The Copa America 2021 is reaching its crucial stages as the knockout round will begin soon. Like any other edition, the road to the grand final promises to be extremely exciting and challenging as well.
Throughout history, only eight of the ten South American nations have tasted continental glory. Many of them did it more than once, but only a few were able to lift the Copa America consistently.
South American soccer is believed to have the world's most evenly matched duels, but not all of these countries succeeded at the regional contest. As we will know the Copa America 2021 champions in the upcoming days, it's a good moment to take a look at the winningest nation of the competition.
Which national team has lifted the most Copa America trophies?
The long history of Copa America showed that only a handful of teams could taste success frequently and more than any other side. For a long time, two different countries shared the most titles won, but since 2011, that record has been held by only one of them.
Uruguay have won the most Copa America titles, lifting the trophy on 15 occasions. Their last victory ten years ago has given them the edge over Argentina, with whom they were tied for a long time with 14 titles each.
However, La Albiceleste's 28-year drought cleared the way for La Celeste to surpass them. Anyways, the battle is still tight and if Lionel Messi can get his side to a long-awaited triumph this year, Argentina would share the first place again. In the meantime, Uruguay continue having more Copa America trophies than any other team.
