Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te whakatūnga o te CONMEBOL hei rōpū whakahaere hākinakina i Amerika ki te Tonga, i whakahaerehia e te rangatōpū tana whakataetae tuatahi i te tau 1916, te putanga tuatahi
o te "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (Championship Whutupaoro o Amerika ki te Tonga), e mohiotia ana inaianei ko te "Copa América". I whakahaerehia i Argentina hei whakamaharatanga ki te rau tau o te Whakapuakanga o te Motuhake.