Canada at the Copa América

The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It is the oldest continental championship in the world.

Canada is not a member of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). But because CONMEBOL only has ten member associations, guest nations have regularly been invited since 1993.

Canada was initially invited for the 2001 Copa América due to their championship at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Unfortunately, the tournament was cancelled due to security issues in Colombia ten days before the tournament. CONMEBOL reversed their decision five days later and allowed the competition to go ahead, but the Canadian Soccer Association decided against participating after the initial cancellation.[1]

Canada were eligible to qualify for the Copa América Centenario in 2016 through the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but did not make it past the group stage.

Prior to the 2024 Copa América, it was announced that CONCACAF teams could qualify through placement in the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League. After a quarter-final exit in the Nations League, Canada qualified for their first ever Copa América tournament following a win against Trinidad and Tobago in the qualifying play-offs on March 23, 2024.[2] Canada finished 4th in their Copa América debut.

Summary

Copa América record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916 to Paraguay 1999 Was not invited
Colombia 2001 Originally invited but withdrew
Peru 2004 Was not invited
Venezuela 2007
Uruguay 2011
Chile 2015
United States 2016 Did not qualify
Brazil 2019 Was not invited
Brazil 2021
United States 2024 Fourth place 4th 6 1 3 2 4 7 Squad
Total – – 6 1 3 2 4 7 –

*Note: Draws include matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

2024 Copa América

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Canada squad – 2024 Copa América fourth place
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Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
3  Chile 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  Peru 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Argentina 2–0 Canada
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Peru 0–1 Canada
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 15,625[4]
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Canada 0–0 Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Venezuela 1–1 Canada
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 51,080[6]
Semi-finals
Argentina 2–0 Canada
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Third place play-off
Canada 2–2 Uruguay
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 24,386[8]
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Top goalscorers

As of July 13, 2024
Player Goals 2024
Jonathan David 2 2
Ismaël Koné 1 1
Jacob Shaffelburg 1 1
Total 4 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canada pulls out of Copa America soccer tourney". CBC Sports. July 6, 2001. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Canada qualify for the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América". Canadian Soccer Association. March 23, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Argentina 2-0 Canada (Jun 20, 2024) Game Analysis". ESPN. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Canada 1-0 Peru (Jun 25, 2024) Game Analysis". ESPN. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Copa América 2024 USA » Group A » Canada – Chile 0:0". WorldFootball.net. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Copa América 2024 USA » Quarter-finals » Venezuela – Canada 3:4". WorldFootball.net. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Argentina 2–0 Canada (Jul 9, 2024) Game Analysis". ESPN. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Copa América 2024 USA » Third place play-off » Canada – Uruguay 2:2". WorldFootball.net. July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.


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