The first-ever Copa America took place in Argentina in 1916 and saw Uruguay triumph in the four-team tournament. In 1947, the tournament doubled to involve eight nations, and in 1975 this was increased again to ten.
Between 1975 and 1983, the event had no fixed host, and games took place on a home-and-away basis.
1993 saw a new change that saw the tournament increase to 12 teams so as to include two nations from the CONCACAF region (North and Central America), and over the decades, the event has matured into one of the most popular football tournaments in the world.
Moves to bring in other regions, and especially the likes of massive markets like the United States and Mexico, have helped to bring added exposure to the Copa America, and the likes of Japan and Qatar have also been involved as invited guests in more recent years.
The ambiance and high quality of football, as well as the frequent flow of the best South American footballers making a name for themselves in Europe, has helped to further the interest in attending the competition, and millions attempt to secure tickets for each edition.
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USA vs Colombia Copa America Tournament Record
In 1993, when the Copa America opened up to CONCACAF members, the United States made their first appearance in the competition but were felled at the group phase, managing just one point from their three games.
Two years later, they returned to make a real impact. On this occasion, they eased through the group by beating Chile and Argentina to finish top of their group before beating Mexico in the Quarter-Finals after a goalless draw thanks to the penalty shoot-out, which they won 4-1.
The Semi-Finals proved a step too far as Brazil edged them out 1-0.
The United States returned twelve years later at the 2007 Copa America, and they lost all three of their group games, but at the 2016 event, their next appearance, they once again reached the Semi-Finals before losing to Argentina 4-0 with former Chelsea forward Gonzalo Higuain scoring two of their goals.
Colombia took part in their first Copa America in 1945 but didn’t really make a concerted impact until 1975 when they finished runners-up.
Third place finishes came in 1987, 1993, and 1995 before, in 2001, Los Cafeteros secured their first-ever Copa America title.
Francisco Maturana’s side started brightly by winning all three of their group-stage games without conceding a goal. Prolific forward Victor Aristizabal scored in each of those matches and then netted twice as Colombia beat Peru 3-0 in the Quarter-Finals.
He kept that run going to net in a 2-0 Semi-Final win over Honduras before a goal from Inter Milan defender Ivan Cordoba saw Colombia win the Copa America Final against Mexico. In securing their maiden success, they had done so without conceding a single goal in the competition.
They have failed to hit the same heights since that title but did reach the Semi-Finals in both 2016 and 2021, where they lost to Chile and Argentina, respectively,
USA vs Colombia Head-to-Head
Colombia and the United States have faced each other in four previous Copa America matches, with the South American nation coming out on top on every occasion.
Of those wins, the most emphatic came in 1995 when Colombia beat the US 4-1 in the third-place playoff, with colorful cult midfielder Carlos Valderrama among the scorers on that occasion.
However, the most infamous clash between the two nations came at the 1994 FIFA World Cup when Andres Escobar’s own goal helped the United States to a 2-1 win at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. That error ultimately led to the murder of the defender five days later.
