When is the next America's Cup. South American Football Championship
The America's Cup is the oldest international competition still in existence today. The tournament originates in 1916, but received its current name only in 1975. The America's Cup is the main competition for South American football teams (after the World Cup, of course), organized under the auspices of CONMEBOL (Confederation of South American Football).
Until 1975, the tournament was not particularly popular and many CONMEBOL members ignored the competition, often sending youth squads, but with the advent of the very name Copa America, all ten South American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela) regularly began to measure their strength. Moreover, each time two teams from other football federations were invited to the America's Cup, and since 1993 the Mexican team has become a regular guest of the tournament. Other invitees included teams from Costa Rica (1997, 2001, 2004), Honduras (2001), Japan (1999) and the United States (1993, 1995, 2007). At the same time, the United States refused to participate in the America's Cup several times, and in 2001 Canada's invitation was withdrawn for security reasons.
So, the first years of the competition was called the South American Championship of National Teams, and many draws were held unofficially. We bring to your attention the winners of those tournaments, in order the winner, silver medalist, bronze medalist.
1916* - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
1917 - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
1919 - Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
1920 - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
1921 - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
1922 - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
1923 - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay
1924 - Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay
1925 - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
1926 - Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
1927 - Argentina, Uruguay, Peru
1929 - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
1935* - Uruguay, Argentina, Peru
1937 - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
1939 - Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay
1941* - Argentina, Uruguay, Chile
1942 - Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil
1945* - Argentina, Brazil, Chile
1946 - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
1947 - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
1949 - Brazil, Paraguay, Peru
1953 - Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay
1955 - Argentina, Chile, Peru
1956* - Uruguay, Chile, Argentina
1957 - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
1959 - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
1963 - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
1967 - Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
* - unofficial championships
And since 1975, the name Copa America (Copa America) was born. The first draws of the tournament did not have a host country, and even the finals were held according to the home / away system. And only in 1987, Argentina became the first hostess, which then became the fourth. We bring to your attention the results of the final meetings of the America's Cups, as well as the host countries (in parentheses).
1975 - Peru - Colombia - 0:1, 2:0
1979 - Paraguay - Chile - 3:0, 0:1
1983 - Uruguay - Brazil - 2:0, 1:1
1987 - Uruguay - Chile - 1: 0 (Argentina)
1989 - Brazil - Uruguay - 1: 0 (Brazil)
1991 - Argentina - Brazil - 3: 2 (Chile)
1993 - Argentina - Mexico - 2: 1 (Ecuador)
1995 - Uruguay - Brazil - 1:1 (5:3 - on pen.) (Uruguay)
1997 - Brazil - Bolivia - 3: 1 (Bolivia)
1999 - Brazil - Uruguay - 3: 0 (Paraguay)
2001 - Colombia - Mexico - 1: 0 (Colombia)
2004 - Brazil - Argentina - 2:2 (4:2 - on pen.) (Peru)
2007 - Brazil - Argentina - 3:0 (Venezuela)
2011 - Uruguay - Paraguay - 3: 0 (Argentina)
Trophies won:
15 – Uruguay
14 - Argentina
8 - Brazil
2 - Paraguay, Peru
1 - Colombia, Bolivia
First America's Cup(Copa América) was held in 1910 and was unofficial. Actually, the corporate name - Copa America - did not exist then. The tournament was formerly called the South American Championship for national teams (Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones), and under its current name it became known only since 1975.
The Argentines decided to arrange a football competition with the participation of four teams - Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and, of course, their own. However, the Brazilians refused to participate at the last moment, but on May 29, 1910, the first match of the South American Championship took place in Buenos Aires: the Uruguayan team defeated the Chileans 3-0, and the first goal in tournament history was scored by Jose Piendibene from Peñarol . Seven days later, Argentina beat the Chileans with an even bigger score - 5:1.
Nearly 40,000 people gathered at the stadium of Gimnasia e Esgrima to watch the game of eternal rivals, in which the fate of the first place was decided. But their expectations were deceived - even before the start of the game, the fans set fire to one of the stands, and the match was postponed. A day later, the meeting nevertheless took place at the stadium of the Racing Club, where only 8,000 spectators were able to see the victory of the Argentina national team with a score of 4:1.
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The second tournament, in 1916, was also unofficial (although this is a moot point) - it was held in honor of the 100th anniversary of Argentina's independence. IN decisive match again teams of Argentina and Uruguay came together. Although the game ended in a goalless draw, Uruguay emerged victorious, thus taking revenge for a defeat six years earlier.
The tournament attracted a lot of attention and, to a certain extent, served as a catalyst for the creation of a continental football confederation - CONMEBOL (CONMEBOL). The date of formation of the Confederation is July 09, 1916.
A year later, under its auspices, the first official championship of the continent was played. "Celesta" (nickname of the national team of Uruguay) again became the first. Uruguay, by the way, until 2011, together with Argentina, held the record for the number of titles won - 14 each. And it must have happened that in 2011 it was in Argentina that the Uruguayans took the lead, becoming the owners of the America's Cup for the fifteenth time. It is surprising that the Brazilians, who performed at the world championships more successfully than these teams, are significantly inferior to them in intracontinental competitions. A total of eight times the Selesao became the best on their continent. On four occasions the Brazilians have won at home.
The home field factor plays a decisive role in South America at times. Powerful dope in the form of frantic support of its fans doubles, triples, and even tenfolds the strength of impulsive, impressionable, temperamental southerners. How else can you explain the victory of the Bolivian national team, which occupies a very modest place on the hierarchical ladder of South American football? Having won five victories, including in the final two meetings over the national teams of Argentina (3:2) and Brazil (5:4), the Bolivian football players became champions. It happened in 1963, when the championship was held in Bolivia. And in 1997, Bolivia took second place, losing only to Brazil in the final. Where do you think the America's Cup was held?
Seven times the tournaments were held in Uruguay, and all seven times the hosts triumphed. Nine times the organizers of the championships were the Argentines. On six occasions they won. And one more statistical confirmation of the above. Twenty times out of thirty-eight (52.6 percent) the hosts won the tournament. Only teams from Chile and Ecuador failed to take advantage of their native walls.
Five times the winner had to be determined in an additional match, and each time one of the participants in these meetings was the Brazilian team (meaning the South American championship until 1967). She lost twice: in 1937 to the Argentines (0:2) and in 1953 to the Paraguayan team (2:3). Three additional fights ended in victory for the Brazilians. In 1919 they defeated the Uruguayan team (1:0), in 1922 - the Paraguayan team (3:1). And in 1949, the victory over the same opponent was again won (7:0).
The formula, timing and frequency of the championship of the continent have changed many times. Three times in the 1970s and 1980s Copa America, as this tournament is sometimes called, did not have a host: long tournaments were held with traveling, and the teams of Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay became the winners in this scheme of drawing.
In 1987, the South Americans returned to their previous practice, and it was decided to observe the principle of rotation - that is, to entrust the role of the organizer to successively all ten countries included in CONMEBOL. Active since 1993 existing scheme draw with twelve participants. Two national teams act as specially invited guests, and one of them is invariably the national team of Mexico. The other is, as a rule, another one of the leading teams of the neighboring confederation - CONCACAF. Once the Japanese team also came to the tournament. (In 2011, the Japanese refused to participate in the America's Cup because of the earthquake that happened the day before, during which many people died and the country's economy suffered - note by the author).
On the one hand, such systematization benefited the tournament. On the other hand, holding it in odd years created problems for football players playing in Europe: they actually lost their summer vacation, and clubs were usually not happy with long absences that created problems in preparation for the next season.
In 2001, almost all the leading players of the Brazilian national team did not come to the tournament in Colombia, and the Argentines completely refused to participate in the tournament (the reasons, however, were of a different - related to politics - nature). After that, another almost revolutionary decision followed: to play the America's Cup half as often - in the same years as the European Championship.
The tournament in Peru in 2004 was the first to fit into the new structure. Five-time world champions - players of the Brazilian national team became its winners for the seventh time. However, the timing of the next tournament was again violated.
The America's Cup was held in Venezuela in 2007, that is, not four, but three years after the last and not in the year of the European Championship. Although, it doesn't matter anymore. Selesao won for the eighth time.
2011, held in Argentina, was a failure for the Brazilian team. And not only by the result, but also by the game. What are only four (!) Not scored penalty kicks from four blows in the quarterfinal match against Paraguay. Not to mention that of the three games group tournament The Seleção have only won one, drawing twice more.
The South American Football Championship, the world's oldest national team tournament. The Copa America tournament (under this name it has been known since 1975) was established by ten members of CONMEBOL - the South American Football Confederation. It is 50 years older than its European counterpart.
The first championship, in 1910, was unofficial (so-called extraordinary). The Argentines decided to host a tournament involving themselves as well as teams from Uruguay, Brazil and Chile. The Brazilians refused to participate at the last moment, but on May 29, 1910, the first match of the South American Championship took place in Buenos Aires: the Uruguayan team defeated the Chileans 3-0, and the first goal in the history of tournaments was scored by Jose Piendibene from Peñarol. Seven days later, Argentina beat the Chileans even more - 5:1.
Almost 40,000 people gathered at the stadium of the Gimnasia club to watch the game of the eternal rivals. But their expectations were deceived - even before the start of the game, the fans set fire to one of the stands, and the match was postponed. A day later, the game still took place at the stadium of the Racing Club, where only 8,000 spectators were able to see the victory of Argentina with a score of 4:1. The second tournament, in 1916, was also unofficial - it was held in honor of the 100th anniversary of Argentina's independence. In the decisive match, Argentina and Uruguay again met, and the Uruguayans took revenge for the defeat of six years ago.
From 1916 to 1959 the championships were played on average every two years. Uruguay won six of the first eleven tournaments. Then the Argentines began to take over: between the 1920s and 1950s, they were the first in 11 out of 18 championships. The Brazilians won the championship four times, and they achieved all victories at home. They were not lucky: in the 1960s, when the Brazilians were at the peak of their success, only two tournaments were held. Other countries achieved victories only occasionally. Peru won the championships in 1939 and 1975, Paraguay won in 1953 and 1979, and Bolivia won the only victory on home soil in 1963.
Many countries were dismissive of the tournament. They sent second national teams or youth teams in general. Only in 1975 did all ten member countries of CONMEBOL take part in the championship.
Countries have been the hosts of the tournament a different number of times: Argentina has hosted the championship 9 times, Chile - 7, Uruguay - 6, Peru - 5, and the Brazilians, indifferent to the championship, have been hosts only four times. The 1987 tournament was held in Argentina, and the Uruguayans became champions, repeating their success in 1983. In 1989, the championship was hosted by Brazil and took first place for the first time in 40 years. Argentina won in 1991.
The 1993 championship in Ecuador was different from the previous ones. For the first time, teams from Mexico and the United States were invited to participate. The draw system has also changed: the teams played in three groups, and eight of them advanced to the quarterfinals. One of the debutants - Mexico unexpectedly reached the final, where, however, lost to Argentina - 1:2. Mexico and the USA were also invited to the 1995 tournament in Uruguay. And here the Americans have already shown disrespect for the owners. They advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to Brazil 0-1. But in the final, the Brazilians lost to the hosts, the players of Uruguay. The game ended 1:1. and Uruguay won 5-3 on penalties.
In 1997, the Brazilians made up for lost time. In the final in the highlands of La Paz, they beat Bolivia. And in 1999 in Paraguay, they again won the championship, beating the Uruguayans dry.
1910 Buenos Aires. 1. Argentina, 2. Uruguay
1916 Buenos Aires. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1917 Montevideo. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1919 Rio de Janeiro (playoffs) Brazil 1-0 Uruguay (Friedenreich). Viewers: 28,000
1920 Viña del Mar. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1921 Buenos Aires. 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil
1922 Rio de Janeiro (playoffs) Brazil - Paraguay 3:1 (Formiga 2, Neko; G. Rivas). Viewers: 20,000
1923 Montevideo. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina.
1924 Montevideo. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1925 Buenos Aires. 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil
1926 Santiago. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1927 Lima. 1. Argentina, 2. Uruguay
1929 Buenos Aires 1. Argentina, 2. Paraguay
1935 Lima. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1937 Buenos Aires (playoffs) Argentina 2-0 Brazil (De la Mata 2). Viewers: 80,000
1939 Lima. 1. Peru, 2. Uruguay
1941 Santiago. I. Argentina, 2. Uruguay
1942 Montevideo. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1945 Santiago. 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil
1946 Buenos Aires. 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil
1947 Guayaquil. 1. Argentina, 2. Paraguay
1949 Rio de Janeiro (playoffs) Brazil - Paraguay 7:0 (Ademir Menezes 3, Tezurinha 2, Jair Rosa, Pinto 2). Viewers: 55,000
1953 Lima (playoffs) Paraguay - Brazil 3:2 (A. Lopez, Gavilan, R. Fernandez; Baltazar 2). Viewers: 35,000
1955 Santiago. 1. Argentina, 2. Chile
1956 Montevideo. 1. Uruguay, 2. Chile
1957 Lima. 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil
1959 Buenos Aires. 1. Argentina, 2. Brazil*
1959 Guayaquil. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1963 Bolivia. 1. Bolivia, 2. Paraguay
1967 Montevideo. 1. Uruguay, 2. Argentina
1975 Bogota (1st match): Colombia - Peru 1:0 (P. Castro). Viewers: 50,000
Lima (2nd match): Peru - Colombia 2:0 (Oblitas, O. Ramirez). Viewers: 50,000
Caracas (play-off): Peru 1-0 Colombia (Sotil). Viewers: 30,000
1979 Asuncion (1st match): Paraguay 3-0 Chile (C. Romero 2, M. Morel)
Santiago (2nd match): Chile 1-0 Paraguay (Rivas). Viewers: 55,000
Buenos Aires (playoffs): Paraguay 0-0 Chile. Spectators: 6,000 (Paraguay won on goal difference)
1983 Montevideo (1st match): Uruguay 2-0 Brazil (20, 27, Ronaldo 46). Viewers: 30,000
The 2019 America's Cup will be the 46th edition of the tournament since its inception. The competition was held from June 14 to July 7 in Brazil. The 2019 Copa America winner has qualified for the 2021 Confederations Cup final.
Copa America is one of the most prestigious and popular football tournaments in the world. In terms of importance in football, the South American Cup is second only to the World Cup and the European Championship. KA 2019 is a mega grand event that will be broadcast in many countries of the hemisphere.
Did you know? Uruguay is the most titled team in the American National Football Championship with 15 victories. Argentina is in second place with 14 titles, while Brazil is in third place with 9 wins.
Groups and match calendar Copa America 2019
The final
Brazil 3:1 Peru 07/07/2019
Match for 3rd place
Argentina 2:1 Chile 06.07.2019
Playoffs 1/2 finals
Playoffs (1/4)
| Brazil | 0:0
after s.p. 4:3 |
Paraguay | 28.06.19 02:00 | QF1 |
| Venezuela | 0:2 | Argentina | 28.06.19 22:00 | QF2 |
| Colombia | 0:0
after s.p. 4:5 |
Chile | 29.06.19 02:00 | QF3 |
| Uruguay | 0:0
after s.p. 4:5 |
Peru | 29.06.19 22:00 | QF4 |
Group A
| AND | IN | H | P | Z | — | P | ABOUT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2. | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 3. | Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 |
| 4. | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 0 |
Group B
| AND | IN | H | P | Z | — | P | ABOUT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2. | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 |
| 3. | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 4. | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 |
Group C
| AND | IN | H | P | Z | — | P | ABOUT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 |
| 2. | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 3. | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 |
| 4. | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 |
Calendar and match results
Tour 1
| 18.06. 02:00 | Japan | Chile | 0:4 | ||
| 17.06. 01:00 | Uruguay | Ecuador | 4: 0 | ||
| 16.06. 22:00 | Paraguay | Qatar | 2: 2 | ||
| 16.06. 01:00 | Argentina | Colombia | 0: 2 | ||
| 15.06. 22:00 | Venezuela | Peru | 0: 0 | ||
| 15.06. 03:30 | Brazil | Bolivia | 3: 0 |
Tour 2
| 22.06. 02:00 | Ecuador | Chile | 1:2 | ||
| 21.06. 02:00 | Uruguay | Japan | 2: 2 | ||
| 20.06. 03:30 | Argentina | Paraguay | 1: 1 | ||
| 20.06. 00:30 | Colombia | Qatar | 1: 0 | ||
| 19.06. 03:30 | Brazil | Venezuela | 0: 0 | ||
| 19.06. 00:30 | Bolivia | Peru | 1: 3 |
Tour 3
| 25.06. 02:00 | Chile | Uruguay | 0:1 | |
| 25.06. 02:00 | Ecuador | Japan | 1: 1 | |
| 23.06. 22:00 | Qatar | Argentina | 0: 2 | |
| 23.06. 22:00 | Colombia | Paraguay | 1: 0 | |
| 22.06. 22:00 | Bolivia | Venezuela | 1: 3 | |
| 22.06. 22:00 | Peru | Brazil | 0: 5 |
Choice of venue for the competition
It was originally planned to host the 2015 Copa America in Brazil, but as the country was already gearing up to host such big events as the 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and Olympic Games 2016, the tournament was held in Chile. The Football Federations of Brazil and Chile have decided to swap dates for the 2015 and 2019 Copa America. This decision of the federations was approved by CONMEBOL back in 2012. Therefore, the 2019 Copa América will be played in 6 stadiums in Brazil.
2019 America's Cup Participating Teams
It was originally planned to hold a competition with 16 teams, but on May 4, 2018, CONMEBOL finally announced that there would be only 12 participants. In addition to all 10 representatives of South America (Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Paraguay), In Copa America 2019, two teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will play - Japan and Qatar.
Qatar, which is the host of the World Cup 2022, will play in the Copa America for the first time, thus becoming the first team in the history of the Arab people to play in this tournament. At that time, for Japan, this will be the second participation in the drawing of the KA.
It is worth noting that the 2019 America's Cup will not feature Mexico, the team from CONCACAF that took part in the last 10 editions of the competition.
Prediction for the winner of Copa America 2019
Bookmakers have already assessed the chances of the teams to win, and they believe more in the triumph of the Brazilian team. Indeed, now among all the teams participating in the tournament, the Pentacampeons look the strongest. The Brazilians have a stellar squad experienced trainer, under whose leadership the “yellow-greens” show beautiful productive football, moreover, they will play with the support of a multi-million army of fans in their native country.
Note that the last two editions of the America's Cup were won by the Chilean team, in both cases beating the Argentines in the final.
So, bookmakers gave their prediction for the winner of the tournament with the following odds:
- Brazil - 2.85
- Argentina - 3.50
- Chile - 7.00
- Columbia - 9.00
- Uruguay - 13.00
- Ecuador - 17.00
- Paraguay - 21.00
- Peru - 26.00
- Venezuela - 34.00
- Bolivia - 51.00
Invited teams (Qatar and Japan) are not represented in this list, as their probability of winning is estimated by even lower quotes.
