Originally, it was to be hosted by Brazil, as suggested by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in February 2011[2] due to CONMEBOL's rotation policy of tournaments being held in alphabetical order.

[3] Brazil and Chile's Football Federations discussed the idea of swapping around the order of being hosts of the 2015 and 2019 tournaments.

The draw of the tournament was originally to be held on 27 October 2014 in Viña del Mar,[15] but was postponed to 24 November.

The remaining nine teams were allocated to the other three pots according to their FIFA World Rankings as of 23 October 2014 (shown in brackets), even though Colombia was rated higher than Brazil.

[22] The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final date of 6 June caused problems for South American players for Barcelona and Juventus.

[23] For example, Arturo Vidal arrived two days before Chile's first match against Ecuador, and played with little training with his national team.

[25] Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez was suspended for the whole tournament, as he served a nine-match ban in international football for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's final group stage match against Italy in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

[29] In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:[22] Chile's Eduardo Vargas and Peru's Paolo Guerrero scored the most goals, with 4 each.

[32] [37] Claudio Bravo Jeison Murillo Gary Medel Nicolás Otamendi Christian Cueva Marcelo Díaz Javier Mascherano Arturo Vidal Eduardo Vargas Paolo Guerrero Lionel Messi Jorge Sampaoli (Chile) On 2 April 2014, the official logo was unveiled, along with the slogan "El Corazón del Fútbol" ("The Heart of Football").

[40] The name of the mascot, "Zincha" (from Zorro (fox) and hINCHA (fan)), was chosen by the public over two other options, "Andi" and "Kul".

[41] "Al Sur del Mundo" by Chilean group Noche de Brujas served as the official song of the tournament.

[46] An on-pitch brawl broke out following Colombia's 1–0 win over Brazil in their second group match; Brazilian captain Neymar deliberately kicked the ball at opponent Pablo Armero and attempted to headbutt Colombian matchwinner Jeison Murillo, earning a red card.