The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion.
[1] Mexico are not members of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, but because CONMEBOL only has ten member associations, guest nations have regularly been invited to participate in the Copa América since 1993.
This makes Mexico the most successful invitee by far, and are even ahead of CONMEBOL member Venezuela in the Copa América all-time table.
Mexico's largest victory at the Copa América was a 6–0 win against Paraguay in 2007.
Rafael Márquez is one of only two players to compete in Copa Américas 17 years apart, the other being Álex Aguinaga.