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.

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Record at the Copa América[edit]

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