Who became the champion of America in football. History of South American Football
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 the decisive match, the national teams of Argentina and Uruguay again met. 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.
Copa America 2019 (Copa America) is a football tournament held by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). The tournament is held every few years (from two to four, although only a year passed between the 44th and 45th America's Cups, since the organizers wanted to celebrate the centenary of the tournament in 2016).
The first draw (called the May Revolution Centenary Cup) took place in 1910, but then CONMEBOL did not exist yet, so the official history of the America's Cup dates back to 1916. In any case, this is the oldest international football tournament in existence today. For comparison, the first European Football Cup (now the European Championship) was held only in 1960.
The America's Cup was originally called the South American National Teams Championship, and the tournament received its current name in 1975.
America's Cup: Participants
CONMEBOL consists of 10 countries that always take part in the America's Cup: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Ecuador.
Four teams took part in the first edition of the America's Cup in 1916: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. Then they established CONMEBOL. True, until 1975, countries did not always take the tournament seriously, sometimes sending second squads to it. And only since 1975, all ten CONMEBOL teams began to participate in the America's Cup.
Recently, the list of participants in the tournament has been regularly expanding. Since 1993, two additional teams have been invited to the tournament, and as a result, the Mexican team became a permanent participant in the America's Cup. In 2016, six non-CONMEBOL teams were invited to the tournament at once: Mexico, the USA, Haiti, Panama, Costa Rica and Jamaica.
America's Cup Top Teams
Uruguay is the leader in terms of the number of victories in the tournament - 15 wins. Argentina is on the tail of the Uruguayans with 14 victories. Brazil has won 8 times. Other teams have not won the America's Cup more than twice: Chile, Peru and Paraguay won twice, while Bolivia and Colombia excelled once each.
The best scorers in the history of the America's Cup tournament are the Argentinean Norberto Mendez and the Brazilian Zizinho: they both scored 17 goals each. Two goals less on account of Uruguayan Severino Varela and Peruvian Teodoro Fernandez.
Argentina has hosted the tournament the most times, having hosted it 8 times. Uruguay hosted the America's Cup 7 times, Chile and Peru 6 times each. In Brazil, the tournament was held four times.
America's Cup 2019
The next tournament is scheduled for 2019. It will take place in Brazil. In rank current champion the Chilean national team, which won the tournament in both 2015 and 2016, will perform.
The tournament should be held in June-July 2019, the exact dates have not yet been determined. The 2019 Copa América will have 12 teams: 10 CONMEBOL members and two invited teams (Mexico and some other team).
In 1910, the railway line was opened, which connected the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, with Chile. To commemorate this event, the Argentine government organized a football tournament, inviting the national teams of Uruguay, Brazil and Chile. Two of the three teams (Brazil refused) accepted the invitation. On May 29, the guests (teams of Uruguay and Chile) opened the tournament at the Gimnasia stadium in Buenos Aires. The Uruguayans won 3-0.
A week later, the Argentine national team beat the Chileans with a more convincing score - 5:1. Correspondence dispute between the two leading South American teams ended in victory for the hosts. Now the Argentines had to prove their superiority in face-to-face meeting. Decisive match caused extraordinary excitement. Even before the start of the game, the fans staged a shootout in the stands, and then set fire to one of the stands. The players who were at that time in the locker rooms did not dare to enter the field. The match took place the next day at another stadium in Buenos Aires and ended in a convincing 4-1 victory for the Argentines. However, this tournament did not receive the status of the official championship of South America, since the continental football federation did not exist at that time. The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) was formed only in 1916. Since then, the countdown of the South American championships has begun (since 1975, this tournament has been called the America's Cup).
South American tournaments are second in importance only to the world championships. That's what South Americans think. Europeans, on this account, have their own, special opinion. However, the argument about whose football is better - technically sophisticated, artistic Latin American or rational, athletic, but tactically more flexible and diverse European - is unlikely to be resolved. One thing is certain: the European and South American championships are second only to the world championships in terms of the level of play and significance, and there is always great interest in them on all continents.
Impulsive, subject to quick mood swings, somewhat disorganized South Americans could not manage to give a clear rhythm to their championships. Either they were held annually (and even two tournaments were held in 1959), then there were long pauses, one of which lasted for eight years. In Europe, there is much more order: all tournaments are held at four-year intervals. And the composition of the participants is stable. In South America, it ranged from three to twelve.
Tournaments, with a few exceptions, were one-round. Only in 1975, "a combined system was introduced: at the first stage, everyone met with everyone, at the final stage, the Olympic system operated. But even here there were exceptions. So, in 1989 and 1991, microtournaments were held at all stages in one round. Thirty-eight tournaments out of 41 took place in any one country, but three times (1975, 1979, 1983) the rivals visited each other. best teams Central and North America. In 1993, the Mexican team took second place, and in 1997 - third. In 1995, the US team entered the top four.
If the passion for experimentation does not leave the football figures of South America, then it is possible that in the foreseeable future strongest teams all continents and they will turn into alternative world championships. It remains to be hoped that the overly proud and ambitious FIFA will not allow this. In general, the South Americans scored quite a lot. The average performance of their tournaments is 3.4 goals per match. And their record figure (6.2), achieved in 1927, seems somehow fabulously implausible. In 13 championships, the average result exceeded the “4” mark. Mother Europe cannot boast of such figures. However, for very objective reasons. Firstly, high performance falls on the 1920s - 50s - the era of reckless, open, attacking football. If the European Championships were held in this period of time, the picture would be different. Actually, for the purity of the experiment, you should compare the results of the last 10 tournaments (as many of them were held in Europe). And here the picture is somewhat different: South America - 2.6 goals per match, Europe (including preliminary tournaments) - 2.8.
Secondly, abundance goals scored on the American continent also indicates a significant difference in the class of teams. There, every third match ended with a big score (a difference of three or more goals). In Europe, every fifth game ended with a big score. Three giants make the weather in the South American championships: Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. They won a total of 35 times (out of 41). Representatives of 9 countries won 12 championships in the Old World. The conclusion suggests itself. It is surprising that the Brazilians, who performed at the world championships more successfully than the national teams of Uruguay and Argentina, are significantly inferior to them in intracontinental competitions. Only seven times they became the best on their continent, and their main rivals - 14 times each. In four cases out of seven, the Brazilians 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 2nd 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. Eight 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. In Europe, the achievements of the hosts are much more modest (3 wins in 12 tournaments - 25 percent). 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 Paraguay team (3:1). And in 1949, the victory over the same opponent was again won (7:0).
Oleg Abarnikov © 2010 specially for the site http: www.copa-america.ru
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
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 | W | — | 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 | W | — | 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 | W | — | 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.
