Has USA ever hosted the Copa America before? Record of host nations for previous tournaments and how many have won

Feargal Brennan

Has USA ever hosted the Copa America before? Record of host nations for previous tournaments and how many have won image

The USA is welcoming the top national sides from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL for this summer's Copa America tournament.

As part of their build up to hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Canada and Mexico, the USA will host games from coast to coast, with fixtures on the schedule in New Jersey, Florida, Texas and California.

The pressure of being a host nation can have a galvanizing impact on both the team and the nation, as seen in previous Copa America tournaments and the FIFA World Cup.

Gregg Berhalter will be hoping to use the home crowd as a huge motivator this summer, with the USA looking to build on their semifinal spot in 2016.

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Has the USA hosted the Copa America before?

The short answer is yes. The USA hosted the 2016 Copa America, as the first non-CONMEBOL nation to do so, and 2024 will be their second hosting of the tournament.

USA Copa America record

The tournament in 2024 is the fifth time the USA has been invited to or qualified for the Copa America since their first appearance in 1993. They have reached the semifinals twice, in 1995 and 2016.

YearStage Reached
1993Group Stage
1995Fourth Place
2007Group Stage
2016Fourth Place

Host nation records at the Copa America

The USA reached the semifinals as hosts back in 2016, as they became the 11th country to host the tournament. Argentina has hosted the Copa America on the most occasions, with nine, and La Albiceleste are the joint-most successful side in the competition's history, with 15 titles, alongside Uruguay.

Stretching back to the first tournament in 1916, the Copa America has been won by the host nation on 22 occasions, with the most recent being Brazil in 2019.

Below is the full details on host nations who have emerged victorious in the Copa America.

Copa America host winners
NationTotal No. of Copa America titlesCopa America titles as host
Argentina156  (1921, 1925, 1929, 1937, 1946, 1959)
Uruguay157 (1917, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1956, 1967, 1995)
Brazil95 (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 2019)
Peru21 (1939)
Chile21 (2015)
Bolivia11 (1963)
Colombia11 (2001)

USA Copa America  2024 schedule

DateCompetitionMatchLocationTime (ET)TV (USA)Streaming (USA)
Jun. 23, 20242024 Copa America
Group Stage
USA vs. BoliviaArlington, TX
(AT&T Stadium)
6 p.m.Fox SportsFubo
Jun. 27, 20242024 Copa America
Group Stage
USA vs. PanamaAtlanta, GA
(Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
6 p.m.Fox SportsFubo
Jul. 1, 20242024 Copa America
Group Stage
USA vs. UruguayKansas City, MO
(Arrowhead Stadium)
9 p.m.Fox SportsFubo
Jul. 6, 20242024 Copa America
Quarterfinals
TBD (if qualified)TBD (either Las Vegas, NV OR Glendale, AZ)TBDFox SportsFubo
Jul. 10, 20242024 Copa America
Semifinals
TBD (if qualified)Charlotte, NC
(Bank of America Stadium)
8 p.m.Fox SportsFubo
Jul. 14, 20242024 Copa America
Final
TBD (if qualified)Miami, FL
(Hard Rock Stadium)
8 p.m.Fox SportsFubo

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.