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Football Betting - Copa America 2007

History - Important Facts - Teams - Championships

History

• The Copa America was initiated in 1916 and is the oldest National Teams’ competition in the world.

• The tournament reached its 42nd edition and is played every two years.

• The teams from Argentina and Uruguay both hold a total of 14 titles each that makes them the best clubs in America.

• In the past, the competition was known as the South American National Teams´ Competition before the name formally changed to Copa America.

• As of 1993, for every edition of the tournament has welcomed two invitees in order to further expand the competition throughout Latin America, Mexico and USA.

• In 2004, there were a total of 12 countries participating in the Copa, 10 of which were from South America along with Costa Rica and Mexico.