Conmebol presidents and four from Concacaf, accusing them of receiving bribes in exchange for Copa América Centenario marketing contracts. Then, in December, the department arrested Conmebol’s then-President Juan Ángel Napout in connection with the bribery case.

AS/COA Online takes a look at the numbers by the competition.