CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, was founded in 1916 and has 10 member associations.
The Final of the 1994 World Cup was played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The first appearance of organized women's soccer in the US may have been in 1922, when a team sponsored by English company Dick, Kerr toured the country -and beat several top men's teams.
The United States has won the Gold Cup four times, including three of the last four titles.
The first international soccer game was played in Glasgow, Scotland in 1872.