The competition determines the champions of South America. Since the 1990s, teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete. Since 1993, the tournament has generally featured 12 teams all 10 CONMEBOL teams and two additional teams from other confederations.

The Copa Amrica is governed by the Confederacin Sudamericana de Ftbol (commonly known as CONMEBOL), and the tournament's field consists of the 10 national teams that are members of CONMEBOL Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela plus two additional national teams ...