Compare the bookies and get the best 2021 Copa America odds
The Copa America is one of the biggest international football tournaments in the world, with the 2021 tournament set to be a highly-entertaining clash which is going to be hosted by Argentina, with Colombia originally supposed to be the co-host although civil unrest means that it will just be the former staging matches.
The 2021 Copa America kicks off on 13 June and runs through to 10 July, with ten teams from the one confederation participating and no guest nations considering that the COVID-19 pandemic still needs to be borne in mind.
Can Brazil Retain Copa America Title?
Brazil came out on top in the 2019 Copa America, with the Selecao overcoming Paraguay on penalties at the quarter final stage before triumphing against Argentina in the semi-finals and there was then a comfortable win in the final against Peru.
Tite has been in charge of the national team since 2016 and if you compare the latest Copa America betting odds, you can find that Brazil are available at 2/1 to win the tournament and there are lots of talented players in a team which will be captained by Thiago Silva.
Brazil are in the same group as Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru, with the leading teams going through to the knockout section although it’s the current champions who are expected to come out on top.
Argentina Trading as Copa America Betting Favourites
Although Brazil were the victors two years ago, there is plenty to be said for Argentina’s chances, with La Albiceleste getting guaranteed home support against any opponent and it appears that Lionel Scaloni has a nice blend of youth and experience with which to go into battle.
Lionel Messi is clearly the standout star for the host nation, although there is a strong backbone to the team which features Paris Saint-Germain duo of Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, while Nicolas Otamendi is a solid defender at the back.
The History of the Copa America
The Copa America has been in operation since 1916 although it was known as the South America Championship until 1975 when ten teams participated in various locations and Peru won the inaugural competition which is the only time that Los Incas have managed to secure the victory.
Since then, there have been a long list of winners and Paraguay’s solitary success came in 1979, beating Chile in the final before Uruguay went on to land a successive double and La Celeste have since gone on to triumph in 1995 and 2011.
Brazil broke their Copa America duck in 1989 when beating Uruguay in the final on home soil and the famous South America football nation have really shown their dominance from 1997 onwards, with victories that year along with 1999, 2004, 2007 and 2019.
Argentina are regarded as part of the Big Two although La Albiceleste have not won any of the past ten tournaments and the jury is out on whether the team have the killer instinct to overcome some of their rivals even if Lionel Messi is clearly a brilliant spearhead in attack.
There was a double success in 1991 and 1993 which came hard on the heels of Argentina reaching the 1990 World Cup final after succeeding four years previously, although Uruguay and Chile have both landed two Copa America titles since that success.