# 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.
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. Canada finished fourth in their Copa América debut.

## Summary

Copa América record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1916 to 1999 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 2001 | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew | Originally invited but withdrew |
| 2004 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 2007 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 2011 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 2015 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 2021 | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited | Was not invited |
| 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
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Third place play-off
## 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 |