United States at the Copa América
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 football confederation CONMEBOL. But because CONMEBOL only has ten member associations, guest nations have regularly been invited since 1993. With four participations, the U.S. are the second-most regular invitee behind Mexico (10 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.
Record at the Copa América[]
| Copa América | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1916 – 1991 | Not invited | |||||||
 1993 |
Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 1995 |
Semi-Finals | 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 |
Semi-Finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 – 2021 | Not invited | |||||||
| Total | 4 participations | 13/18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
* Draws include matches decided on penalties.
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 | |||
| Quarter-Final |  Mexico |
0–0 (4–1 pen.) | ||
| Semi-Final |  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 | ||
| Quarter-Final | Ecuador |
2–1 | Seattle | |
| Semi-Final | Argentina |
0–4 | Houston | |
| Third Place Match | Colombia |
0–1 | Glendale |
Record Players[]
| No. | Name | 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[]
| No. | Name | 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[]
References[]
- ^ "Copa América". Encyclopædia Britannica. December 11, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
External links[]
- Countries at the Copa América
- United States men's national soccer team