The Copa America is football's oldest international tournament, and in 2024 a special edition will be held to celebrate its 108-year history, with more teams taking part than ever before. So who has played in this famous and prestigious competition, and who has won it so far?
This tournament is Argentina What began as the South American National Team Championship in 1916 has seen 47 tournaments since then, with the 48th tournament beginning on June 20 in Miami, Florida.
Although the tournament is known as the Copa America, it has only featured teams from the Americas (North and South America) twice.The event will be held again in 2016 and 2024, with the United States coming in fourth place in the former.
In 2024, representatives from CONCACAF will participate as guests of six countries. Canada, Costa Rica, United States, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama Another special one-off edition.
However, there are currently 10 countries that make up the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
They have produced 47 champions to date. Argentina is the most recent winner of the FIFA World Cup. In December 2022 Lionel Messi He won two major international trophies to cement his legend.
How many times has each team won the Copa America?
Argentina and Uruguay The team that has won the most tournaments. Each winner will be awarded 15 medals.However, the defending champions have played in 29 finals while much smaller Japan have only played in 21.
Come behind Brazil has won the tournament nine times and lost in the final 12 times. Their last victory in the competition came on July 7, 2019, when they beat Peru 3-1 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to claim their first title since 2007.
Behind them are three countries, each with two wins. Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia I only won once. Finally, Ecuador and Venezuela have never won the championship.
Interestingly, Mexico are the only team not affiliated with CONMEBOL to have competed for the title, having reached the final twice, in 1993 and 2002, and finishing third three times, in 1997, 1999 and 2007. Can they be the first team to win CONCACAF in 2024?
- Argentina: 15 wins, 14 runner-ups.
- Uruguay: 15 wins, 6 runners-up.
- Brazil: 9 wins, 12 runner-ups.
- Paraguay: 2 wins, 6 runner-ups.
- Chile: 2 wins, 4 runner-ups.
- Peru: 2 wins, 1 runner-up.
- Colombia: 1 win, 1 runner-up.
- Bolivia: 1 win, 1 runner-up.
