▁Category : Form er ▁countries ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁history ▁Category : St ates ▁and ▁territ ories ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 0 s ▁Category : History ▁of ▁A kl an ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Ant ique ▁( prov ince ) ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Cap iz ▁Category : History ▁of ▁I lo ilo <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Copa ▁América ▁is ▁South ▁America ' s ▁major ▁tournament ▁in ▁senior ▁men ' s ▁s occer ▁and ▁determ ines ▁the ▁contin ental ▁champion . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁tournament ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁South ▁American ▁Championship . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁contin ental ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁USA ▁are ▁not ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁football ▁conf eder ation ▁CON ME B OL . ▁But ▁because ▁CON ME B OL ▁only ▁has ▁ten ▁member ▁associations , ▁guest ▁nations ▁have ▁regularly ▁been ▁invited ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁With ▁four ▁particip ations , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁the ▁second - most ▁regular ▁inv ite e ▁behind ▁Mexico ▁( 1 0 ▁particip ations ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁USA ▁were ▁hosts ▁of ▁the ▁Copa ▁América ▁Cent enario , ▁which ▁celebrated ▁the ▁hundred th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁competition , ▁co - organ ized ▁by ▁CON C AC AF ▁and ▁CON ME B OL . ▁This ▁makes ▁them ▁the ▁only ▁non - S outh ▁American ▁country ▁to ▁ever ▁host ▁a ▁Copa - match . ▁Before , ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁invited ▁guests