Messi is the participant with essentially the most appearances within the Copa América

• La Pulga surpassed the document set by Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone | Picture: EFE

Lionel Messi grew to become the participant who has performed essentially the most matches within the Copa América, with a complete of 35. The feat was achieved this Thursday, June 20, following beginning within the opening match between Argentina and Canada, which takes place held on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta (United States).

La Pulga surpassed the mark held by Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone, who performed as a starter in 34 Copa América video games, from 1941 to 1953.

Messi’s 35 video games within the Copa América

The Argentine performed the seven full video games throughout the Copa América Brazil 2021, whereas within the version held in Venezuela in 2007 he performed a complete of 6 video games, the identical quantity that he repeated within the 2019 Brazil Cup.

Beneath is the variety of matches performed by the Argentine throughout every version of the event:

Venezuela 2007: 6 video games

Argentina 2011: 4 video games

Chile 2015: 6

United States 2016: 5 video games

Brazil 2019: 6 events

Brazil 2021: 7 events

United States 2024: 1 match

Concerning the rival groups he has confronted within the Copa América, Paraguay and Colombia are the groups with whom he has performed essentially the most, adopted by Chile and Uruguay with 4 and three, respectively.

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-Paraguay (5)

-Colombia (5)

-Chile (4)

Uruguay (3)

-Bolivia (3)

-Brazil (3)

-Venezuela (2)

-United States (2)

Ecuador (1)

-Peru (1)

-Mexico (1)

-Panama (1)

-Costa Rica (1)

-Jamaica (1)

-Qatar (1)

-Canada (1)

Who’re the gamers with essentially the most appearances within the Copa América?

-1. Leo Messi (Argentina) 35 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024)

-2. Sergio Livingstone (Chile) 34 (1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949 y 1953)

-3. Zizinho (Brazil) 33 (1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953 and 1957)

-4. Víctor Ugarte (Bolivia) 30 (1947, 1949, 1953, 1959 and 1963)

-5. Yoshimar Yotún (Peru) 27 (2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)

-6. Carlos Valderrama (Colombia) 27 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995)

-7. Gary Medel (Chile) 27 (2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021)

-8. Leonel Álvarez (Colombia) 27 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995)

-9. Javier Mascherano (Argentina) 26 (2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2016)

-10. Paolo Guerrero (Peru) 25 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2019)

-eleven. Claudio Bravo (Chile) 25 (2004, 207, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2021)

-12. Claudio Taffarel (Brazil) 25 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 1997)

-13. Alex Aguinaga (Ecuador) 25 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2004)

-14. Cornelio Heredia (Peru) 25 (1947, 19949, 1953, 1955 and 1956).

With data from EFE

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