The Copa América Femenina is the most important category tournament on the continent and in recent years it has achieved exponential growth.
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The continental competition allows the most talented players from their nations to display themselves in the jersey of their country and fight for a place in the Women’s World Cup that is carried out by FIFA.
Creation of the Copa América Femenina
It can be considered that the Copa América Femenina is a young tournament, because it was created by Conmebol in 1991; year in which Brazil, Venezuela and Chile measured their forces in a short competition that gave place to the Women’s World Cup held that same year.
The pioneers of the continental contest that brings together the 10 South American teams were the Brazilians, who were filled with confidence to organize the championship held in Maringa, a city in the state of Paraná. in that edition Brazil was proclaimed as the first champion of the tournament.
Four years later, the teams from Bolivia, Ecuador and Argentina, who played in Mina Gerais. As in the first women’s Copa América, the 1995 edition was won by Brazil after surpassing its similar Argentina in the table.
(Read here: Colombian women’s team: golden cycle in all categories).
It was in Argentina 1998 when the 10 teams registered for Conmebol presented themselves to play the third edition of the tournament that was gaining fame at the end of the 20th century. The albiceleste failed to take the title from Brazil, which took its third Copa América Femenina.
Participation of the tricolor
The Colombia Women’s National Team It has had several bittersweet moments in the tournament organized by Conmebol. In its seven participations in the continental competition, it has never managed to lift the most coveted title in the category.
The tricolor combo He has been up to three times runner-upalways being surpassed by the Brazilian National Team, who is the ‘queen’ of the tournament with a total of 8 continental titles.
GIGANTES!
Our Colombia Women’s Senior Team secured its place for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games 🥳#VamosColombia🇨🇴 pic.twitter.com/wWnbQXS2uj
– Colombian National Team (@FCFSeleccionCol) July 26, 2022
The last edition held in Colombian territory, The Colombian National Team was close to becoming champion of the Copa América Femenina, but lost in the grand final by the slightest difference against the Brazilians who finished the most important women’s contest in South America undefeated.
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