2028 Copa América

2028 Copa América

The 2028 Copa América will be the 49th edition of the Copa América. The primary football competition will be between the national teams of South America. The competition, organized by CONMEBOL, is the oldest continental football tournament still running today. Argentina is the two-times defending champion, having won its record 16th title in (/wiki/2024CopaAmérica).

Host selection

2028 Copa América

The host for the 2028 Copa América has yet to be announced. Potential candidates include:

In accordance with the current host rotation system, Ecuador — which last hosted the tournament in (/wiki/1993CopaAmérica) — would be next in line to organize the event. In late February 2024, during a meeting between CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez and government of President Daniel Noboa, Noboa expressed interest in organizing the tournament.

As part of the proposal, the Ecuadorian government nominated eight cities to host matches and accommodate the participating teams: Quito, Guayaquil, Manta, Cuenca, Machala, Ambato, Riobamba and Salinas.

According to the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, there is reportedly a prior agreement between CONMEBOL and the United States Soccer Federation for the U.S. to host the tournament in both 2024 and 2028.

On 1 December 2025, The Athletic reported that CONMEBOL and CONCACAF were in deep discussions to host the tournament in the United States. It would be the third time in five editions that the United States would host, having hosted the previous edition in (/wiki/2024CopaAmérica) and Copa América Centenario in 2016.

•  Argentina,  Paraguay,  Uruguay

It has been speculated that Uruguay (in conjunction with Argentina and Paraguay) could host the tournament as a test run of its infrastructure ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Teams

2028 Copa América

All 10 CONMEBOL national teams are eligible to enter alongside potential guests: