The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world.[1]
The United States are not members of the South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL, but because CONMEBOL only has ten member associations, guest nations have regularly been invited since 1993. With four participations (and an upcoming fifth one), the U.S. are the second-most regular guest behind Mexico (ten participations).
In 2016, the U.S. were hosts of the Copa América Centenario, which celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the tournament with a larger competition, co-organized by CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. This makes them the only non-South American country to ever host a Copa match. Before, they have been invited guests in 1993, 1995 and 2007. In 2024, the United States will again host the tournament, although for the first time they did not receive an automatic invitation and had to qualify through the CONCACAF Nations League.
Record at the Copa América
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916–1991 | Not invited | |||||||
 1993
|
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 1995
|
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 1997–2004 | Not invited | |||||||
 2007
|
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011–2015 | Not invited | |||||||
 2016
|
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019–2021 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2024 |
Qualified | |||||||
| Total | Invitation | 0 titles | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
* Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Match overview
| Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |
Group stage | Uruguay |
0–1 | Ambato |
| Ecuador |
0–2 | Quito | ||
 Venezuela |
3–3 | |||
| 1995 |
Group stage |  Chile |
2–1 | Paysandú |
 Bolivia |
0–1 | |||
 Argentina |
3–0 | |||
| Quarterfinals |  Mexico |
0–0 (4–1 p) | ||
| Semifinals |  Brazil |
0–1 | Maldonado | |
| Third place match |  Colombia |
1–4 | ||
| 2007 |
Group stage | Argentina |
1–4 | Maracaibo |
 Paraguay |
1–3 | Barinas | ||
| Colombia |
0–1 | Barquisimeto | ||
| 2016 |
Group stage | Colombia |
0–2 | Santa Clara |
 Costa Rica |
4–0 | Chicago | ||
 Paraguay |
1–0 | Philadelphia | ||
| Quarterfinals |  Ecuador |
2–1 | Seattle | |
| Semifinals | Argentina |
0–4 | Houston | |
| Third place match | Colombia |
0–1 | Glendale |
Record players
| Rank | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobi Jones | 9 | 1993 and 1995 |
| Alexi Lalas | 9 | 1993 and 1995 | |
| Tab Ramos | 9 | 1993 and 1995 | |
| 4 | Paul Caligiuri | 8 | 1993 and 1995 |
| 5 | Brad Friedel | 6 | 1993 and 1995 |
| Mike Burns | 6 | 1995 | |
| Earnie Stewart | 6 | 1995 | |
| Kyle Beckerman | 6 | 2007 and 2016 | |
| Brad Guzan | 6 | 2007 and 2016 | |
| Michael Bradley | 6 | 2016 | |
| Geoff Cameron | 6 | 2016 | |
| Clint Dempsey | 6 | 2016 | |
| Gyasi Zardes | 6 | 2016 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Wynalda | 3 | 1995 |
| Clint Dempsey | 3 | 2016 | |
| 3 | Alexi Lalas | 2 | 1993 (1) and 1995 (1) |
| 4 | 10 players | 1 |
See also
- United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
- United States at the FIFA Confederations Cup
- United States at the FIFA World Cup
References
- ^ "Copa América". Encyclopædia Britannica. December 11, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
External links
This page was last edited on 6 January 2024, at 02:30