Top 10 Most Valuable Squads in Copa América of all time

The CONMEBOL national teams compete in the premier men’s football tournament, the Copa America. It is the most seasoned and longest-running global football contest, as well as the third generally famous. Opposition determines South American heroes. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have participated in the competition.

Argentina held the first edition of the Copa América, or Campeonato Sudamericano de Football, from July 2 to July 17, 1916. The initial participants were Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina itself. Uruguay emerged as the victor. After an eight-year hiatus, the tournament was revived in 1975 as the Copa América. CONMEBOL then decided to rotate hosting duties every two years among its 10 members starting in 1987 until 2001.

The Coronavirus outbreak caused the Copa America to be moved to 2021 instead of 2020. It was supposed to take place in June, but due to the outbreak, the hosts, Colombia and Argentina, pulled out. The tournament was instead hosted in Brazil. However, due to players’ reluctance to play in Brazil, which is one of the world’s most affected nations, the tournament is likely to be canceled. This section examines the Copa America’s best teams.

The following are the Top 10 Most Valuable Squads in Copa América history:

Venezuela – 1XSemi

There have been twelve matches not won by Venezuela between 1975 and 2004. They have never finished in the top three and are the only CONMEBOL member to never finish outside the top ten of the Copa América’s all-time list.

Ecuador – 2XSemi

There are only two CONMEBOL members without a continental championship. Venezuela is the other. Neither team has ever finished in the top three.

In 1963, Carlos Alberto Raffo scored six goals, the only Ecuadorian player to ever win an individual award at a continental championship. Despite Raffo’s goals, Ecuador only finished sixth out of seven nations that year.

One title for Bolivia

The Copa América trophy was won by Bolivia in 1963 and 1997, when they hosted the competition. In the wake of beating Ecuador 3-2, they went to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa América in Chile intriguingly beginning around 1997. Their keep going victory occurred on June 28, 1997, breaking a seven-year dry season in the Copa América.

Colombia – 1 title

Colombia has participated in six World Cups (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018). Colombia reached the quarterfinals in 2014 and finished sixth in overall standings. Its most outstanding worldwide triumph is the Copa América, which it won in 2001 while facilitating the competition in Colombia; it also came in second place in 1975 and reached the semifinals in 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2004, and 2016.

Peru – two titles

In addition to winning the Copa América twice, Peru qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times, including in 2018. As runners-up in the 2019 Copa America, they lost to Brazil in the final after reaching the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and participating in the 1936 Olympic football competition.

Chile – two titles

Chile won the 2015 Copa América title on home soil by crushing Argentina in the final. In 2016, they successfully defended their championship at the Copa América Centenario. Chile had previously finished second in the opposition multiple times. They won the Copa América in 2015, finishing second to Germany in their first appearance, earning them a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Paraguay – Two titles

In addition to winning two titles, Paraguay has participated in the Copa América tournament on a regular basis (in 1953 and 1979). The most successful period of Paraguay’s history was under the direction of Argentine coach Gerardo Martino, who won South American Coach of the Year in 2007. He led Paraguay to the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals in 2010 and the Copa América final, where they finished second.

A total of 9 titles have been won by Brazil

It has won nine titles, making it the most successful national team in the tournament’s history. Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup five times. However, they have won the Copa America several times and lost several times in the last. In 1949, Brazil hosted the South American Championship, which ended a 27-year absence of official championships.

A total of 14 titles have been won by Argentina

Argentina has won the Copa América 14 times, surpassing Uruguay as the only nation to do so. La Albiceleste has also won the Artemio Franchi Trophy in 1993 and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992. La Albiceleste has been to five World Cup finals, losing the first one 4–2 to Uruguay in 1930. The team has won the World Cup twice and lost three in the last two years. They have also made 15 Copa America final appearances and won 35 top-four finishes.

A total of 15 titles have been won by Uruguay

Throughout the competition, they have won the Copa América multiple times, making them the best public group. Their most recent victory was in 2011. They’ve won two FIFA World Cups, the first of which was in 1930 when they hosted and defeated Argentina 4–2. In 1950, the team won its second championship, defeating Brazil 2–1 in the championship game, which had the highest attendance of any football tournament.