1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. Uruguay 4. Chile 5. Paraguay 6. Peru 7. Colombia 8. Bolivia 9. Ecuador 10. Venezuela
Top 10 Football Nations of All-Time (South America) 1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. Uruguay 4. Paraguay 5. Chile 6. Peru 7. Colombia 8. Bolivia 9. Ecuador 10. Venezuela
Brazil 1st: 1919CA (Champions), 1922CA (Champions), 1938WC (Semi-final), 1949CA (Champions), 1952Olympic (Quarter-final), 1958WC (Champions), 1960Olympic (Quarter-final), 1962WC (Champions), 1964Olympic (Round of 16), 1968Olympic (Round of 16), 1970WC (Champions), 1974WC (Semi-final), 1976Olympic (Semi-final), 1982WC (Quarter-final), 1984Olympic (Runner-up), 1988Olympic (Runner-up), 1989CA (Champions), 1994WC (Champions), 1997CA (Champions), 1997CC (Champions), 1998WC (Runner-up), 1999CA (Champions), 2002WC (Champions), 2004CA (Champions), 2005CC (Champions), 2006WC (Quarter-final), 2007CA (Champions), 2009CC (Champions), 2013CC (Champions) Top 2: 1921CA (Runner-up), 1925CA (Runner-up), 1934WC (participated), 1937CA (Runner-up), 1945CA (Runner-up), 1946CA (Runner-up), 1950WC (Runner-up), 1953CA (Runner-up), 1954WC (Quarter-final), 1957CA (Runner-up), 1959CA (Runner-up), 1972Olympic (Round of 16), 1978WC (Semi-final), 1983CA (Runner-up), 1986WC (Quarter-final), 1990WC (Round of 16), 1991CA (Runner-up), 1995CA (Runner-up), 2014WC (Semi-final), 2018WC (Quarter-final) Top 4: 1916CA (Third), 1917CA (Third), 1920CA (Third), 1923CA (Fourth), 1930WC (First round/Quarter-final), 1942CA (Third), 1956CA (Fourth), 1959CA (Third), 1963CA (Fourth), 1966WC (First round/Round of 16), 1975CA (Semi-final), 1979CA (Semi-final), 2010WC (Quarter-final) Top 8: 1987CA (Fifth), 1993CA (Quarter-final), 2001CA (Quarter-final), 2011CA (Quarter-final), 2015CA (Quarter-final) Top 10: 2016CA (First round) World Cup & WCQ: 69.75 points Copa America: 25.5 points Olympics & OQ: 4.1 points Confederations Cup: 8.75 points Panamerican Games & Panamerican Championship: 1.9 points Total: 110 points Argentina 1st: 1921CA (Champions), 1925CA (Champions), 1927CA (Champions), 1929CA (Champions), 1934WC (participated), 1937CA (Champions), 1941CA (Champions), 1945CA (Champions), 1946CA (Champions), 1947CA (Champions), 1955CA (Champions), 1957CA (Champions), 1959CA (Champions), 1966WC (Quarter-final), 1978WC (Champions), 1986WC (Champions), 1990WC (Runner-up), 1991CA (Champions), 1992CC (Champions), 1993CA (Champions), 2014WC (Runner-up) Top 2: 1916CA (Runner-up), 1917CA (Runner-up), 1920CA (Runner-up), 1923CA (Runner-up), 1924Olympic (Runner-up), 1924CA (Runner-up), 1926CA (Runner-up), 1930WC (Runner-up), 1935CA (Runner-up), 1942CA (Runner-up), 1959CA (Runner-up), 1960Olympic (Quarter-final), 1967CA (Runner-up), 1964Olympic (Round of 16), 1974WC (Quarter-final), 1980Olympic (boycott), 1982WC (Second round/Round of 16), 1988Olympic (Quarter-final), 1994WC (Round of 16), 1998WC (Quarter-final), 2004CA (Runner-up), 2006WC (Quarter-final), 2007CA (Runner-up), 2010WC (Quarter-final), 2015CA (Runner-up), 2016CA (Runner-up) Top 4: 1919CA (Third), 1922CA (Fourth), 1956CA (Third), 1958WC (First round/Round of 16), 1962WC (First round/Round of 16), 1963CA (Third), 1972Olympic(Q), 1976Olympic(Q), 1987CA (Semi-final), 1989CA (Third), 2002WC (First round), 2018WC (Round of 16) Top 8: 1970WC(Q), 1975CA (Fifth), 1979CA (Eighth), 1983CA (Sixth), 1995CA (Quarter-final), 1997CA (Quarter-final), 1999CA (Quarter-final), 2011CA (Quarter-final) Top 10: - World Cup & WCQ: 44.5 points Copa America: 37.5 points Olympics & OQ: 5.5 points Confederations Cup: 3.25 points Panamerican Games & Panamerican Championship: 1.9 points Total: 92.8 points Uruguay 1st: 1916CA (Champions), 1917CA (Champions), 1920CA (Champions), 1923CA (Champions), 1924Olympic (Champions), 1924CA (Champions), 1926CA (Champions), 1928Olympic (Champions), 1930WC (Champions), 1935CA (Champions), 1942CA (Champions), 1950WC (Champions), 1954WC (Semi-final), 1956CA (Champions), 1959CA (Champions), 1967CA (Champions), 1983CA (Champions), 1987CA (Champions), 1995CA (Champions), 2010WC (Semi-final), 2011CA (Champions), 2018WC (Quarter-final) Top 2: 1919CA (Runner-up), 1927CA (Runner-up), 1939CA (Runner-up), 1941CA (Runner-up), 1966WC (Quarter-final), 1970WC (Semi-final), 1976Olympic(Q), 1989CA (Runner-up), 1999CA (Runner-up) Top 4: 1921CA (Third), 1922CA (Third), 1929CA (Third), 1937CA (Third), 1945CA (Fourth), 1946CA (Fourth), 1947CA (Third), 1953CA (Third), 1955CA (Fourth), 1957CA (Third), 1958WC(Q), 1962WC (First round/Round of 16), 1968Olympic(Q), 1974WC (First round/Round of 16), 1975CA (Semi-final), 1986WC (Round of 16), 1990WC (Round of 16), 2001CA (Semi-final), 2004CA (Semi-final), 2007CA (Semi-final) Top 8: 1949CA (Sixth), 1959CA (Sixth), 1978WC(Q), 1979CA (Sixth), 1982WC(Q), 1991CA (Fifth), 1993CA (Quarter-final), 1994WC(Q), 1998WC(Q), 2002WC (First round), 2006WC(Q), 2014WC (Round of 16), 2015CA (Quarter-final) Top 10: 1997CA (First round), 2016CA (First round) World Cup & WCQ: 34.5 points Copa America: 36.4 points Olympics & OQ: 12.25 points Confederations Cup: 1 points Panamerican Games & Panamerican Championship: 0.3 points Total: 84.5 points Paraguay 1st: 1953CA (Champions), 1979CA (Champions) Top 2: 1922CA (Runner-up), 1929CA (Runner-up), 1947CA (Runner-up), 1949CA (Runner-up), 1958WC (First round/Round of 16), 1963CA (Runner-up), 2002WC (Round of 16), 2011CA (Runner-up) Top 4: 1921CA (Fourth), 1923CA (Third), 1924CA (Third), 1925CA (Third), 1926CA (Fourth), 1937CA (Fourth), 1939CA (Third), 1942CA (Fourth), 1946CA (Third), 1950WC (First round/Quarter-final), 1954WC(Q), 1959CA (Third), 1967CA (Fourth), 1968Olympic(Q), 1983CA (Semi-final), 1984Olympic(Q), 1986WC (Round of 16), 1989CA (Fourth), 1998WC (Round of 16), 2006WC (First round), 2010WC (Quarter-final), 2015CA (Semi-final) Top 8: 1930WC (First round/Quarter-final), 1955CA (Fifth), 1956CA (Fifth), 1959CA (Fifth), 1962WC(Q), 1966WC(Q), 1970WC(Q), 1974WC(Q), 1975CA (Seventh), 1978WC(Q), 1990WC(Q), 1991CA (Sixth), 1993CA (Quarter-final), 1994WC(Q), 1995CA (Quarter-final), 1997CA (Quarter-final), 1999CA (Quarter-final), 2004CA (Quarter-final), 2007CA (Quarter-final), 2018WC(Q) Top 10: 1982WC(Q), 1987CA (Ninth), 2001CA (First round), 2014WC(Q), 2016CA (First round) World Cup & WCQ: 17.25 points Copa America: 16 points Olympics & OQ: 0.25 points Panamerican Games: 0.06 points Total: 33.6 points Chile 1st: 2015CA (Champions), 2016CA (Champions) Top 2: 1952Olympic (participated), 1955CA (Runner-up), 1956CA (Runner-up), 1962WC (Semi-final), 1979CA (Runner-up), 1984Olympic (Quarter-final), 1987CA (Runner-up) Top 4: 1916CA (Fourth), 1917CA (Fourth), 1919CA (Fourth), 1920CA (Fourth), 1924CA (Fourth), 1926CA (Third), 1928Olympic (participated), 1930WC (First round/Quarter-final), 1935CA (Fourth), 1939CA (Fourth), 1941CA (Third), 1942CA (Third), 1947CA (Fourth), 1950WC (First round/Round of 16), 1953CA (Fourth), 1954WC(Q), 1966WC (First round/Round of 16), 1967CA (Third), 1970WC(Q), 1974WC (First round/Round of 16), 1982WC (First round), 1991CA (Third), 1998WC (Round of 16), 1999CA (Semi-final), 2014WC (Round of 16) Top 8: 1922CA (Fifth), 1937CA (Fifth), 1942CA (Sixth), 1946CA (Fifth), 1949CA (Fifth), 1957CA (Sixth), 1958WC(Q), 1959CA (Fifth), 1975CA (Sixth), 1978WC(Q), 1983CA (Fifth), 1986WC(Q), 1989CA (Fifth), 1990WC(Q), 2001CA (Quarter-final), 2006WC(Q), 2007CA (Quarter-final), 2010WC (Round of 16), 2011CA (Quarter-final), 2018WC(Q) Top 10: 1993CA (First round), 1995CA (First round), 1997CA (First round), 2002WC(Q), 2004CA (First round) World Cup & WCQ: 15.8 points Copa America: 14.8 points Olympics & OQ: 0.6 points Confederations Cup: 1 points Panamerican Games & Panamerican Championship: 0.4 points Total: 32.8 points Peru 1st: 1936Olympic (Quarter-final), 1939CA (Champions), 1975CA (Champions) Top 2: - Top 4: 1927CA (Third), 1929CA (Fourth), 1935CA (Third), 1941CA (Fourth), 1949CA (Third), 1955CA (Third), 1957CA (Fourth), 1959CA (Fourth), 1960Olympic (Round of 16), 1964Olympic(Q), 1970WC (Quarter-final), 1972Olympic(Q), 1978WC (Quarter-final), 1979CA (Semi-final), 1980Olympic(Q), 1982WC (First round), 1983CA (Semi-final), 1997CA (Semi-final), 2011CA (Semi-final), 2015CA (Semi-final) Top 8: 1930WC (participated), 1937CA (Sixth), 1942CA (Fifth), 1947CA (Fifth), 1953CA (Fifth), 1956CA (Sixth), 1958WC(Q), 1962WC(Q), 1963CA (Fifth), 1966WC(Q), 1974WC(Q), 1986WC(Q), 1987CA (Sixth), 1989CA (Eighth), 1991CA (Eighth), 1993CA (Quarter-final), 1994WC(Q), 1998WC(Q), 1999CA (Quarter-final), 2001CA (Quarter-final), 2002WC(Q), 2004CA (Quarter-final), 2007CA (Quarter-final), 2014WC(Q), 2016CA (Quarter-final), 2018WC (First round) Top 10: 1990WC(Q), 1995CA (First round), 2006WC(Q), 2010WC(Q) World Cup & WCQ: 10.6 points Copa America: 11.3 points Olympics & OQ: 2.5 points Panamerican Championship & Bolivarian Games: 0.8 points Total: 25.3 points Colombia 1st: 1972Olympic (Round of 16), 1980Olympic (Round of 16), 2001CA (Champions) Top 2: 1968Olympic (Round of 16), 1975CA (Runner-up) Top 4: 1964Olympic(Q), 1976Olympic(Q), 1987CA (Semi-final), 1988Olympic(Q), 1990WC (Round of 16), 1991CA (Fourth), 1993CA (Semi-final), 1994WC (First round), 1995CA (Semi-final), 2004CA (Semi-final), 2014WC (Quarter-final), 2016CA (Semi-final), 2018WC (Round of 16) Top 8: 1945CA (Fifth), 1947CA (Eighth), 1949CA (Eighth), 1957CA (Fifth), 1958WC(Q), 1962WC (First round/Round of 16), 1963CA (Seventh), 1974WC(Q), 1978WC(Q), 1979CA (Fifth), 1982WC(Q), 1983CA (Seventh), 1986WC(Q), 1989CA (Sixth), 1997CA (Quarter-final), 1998WC (First round), 1999CA (Quarter-final), 2002WC(Q), 2006WC(Q), 2010WC(Q), 2011CA (Quarter-final), 2015CA (Quarter-final) Top 10: 1966WC(Q), 1970WC(Q), 2007CA (First round) World Cup & WCQ: 10.5 points Copa America: 7.5 points Olympics & OQ: 0.75 points Confederations Cup: 0.5 points Panamerican Games & Bolivarian Games: 0.3 points Central American and Caribbean Games: 0.3 points Total: 20 points Bolivia 1st: 1963CA (Champions) Top 2: 1997CA (Runner-up) Top 4: 1927CA (Fourth), 1949CA (Fourth), 1978WC(Q), 1988Olympic(Q), 1994WC (First round) Top 8: 1926CA (Fifth), 1930WC (participated), 1945CA (Sixth), 1946CA (Sixth), 1947CA (Seventh), 1950WC (participated), 1953CA (Sixth), 1958WC(Q), 1959CA (Seventh), 1962WC(Q), 1966WC(Q), 1967CA (Sixth), 1970WC(Q), 1975CA (Eighth), 1979CA (Seventh), 1982WC(Q), 1983CA (Eighth), 1986WC(Q), 1987CA (Seventh), 1990WC(Q), 1995CA (Quarter-final), 2002WC(Q), 2015CA (Quarter-final) Top 10: 1974WC(Q), 1989CA (Ninth), 1991CA (Ninth), 1993CA (First round), 1998WC(Q), 1999CA (First round), 2001CA (First round), 2004CA (First round), 2006WC(Q), 2007CA (First round), 2010WC(Q), 2011CA (First round), 2014WC(Q), 2016CA (First round), 2018WC(Q) World Cup & WCQ: 7.25 points Copa America: 6.6 points Olympics & OQ: 0.1 points Confederations Cup: 0.25 points Bolivarian Games: 0.25 points Total: 14.5 points Ecuador 1st: - Top 2: - Top 4: 1959CA (Fourth), 1984Olympic(Q), 1993CA (Semi-final), 2002WC (First round), 2006WC (Round of 16) Top 8: 1939CA (Fifth), 1941CA (Fifth), 1942CA (Seventh), 1945CA (Seventh), 1947CA (Sixth), 1949CA (Seventh), 1953CA (Seventh), 1955CA (Sixth), 1957CA (Seventh), 1963CA (Sixth), 1966WC(Q), 1970WC(Q), 1974WC(Q), 1982WC(Q), 1987CA (Eighth), 1989CA (Seventh), 1990WC(Q), 1991CA (Seventh), 1994WC(Q), 1997CA (Quarter-final), 1998WC(Q), 2010WC(Q), 2014WC (First round), 2016CA (Quarter-final), 2018WC(Q) Top 10: 1962WC(Q), 1975CA (Ninth), 1978WC(Q), 1979CA (Ninth), 1986WC(Q), 1983CA (Ninth), 1995CA (First round), 1999CA (First round), 2001CA (First round), 2004CA (First round), 2007CA (First round), 2011CA (First round), 2015CA (First round) World Cup & WCQ: 7.1 points Copa America: 5.25 points Olympics & OQ: 0.1 points Bolivarian Games: 0.25 points Total: 12.7 points Venezuela 1st: - Top 2: 1980Olympic (Round of 16) Top 4: 2011CA (Semi-final) Top 8: 1967CA (Fifth), 2006WC(Q), 2007CA (Quarter-final), 2010WC(Q), 2014WC(Q), 2016CA (Quarter-final) Top 10: 1966WC(Q), 1970WC(Q), 1975CA (Tenth), 1978WC(Q), 1979CA (Tenth), 1982WC(Q), 1983CA (Tenth), 1986WC(Q), 1987CA (Tenth), 1989CA (Tenth), 1990WC(Q), 1991CA (Tenth), 1993CA (First round), 1994WC(Q), 1995CA (First round), 1997CA (First round), 1998WC(Q), 1999CA (First round), 2001CA (First round), 2002WC(Q), 2004CA (First round), 2015CA (First round), 2018WC(Q) World Cup & WCQ: 2.75 points Copa America: 1.9 points Olympics & OQ: 0.1 points Panamerican Games: 0.1 points Central American and Caribbean Games: 0.4 points Total: 5.4 points
The standard of points system 1st: 2.75 Top 2: 1.75 Top 4: 0.75 Top 8: 0.5 Top 10: 0.125 World Cup 1st: 6 Top 2: 4.5 Top 4: 3 Top 8: 2 Top 16: 1 Top 32: 0.5 Copa America 1st: 2.75 (2) Top 2: 1.75 (2) Top 4: 0.75 (2) Top 8: 0.5 (2) Top 10: 0.125 (2) Notes: * Despite many nations in many editions of the Copa America had send under-strength squads or having withdrawn from the event especially Brazil, the tournament still continuing popularity and prestige that makes of winning it are equal. World Cup & WCQ (TOP 10) 1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. Uruguay 4. Paraguay 5. Chile 6. Peru 7. Colombia 8. Bolivia 9. Ecuador 10. Venezuela Copa America (TOP 10) 1. Argentina 2. Uruguay 3. Brazil 4. Paraguay 5. Chile 6. Peru 7. Colombia 8. Bolivia 9. Ecuador 10. Mexico (1993-Present) Olympics (TOP 5) 1. Uruguay 2. Argentina 3. Brazil 4. Peru 5. Colombia