Americas Cup Edition: how to play
Guess the country and Copa América edition from the squad.
What is the Americas Cup Edition?
Naming the country and the Copa América edition from the squad shown, one clue at a time. It celebrates South American international football, so it rewards knowing the great CONMEBOL sides and the tournaments they lit up.
How does scoring work?
Solve it in the fewest clues possible; each reveal costs points, so guess as soon as you're sure. Recognising a famous attacking trio or a legendary number 10 from a name or two is how you post the best scores.
How do I date a Copa squad?
Name the country from its unmistakable core, then date the edition. A breakthrough teenager who later became a superstar can pin the year, the youngest player sets the earliest possible date, and a veteran's final Copa caps the range.
What are the giveaways?
The great South American attacking trios are unmistakable; learn them, and a nation and era fall into place quickly. A single generational talent in his prime is often enough to name the country outright.
What does it cover?
Copa América squads and the great South American international sides through the years: the tournaments and generations that defined the continent's football.
How is it different from the European guessers?
Copa squads are shaped by a handful of dominant nations and their golden generations, so the country is often quick to spot from the attacking talent. The challenge is dating the edition, since these sides evolved gradually around long-serving stars.
How do I get better at the Americas Cup Edition?
Get to know the golden generations nation by nation and the tournaments they dominated. The country usually falls out of a famous attacking name quickly, so the skill that lifts your scores is dating the edition: learn which stars overlapped and which had already retired, and you'll pin the year from the squad's shape rather than guessing.
Step by step
- Guess the country and the Copa América edition from the players.
- Reveal more of the squad for help.
- Solve it in the fewest clues you can.
Tips
- The great attacking trios are giveaways, so learn them.
- A breakthrough teenager who later became a superstar can pin the year.