The rules, the groups, the rankings, and more.
A history of the past champions:
Team that has won the most championships: Uruguay (15)
Team that has won the most games: Argentina (112)
Team that has lost the most games: Chile (82)
Teams that have never won a Copa América: Chile, Mexico, Honduras, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.
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12 countries participate in the tournament and are split into 3 groups.
The twelve countries participating will be divided in three groups:
Group A
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
Mexico
Group B
Argentina
Jamaica
Paraguay
Uruguay
Group C
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Venezuela
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Team rankings:
Each number represents the team's FIFA ranking:
Argentina (3)
Colombia (4)
Brazil (5)
Uruguay (8)
Chile (19)
Mexico (23)
Ecuador (31)
Peru (61)
Jamaica (65)
Venezuela (72)
Paraguay (85)
Bolivia (89)
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The rules:
The tournament is divided in 4 phases.
Group phase: All the teams in each group play against each other.
3 points per won game.
1 point if it’s a tie.
0 points per lost game.
The two first place teams of each group as well as the two third place teams of all groups will classify to the Quarter-finals.
If two or more teams end up with the same amount of points, this is how the winner is determined:
- Goal difference in all group matches.
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
- Head-to-head result (between two teams only).
Quarter-finals: During the quarter finals, a team can't play against any other teams from their group in the previous phase. The winners of each match move on to the semifinals.
Semifinals: The winners of the semifinals move on to the finals, and the losers play to win third place.
The final: Two teams will play to try to win first place.
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