Copa America: USMNT’s History and RecordCopa America: USMNT’s History and Record The 2024 Copa America will mark the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT)’s return to the tournament after its last appearance in 2016. While the competition has expanded to include more CONCACAF nations, the USMNT has yet to find significant success against South America’s established teams. Copa America Titles and Records No CONCACAF nation has ever won the Copa America, a tournament dominated by CONMEBOL countries. Argentina and Uruguay hold the record with 15 titles each, followed by Brazil with 9. USMNT’s Copa America Record * Games Played: 19 * Wins: 1 * Draws: 2 * Losses: 11 * Goals For: 20 * Goals Against: 29 USMNT’s Copa America Most Goals and Appearances * Most Appearances: Cobi Jones, Alexi Lalas, Tab Ramos (9) * Most Goals: Eric Wynalda, Clint Dempsey (3) USMNT’s Copa America Qualification For the 2024 tournament, the USMNT secured a spot through their participation in the 2023/24 CONCACAF Nations League. All ten CONMEBOL members automatically qualified, along with six CONCACAF countries. Conclusion The USMNT continues to improve on the world stage, but they face a significant challenge in achieving success in the Copa America against South America’s elite teams. The 2024 tournament will provide an opportunity for them to build on their historical record and establish themselves as a competitive force in the competition.
The 2024 Copa America will see the competition return to the US for the first time since 2016.
As the tournament continues to expand, the USMNT has been a major driving force in involving more CONCACAF countries, with the 2016 centenary edition marking the first time the tournament has been held outside a CONMEBOL country.
However, despite their progress in this competition and on the world stage, the USMNT are still finding their Copa America feet against South America’s established sides.
The sports news looks at the USMNT’s historical record at the Copa America, including titles won, matches and player records.
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Has USMNT qualified for the Copa America 2024?
All ten members of CONMEBOL automatically qualified for the 2024 Copa America and they are joined by six CONCACAF countries to complete the final sixteen teams.
The USMNT secured a spot in the tournament thanks to their participation in the 2023/24 CONCACAF Nations League.
USMNT Copa America record
The USMNT has never won a Copa America title, and no CONCACAF nation has managed to break the competition’s CONMEBOL dominance since they first became involved in the competition in 1993.
Mexico reached the final twice, losing to Argentina in 1993 and Colombia in 2001.
| Nation | Number of titles | Years won |
| Argentina | 15 | 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941,1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019 |
| Chili | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1953, 1979 |
| Peru | 2 | 1939, 1975 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1963 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2001 |
The changing nature of the Copa America has created a mixed picture for the USMNT. This is the first time they have had to qualify after being invited to participate in 1993, 1995 and 2007 before hosting in 2016.
| Team | Games played | wins | Pulls* | To lose | Goals for | Goals against |
| USA | 19 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 |
*Draws include matches won or lost through penalty shootouts.
USA Copa America most goals, appearances
The record for USMNT Copa America appearances is jointly held by three players, with Cobi Jones, Alexi Lalas And Tab Ramos at nine each. Eric Wynalda And Clint Dempsey top the leaderboards with three each.
| Name | Number of matches | Number of tournaments |
| Cobi Jones | 9 | 2 |
| Alexi Lalas | 9 | 2 |
| Tab Ramos | 9 | 2 |
| Paul Caligiuri | 8 | 2 |
| Name | Number of goals |
| Eric Wynalda | 3 |
| Clint Dempsey | 3 |
| Alexi Lalas | 2 |
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