The South American football confederation (CONMEBOL or CSF) is an continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations.
The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL are renowned for their challenging round-robin system, top national teams, leveling of weaker teams, climate and geographic conditions, strong home stands, and passionate supporters, making them the "toughest qualifiers in the world."[1][2]
History[]
In 1916, the first South-American Football Championship, later known as the Copa América, was held in Argentina to commemorate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. The governing body was founded by Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez and ratified by the first Constitutional Congress in Montevideo.
Other South American football associations joined over time, with Venezuela being the last in 1952. Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are part of CONCACAF, making CONMEBOL the smallest and only fully continental land-based FIFA confederation.
Member states[]
| Nation | Code | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | ARG | [3] |
| Bolivia | BOL | [4] |
| Brazil | BRA | [5] |
| Chile | CHI | [6] |
| Colombia | COL | [7] |
| Ecuador | ECU | [8] |
| Paraguay | PAR | [9] |
| Peru | PER | [10] |
| Uruguay | URU | [11] |
| Venezuela | VEN | [12] |
Non-CONMEBOL members[]
South America has sovereign states or dependencies that are not affiliated with CONMEBOL but are members of other confederations or have no affiliation at all.
- Aruba (CONCACAF)
- Bonaire (CONCACAF)
- Curaçao (CONCACAF)
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana (CONCACAF)
- Guyana (CONCACAF)
- Suriname (CONCACAF)
- Trinidad and Tobago (CONCACAF)
Channel milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
Subscriber milestones[]
- 100,000 subscribers: October 10, 2020
- 200,000 subscribers: November 2020
- 300,000 subscribers: June 2021
- 400,000 subscribers: October 8, 2021
- 500,000 subscribers: October 17, 2021
- 600,000 subscribers: January 28, 2022
- 700,000 subscribers: March 25, 2022
- 800,000 subscribers: April 12, 2022
- 900,000 subscribers: April 25, 2023
- 1 million subscribers: September 8, 2023
Trivia[]
- Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup.[13]
- Brazil has a record of winning five World Cup titles: 1958,[14] 1962,[15] 1970,[16] 1994,[17] and 2002.[18]
- The United States of America hosted the Copa América twice (2016 & 2024).
- With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.[19]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ http://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=1395677&s=fut&type=column
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/vickery_tim/id/7096226/south-america-world-cup-qualifying-toughest-planet-tim-vickery-soccer
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/argentina
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/bolivia
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/brazil
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/chile
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/colombia
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/ecuador
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/paraguay
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/peru
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/uruguay
- ↑ https://copaamerica.com/en/teams/venezuela
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090202113439/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D1/overview.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20031025165627/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1958/wc58final.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040215181130/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1962/wc62final.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040101155750/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1970/wc70final.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20031106191825/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1994/wc94final.html
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/england_v_brazil/newsid_2075000/2075691.stm
- ↑ https://analyisport.com/insights/what-is-conmebol-south-america/