Q 01/05

Which Brazilian star was top scorer at the 1959 championship but never won the Copa América?

A) Garrincha

B) Pelé

C) Zico

D) Sócrates

Answer · why

B) Pelé

Pelé scored eight goals in Argentina in 1959 and Brazil went through the tournament unbeaten, yet the hosts still took the title. He was 18, a year on...

Q 02/05

Until 1975 the Copa América was known by what name?

A) the Copa Libertadores de América

B) the South American Football Championship

C) the Copa Bolivia de Naciones

D) the Campeonato Panamericano de Fútbol

Answer · why

B) the South American Football Championship

The South American Football Championship had been running since 1916, yet never with every member taking part. Its relaunch as the Copa América in 197...

Q 03/05

Whose extra-time goal won Argentina the 2024 Copa América final?

A) Julián Álvarez

B) Rodrigo De Paul

C) Lautaro Martínez

D) Alexis Mac Allister

Answer · why

C) Lautaro Martínez

Lautaro Martínez came off the bench in the 97th minute and scored in the 112th, his fifth goal of the tournament. A tearful Messi, forced off injured ...

Q 04/05

As of 2024, which two CONMEBOL nations had never won the Copa América?

A) Bolivia and Peru

B) Colombia and Paraguay

C) Chile and Peru

D) Ecuador and Venezuela

Answer · why

D) Ecuador and Venezuela

Ecuador and Venezuela are the last two of the ten still waiting. Until 2015 there were three: Chile had played since the very first tournament in 1916...

Q 05/05

The first Copa América, in July 1916, was staged by Argentina to celebrate what?

A) the centenary of its independence

B) the opening of a new national stadium

C) the founding of CONMEBOL

D) the election of a new president

Answer · why

A) the centenary of its independence

The centenary of its independence, declared in 1816, was the occasion. The party soured at the end: the deciding match was halted after five minutes b...