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Argentina or Uruguay could break their tie for the most Copa América titles if either of them wins, Argentina already increased their record for the most overall games won and goals scored, Chile could increase their record for the most overall games lost, while United States could become the first team outside of South America to win, which would make them the first non-South American host to win Copa América. When looking at individual records, Lionel Messi (Argentina) already broke his tie with Sergio Livingstone (Chile) and he became the sole holder of the record for the most matches played at Copa América (currently 35 after the first 2024 game). Additionally, Messi, Paolo Guerrero (Peru) and Eduardo Vargas (Chile) all have a chance to climb up in the rankings of the all-time top scorers at Copa América. Lastly, Guerrero could break his tie with Pedro Petrone (Uruguay) and he could become the first player to ever win the golden boot at Copa América on four occasions.
To see the full list of records that could be broken at the 2024 Copa América (divided by nations and individuals), have a look below.
The following records refer to data going all the way back to 1916, thus including Copa América and its predecessor, the South American Championship. 
NATIONS
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Argentina could break their tie with Uruguay and become the sole holder of the record for the most Copa América titles (currently 15, could be 16)
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Argentina could increase their record for the most second-place trophies (currently 14, could be 15) and they could increase their record for the most top 3 finishes (currently 34, could be 35)
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Argentina could increase their record for the most separate consecutive title runs -they have won in consecutive years on 5 separate occasions; a consecutive win in 2024 would make it their first consecutive title victory in more than 30 years (Argentina won their last consecutive title in 1993)
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Argentina already increased their record for the most overall games won at Copa América and they could increase it even further - they have won 129 games and they could win many more in 2024
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Argentina already increased their record for the most overall goals scored and they could increase it even further - they have scored 476 goals at Copa América since 1916
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Argentina could increase their record for the most semifinals and finals appearances, if they manage to progress that far - thus far, they have appeared in 36 semifinals and 29 finals
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Uruguay could break their tie with Argentina and become the sole holder of the record for the most Copa América titles (currently 15, could be 16)
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Uruguay could increase their record for the most third-place trophies (currently 9, could be 10); however, Uruguay’s record could be also tied by Peru who has ended in the third place 8 times
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Uruguay already increased their record for the most Copa América tournament appearances (this being their 46th) and they will also increase their record for the most overall games played at Copa América - they have played in 206 games and they will play no less than 3 games in 2024, potentially even more depending on how they perform
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Uruguay could increase their record for the most penalty shoot-outs played and lost - they have lost 6 out of 10 penalty shoot-outs
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Brazil could increase their record for the most penalty shoot-outs won - they have won 5 shoot-outs
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Canada could become the first nation to win Copa América in their debut year (if not counting the inaugural year in 1916 when Uruguay won)
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Chile could increase their record for the most overall games lost at Copa América - they have lost 88 games since the tournament’s inception
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Ecuador could increase their record for the most goals ascended, which is 327
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On their third Copa América tournament appearance, Jamaica could score their first goal ever, which they have not managed to do thus far
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Paraguay could increase their record for the most overall games ending up in a draw, which currently stands at 43 with Argentina not far behind in 2nd place with 41 draws
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United States could become the first team outside of South America to win, which would make them the first non-South American host to win Copa América
INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) already broke his tie with Sergio Livingstone (Chile) and he became the sole holder of the record for the most matches played at Copa América – before the start of the 2024 tournament, the record was a tie of 34 matches played and after appearing as a captain of Argentina in the first game of the 2024 edition of Copa América, Messi is now the sole holder of the record with 35 games played (which is most likely going to be increased throughout the 2024 tournament)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) could also increase his record for the most reported assists in the Copa América history – he has had 17 assists, making him the #1
- Three players have a chance to climb up in the rankings of the all-time top scorers at Copa América – Paolo Guerrero (Peru), Eduardo Vargas (Chile) and Lionel Messi (Argentina) – Guerrero and Vargas are tied for 5th place with 14 overall goals scored, while Messi is in a tie with 7 other players for 7th place with 13 goals scored; the current record holders are Norberto Méndez (Argentina) and Zizinho (Brazil) who are tied for 1st place with 17 goals scored throughout their careers
- Claudio Bravo (Chile) and Paolo Guerrero (Peru) also have a chance to climb up in the rankings of the most overall matches played, both currently tying for 10th place with 25 matches played
- Paolo Guerrero (Peru) could break his tie with Pedro Petrone (Uruguay) and he could become the first player to ever win the golden boot at Copa América on four occasions – as of now, Guerrero and Petrone are the only players to win three on three occasions each
MANAGERS
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) could become only the third manager to win in two consecutive editions of Copa América (and the first one to do so since 1993), joining fellow former Argentina coaches Alfio Basile and Guillermo Stábile (Stábile actually managed Argentina to a win in three consecutive editions); Scaloni could also become only the 5th manager to win Copa América 2 or more times (Stábile – 6 wins, Basile, Corazzo, Fígoli – 2 wins)
