Copa América Trivia
The Copa América is the main men's football tournament contested among national teams from South American Football Confederation. It has been played for over 100 years.
Trivia
- The Copa América is the oldest international soccer competition contested between men's national teams.
- Copa América translates as America Cup.
- Argentina were the first (and so far only) team to win three consecutive titles, winning the championships in 1945, 1946 and 1947.
- The Copa América the third most watched football competition, behind the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
- Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to participate in the tournament.
- Gardelito, the mascot for the 1987 competition, was the first Copa América mascot.
- In the 2001 Copa América tournament, Colombia set a record of not just being undefeated but not conceding any goal and winning each and every match.
- The Copa América Centenario was held in 2016, celebrating 100 years of CONMEBOL and Copa América
- The 2016 tournament was hosted in the United States, the first time the tournament was held outside of South America. USA host the 2024 event too.
- Argentina and Colombia were scheduled to host the Copa America in 2021 (postponed from 2020), however, The hosting rights were taken away and awarded to Brazil just two weeks before the start of the tournament. It would have been the first time two countries have shared the hosting rights.
- There is a female version of the Copa América - the Copa América Femenina.
- The Copa Sudamericana is South America's second-most prestigious cup competition after the Copa América.
Related Pages
- More about the Copa América
- FIFA World Cup Trivia
- Sports Trivia
- List of Sports Trivia
- About the Sport of Football (Soccer)
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