Monday, July 4, 2011

History Of Copa America



In the Copa America in a variety of formats, from 1916 to present is the world's oldest international soccer tournament. Rotating the competition currently held in the host country to participate in month-long tournament will be played sporadically in 12 countries. CONMEBOL 10 patients at the invitation of two combined group stages this year, Costa Rica and Mexicohis year, Costa Rica and Mexico for the first time the competition has led to a knockout format.

The competition has been s competition has been started almost a century ahas been started almost a century ago, it is only in Argentina, Brazil, ntina, Brazna, Brazil, ntina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile to compete, America was known as the Championship. Aside, the other South American nations championship since 1918 gradually Paraguay example, the first played in 1921, creating the opening tournament of them, has been held annually until 1929. The 1st World Cup race in 193 World Cup race in 1930 has continued the destruction of various types of formal and informal, and then dominated in the game for over half a century has been held irregularly for the confusion.

This phase of the tournament with irregular patterns, competition continues to another time, sometimes up to year 1959 there were four yearshere were four years when there were two versions of the same year! 1939 in Argentina, Brsame year! 1939 in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay was the absolute domination of Peru, they won the tournament that he hosts, this may change, however, all. Paraguay 1953, Peru and Bolivia, held in the other win the competition to host the championship in 1963 and also achieved. All this marks two points outsiarks two points outside the host country is always to win the competition so far the only country in the Cays to win the competition so far the only country in the Copa America, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguayina, Brazil and Paraguay shows the strong but the first humans. More importantly, the history of our country to the Atlantic, then Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, the Aand Ecuador, the Andes, and the heig the Andes, and the height of the empire, and that playing football is giving instructions on howinstructions on how inconvenient.

South American Championship for the majority of times the round-robin league format tournament played in the host country, and every race entered in the era of the Copa America was to change.

Adverse effects on the tournament again this time, the 1960 Copa Libertadores influenced by the emergence of other competitors, and the 1967 South American Championsh American Championships, an annual exhibit of eight years were suspended. Returned in 1975 with a new name has been changed to the Copa America is omitted, so the host country's needs in the fory's needs in the form of home and away legs o needs in the form of home and away legs of the calendar year have been played. Copa America held only once a year all the kicking, and so by 1987 and eventually settled today was a recognition of the possible types.

Copa America between 1987 and 2001, played every two years, but the competition again in 2004 and 2007 tournament in Argentina in 2011 and four years waiting for three years the gap has been sporadic. CONMEBOL 10-member host country, is now rotating between the rotation of the first cycle completed in Venezuela's last tournament was completed.

Uruguay Copa America, Brazil and Argentina off period in 2001 in a victory in their home country of Colombia in the Copa American the Copa America has maintained their grip. Champions Brazil in their quarter-final stage even though the dump in 2001, inviting countries of Honduras has made a big impact. In addition, in order to pronounce the result of that year to Brazil, has emerged as the champion was a e champion was a time in the last 5 versions. Their victrsions. Their victory over Brazil in the Copa America before the record supporting the poor, they now boast both Argentina and Uruguay, compared to 14 accounted for.