5 Copa America records that won't be broken anytime soon

4) Most consecutive titles: Argentina – 3

Argentina set this record way back in 1947 when they made it a hat-trick of titles following their previous triumphs in 1945 and 1946. Before 1947, the Argentines and the Uruguayans had won back-to-back titles on multiple occasions, but the former went one step further in the post-World War II years.

After they set the record, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have all come close with two titles on the trot, but they have all falledn short of the record, with the most recent one coming in 2011 when Brazil failed to make it three consecutive titles following their wins in 2004 and 2007.

The reason why this record is difficult to break is that the tournament is now held after a gap of few years, therefore the core of the winning team from one tournament is bound to change by the time they play in the next one and there are chances that the side could be relatively weaker than the previous ones.

But when Argentina achieved the feat in 1947, the tournament was held in successive years and the team was largely unaltered. Interestingly, Argentina didn’t participate in the tournament in the next two editions after winning it in 1947.

5) Most goals in Copa America history: Norberto Mendez & Zizinho – 17

Norberto Mendez (L) and Zizinho have both scored 17 goals each in Copa America

The record for the most goals scored by an individual in the tournament is shared by two players from rival camps. Norberto Mendez of Argentina and Zizinho of Brazil hold the record with 17 goals to their name in the tournament. Mendez’s goals helped Argentina to a hat-trick of titles between 1945 and 1947 while Zizinho is a player who served as an inspiration to Pele.

Teodoro Fernandez of Peru and Severino Varela of Uruguay are second behind Mendez and Zizinho with 15 goals to their name. In the list of the top 9 goal scorers in the tournament, there is no active footballer and the last player in the list to have hung up his boots is Gabriel Batistuta in 2002. Along with Batistuta, Jairzinho is the only player in the list who is still alive.

It is safe to say that it looks unlikely that any active player will break the record unless the likes of Lionel Messi or Neymar decide to do something spectacular.

**Top Goalscorers in Copa America history**
RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	GOALS
1	Norberto Mendez	Argentina	17
	Zizinho	Brazil	17
3	Teodoro Fernandez	Peru	15
	Severino Varela	Uruguay	15
5	Ademir	Brazil	13
	Gabriel Batistuta	Argentina	13
	Jairzinho	Brazil	13
	Jose Manuel Moreno	Argentina	13
	Hector Scarone	Uruguay	13

Edited by Staff Editor