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Football · Level 4: Intermediate · Sub-level 4.44

Copa America & Copa Libertadores

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

South American football history: CONMEBOL Copa America (oldest international tournament, since 1916) with Argentina's 16 titles (2024 record), and Copa Libertadores as South America's premier club competition. Includes Independiente's 7 titles, Boca Juniors, and legendary Argentine, Brazilian, and Uruguayan football.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Copa America originsTake a test

  1. The 1916 Copa America was the first continental championship in the world — 14 years before the first World Cup; only the four-nation British Home Championship (1884) is older. Uruguay won.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  2. Uruguay won the first Copa America in Buenos Aires, 1916. Argentina finished 2nd. The tournament was 4 teams (Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  3. Copa America (1916) predates every other continental championship: AFCON began in 1957 and the Euro in 1960. The World Cup (1930) is global, and the British Home Championship (1884) was a four-nation contest.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  4. The tournament was renamed 'Copa America' in 1975 to reflect its Pan-American ambitions and open the door to non-CONMEBOL nations.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  5. Copa America 2024 had 16 teams: the 10 CONMEBOL nations plus 6 CONCACAF invitees. The size varies from edition to edition, as the tournament sometimes invites Mexico, the USA, Japan or other CONCACAF and AFC sides.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  6. Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the four founders of CONMEBOL, all of whom are still members.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  7. Venezuela joined CONMEBOL in 1952, being the last South American nation to become a full member. They remain the only CONMEBOL nation never to reach a World Cup.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  8. Copa Libertadores (South America's premier club competition) began in 1960. Peñarol (Uruguay) won the first edition.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  9. Peñarol of Uruguay won the first Copa Libertadores in 1960, beating Olimpia of Paraguay 2-1 on aggregate.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  10. There is no strict four-year cycle: recent editions came in 2019, 2021 and 2024, so the gap between tournaments has varied.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

Test 2Copa America championsTake a test

  1. Argentina has 16 Copa America titles — the record. Uruguay 15 (2nd). Both dominant historical winners.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  2. Uruguay have 15 Copa America titles. They led the list for decades until Argentina drew level in 2021 and moved ahead in 2024.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  3. Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 (aet, 112' Lautaro Martinez) in Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on 14 July 2024 — 16th title.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  4. Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 at Maracanã (Messi's first international title — Ángel Di María scored the winner).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  5. Brazil won the 2019 Copa America at Maracanã, beating Peru 3-1 in the final. Their 9th title.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  6. Chile won 2015 (vs Argentina on pens in Santiago) and 2016 (vs Argentina on pens in New Jersey). Their first ever Copa Americas.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  7. Lautaro Martínez, on as a substitute, scored the 112th-minute winner. He also won the 2024 Copa America Golden Boot (5 goals).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  8. Every other member has won at least once. Bolivia took the 1963 edition at home and Paraguay have two.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  9. Canada surprisingly reached the Copa America 2024 semi-final — beating Venezuela in QF. Argentina beat them 2-0 in SF.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  10. The 2021 Copa America, the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa America. They also won the 2022 Finalissima, a single match against the European champions.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

Test 3Copa America recordsTake a test

  1. Both scored theirs in the 1940s, Mendez for Argentina and Zizinho for Brazil. Messi is joint fifth on fourteen.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  2. Thirty-nine across seven editions from 2007 to 2024. Chile's Sergio Livingstone is next on thirty-four.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  3. Lautaro won the Golden Boot with 5 goals at Copa America 2024, including the extra-time winner in the final.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America awards · recall

  4. James Rodríguez won Player of the Tournament for Colombia despite losing the final — 6 assists in the tournament, most for any player.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America awards · recall

  5. Argentina won 2 straight Copa Americas: 2021 (at Maracanã, Brazil) and 2024 (in USA). Broken only by 2019 (Brazil won).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  6. 'Dibu' Martínez became a legend for penalty saves — vs Colombia in 2021 SF, and vs Netherlands at 2022 WC. Cornerstone of Argentina's success.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  7. Argentina 1-0 Colombia after extra time (Lautaro 112').

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  8. Crowds without tickets rushed security at the Hard Rock Stadium, the gates were closed, and the match began eighty-two minutes late.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · applied

  9. Colombia had not lost in twenty-eight matches, their own national record. Argentina's thirty-six between 2019 and 2022 is the South American mark.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  10. Chile won 4-1 on penalties against Argentina in Santiago in 2015, and Alexis Sánchez scored the decisive kick, famously Panenka-style, to give Chile their first Copa.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

Test 4Iconic Copa momentsTake a test

  1. Six goals, two of them in the final against the Netherlands. His only Copa America had come three years earlier, in 1975.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  2. Obdulio Varela, 'El Negro Jefe', led the side at the Maracana. Ghiggia scored the winner; Nasazzi had captained the 1930 team.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  3. The 2024 final at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium started more than eighty minutes late after crowds without tickets stormed the gates and security broke down.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  4. Messi lifted the 2021 Copa America — his first ever international senior trophy after multiple final losses (2007, 2015, 2016).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  5. Di Maria lifted the ball over Ederson in the twenty-second minute at the Maracana, and Argentina held the lead for the rest of the match.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  6. He went off after sixty-six minutes and Argentina won in extra time without him, through Lautaro Martinez.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · applied

  7. Both were settled on penalties, the first in Santiago and the second in New Jersey. They were Chile's only two titles.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  8. Zizinho, 'Master Ziza', was the star of Brazil's Copa sides in the golden years of the 1940s and 1950s and shares the all-time scoring record with Argentina's Norberto Mendez.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  9. At the Mineirao, on the way to Brazil's ninth title. The 1937 meetings both went to Argentina, who won the deciding play-off 2-0.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  10. Baptista opened, Roberto Ayala turned one into his own net, and Daniel Alves added the third. It was Messi's first final defeat with Argentina.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

Test 5Copa LibertadoresTake a test

  1. Independiente has 7 Copa Libertadores titles (1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984) — a record.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  2. Boca Juniors: 6 Copa Libertadores (1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007) — second most for an Argentine club.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  3. Peñarol has 5 Copa Libertadores (1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987). Nacional has 3 (1971, 1980, 1988).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  4. Four titles in 1981, 2019, 2022 and 2025, the first Brazilian club to reach four. Santos, Sao Paulo, Gremio and Palmeiras have three each.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  5. The Superclásico between Boca Juniors and River Plate — one of the world's most intense rivalries. Multiple Libertadores battles.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  6. Boca players were hurt when their bus was attacked outside River's ground, and CONMEBOL moved the match to the Bernabeu. River won 3-1 after extra time.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  7. Flamengo beat Palmeiras 1-0 at the Estadio Monumental through a Danilo header, a seventh straight title for a Brazilian club.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  8. 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975, the longest streak the competition has seen, and the reason they are called the King of Cups.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  9. Riquelme was the best player of the 2007 edition. When Boca won in 2003 he was at Villarreal, on loan from Barcelona.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  10. Fluminense won their first ever Copa Libertadores in 2023, beating Boca Juniors 2-1 (aet) at Maracanã. John Kennedy scored the winner.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

Test 6Copa Libertadores recordsTake a test

  1. Alberto Spencer (Ecuadorian playing for Peñarol) has 54 Copa Libertadores goals — the all-time record.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  2. Twelve, of which they have won six and lost six, more appearances than any club in the competition's history.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  3. Twenty-three million dollars for the final alone. Money from the earlier rounds took Botafogo's total past thirty million.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores regulations · recall

  4. From Santos in 1962 to Botafogo, the latest newcomer, in 2024. Palmeiras, Flamengo and Sao Paulo are among the repeat winners.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records · recall

  5. A ninety-ninth-minute winner in the Maracana, and he was sent off for climbing into the crowd to celebrate it.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  6. Romero was Argentina's first-choice goalkeeper for most of the 2010s, which took him past Ubaldo Fillol, the 1978 World Cup winner, as the country's most-capped keeper; Emiliano Martínez came to the side much later.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  7. Copa Sudamericana (South America's UEL equivalent, founded 2002) — Independiente won in 2010 and 2017.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana · recall

  8. Peñarol dominated the early Libertadores era — 3 titles in the 1960s. Also won 1982, 1987. Won 1960, 1961, 1966.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  9. Independiente's seven Libertadores, together with two Intercontinental Cups, earned the Argentine club the nickname 'Rey de Copas', King of Cups.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  10. Messi had turned twenty two days before the tournament began. Sergio Aguero was not in the squad: he was winning the Under-20 World Cup in Canada.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

Test 7Legendary playersTake a test

  1. Lionel Messi has captained Argentina to Copa Americas in 2021 and 2024, and the 2022 WC.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  2. Leônidas da Silva — the man who popularised the bicycle kick, Brazil's iconic 1930s-40s striker. Played WC 1938 and multiple Copa Americas.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  3. Luis Suárez led Uruguay to Copa America 2011 (won). Uruguay's greatest 21st-century striker.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  4. Vidal in midfield, Sanchez in attack and Bravo in goal were the spine of the 2015 and 2016 winners, both finals settled on penalties against Argentina.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  5. He played the 1959 tournament, finished as its top scorer with eight goals, and Brazil still finished second to Argentina. He never entered another.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  6. Lionel Scaloni coached Argentina to the Copa America in 2021, the World Cup in 2022 and the Copa America again in 2024, the run that transformed the national side.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  7. Messi also made five assists and was named best player as Argentina won the final in Brazil.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America awards · recall

  8. Cubillas was also the star of the side that won the 1975 Copa America.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  9. Argentina finished fourth in 1987, which they hosted, and third in 1989 in Brazil. The tournament had no quarter-finals in 1987.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  10. Including the volley against Uruguay that FIFA later named goal of the tournament. Falcao missed the tournament injured.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

Test 8Modern era detailsTake a test

  1. The 2024 Copa America was held in the United States, across 14 cities, and served as a soft launch for the 2026 World Cup infrastructure.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  2. Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens) — future 2026 WC venue. Also famous for hosting the chaotic 2024 final.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  3. Colombia was dropped amid civil unrest and Argentina because of rising COVID cases, and Brazil took over at less than two weeks' notice.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  4. 16 nations — 10 CONMEBOL + 6 CONCACAF invitees (USA, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  5. CONMEBOL had not settled the host as of September 2026. The 2024 edition in the United States drew the largest crowds the competition has had.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  6. The tie finished 1-1 and Emiliano Martínez saved twice in the shootout.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  7. Canada beat Venezuela on penalties in the quarter-final and lost 2-0 to Argentina. It was their first appearance in the competition.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  8. Admitted in 1952, and the only South American nation that had still not reached a World Cup by 2026.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  9. Fourteen, several of them venues for the 2026 World Cup, which is part of why the tournament was staged there.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  10. Canada, Chile and Peru in the group and Canada again in the semi-final were beaten inside ninety minutes. Ecuador went to penalties and the final against Colombia to extra time.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

Test 9Rivalries and historyTake a test

  1. First played in 1901. The oldest international fixture anywhere is England against Scotland, from 1872.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  2. Played since 1914, and since 2011 also the name of a separate two-legged fixture between the two federations.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  3. Boca vs River is 'El Superclásico' — arguably the world's most intense club rivalry. Both from Buenos Aires.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history · recall

  4. Brazil won the first two and Argentina the third, at the Maracana. Brazil and Uruguay have also met in three finals.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  5. Marcelo Bielsa ('El Loco' — the Crazy One) is one of football's most influential coaches. Coached Argentina Copa 2004 (final loss).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  6. Argentina won Copa America 2021 — ending 28-year drought (last title 1993). Messi finally lifted a senior trophy. Copa America at Maracanã.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  7. Racing beat Cruzeiro 3-1 in Asuncion. Independiente, their neighbours in Avellaneda, had won it in 2010 and 2017.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana · recall

  8. Argentina: 16 Copa America titles. Brazil: 9. Uruguay: 15 (2nd all-time).

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

  9. Germany in the 2014 World Cup final, then Chile on penalties in the Copa finals of 2015 and 2016.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America history · recall

  10. Six, though only 1999 was a designated final. The others were settled in round-robin groups or, in 1919, a play-off.

    Source: CONMEBOL Copa America records · recall

Test 10South America against EuropeTake a test

  1. The Copa Libertadores winner met the European Cup winner, at first over two legs and from 1980 in a single match in Tokyo.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  2. FIFA brought in the champions of all six confederations rather than only Europe and South America, though the final has almost always been between those two.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  3. In 1977, 2000 and 2003. Independiente won it twice, River Plate and Racing once each.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  4. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0 in Yokohama in 2012. European clubs have taken every edition since.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  5. The financial gap is wide enough that a Libertadores winner rarely keeps the same side together for the following season.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  6. A two-legged tie early each year, South America's answer to the UEFA Super Cup.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  7. Founded in 2002 as the second continental competition, with its winner entering the following Libertadores.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  8. The competition moved from an annual seven-club event to a thirty-two-club tournament played every four years.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  9. Played across American stadiums in June and July 2025, a year before the same country co-hosted the World Cup.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

  10. Four Brazilian clubs reached the last sixteen and Fluminense went furthest, losing 2-0 to Chelsea in the semi-final.

    Source: Football history and competition records · recall

Sources

FIFA / UEFA / CONMEBOL / CAF / national FA official records

  • CONMEBOL Copa America history53
  • CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores history13
  • CONMEBOL Copa America records11
  • Football history and competition records10
  • CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores records7
  • CONMEBOL Copa America awards3
  • CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana2
  • CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores regulations1