Miss the Overwatch World Cup? The Copa América is here.

We all miss the Overwatch World Cup. However, Grupo Senju, tournament organizers in Central and South America, have national team action to satisfy your cravings. The Copa América is coming to Overwatch, with Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Peru competing for the South American championship. Read on to learn about the national teams competing and players to watch out for!

BRAZIL

The Canarinhos bring a new look to Team Brazil. The core of this team comes from Elements, a Brazilian team who climbed from FACEIT League Open to the top of FACEIT League Masters in South America. Elements have continuously refreshed and upgraded their roster each season, but Niitiste has been here since the start, and he forms the spine of Brazil. He’s joined by Froakie, the flex support who steered Loaded to glory in the first season of FACEIT League SA. Also from that Loaded team (and now on Elements as well) is Nitro, a popular Brazilian streamer who, even at 31, is still lethal on Cassidy. Joining him at DPS are Elements teammates Cabelada, a highly talented flex dps, and  Shinigami, who has been playing Overwatch at a high level since 2017—and he’s still only 21. Luvico is part of a new generation of Brazilian players who never played in South American Contenders. Notably, none of these players were on Team Brazil at the 2023 Overwatch World Cup. Some of Team Brazil played in Grupo Senju’s Libertadores de Overwatch 2025, where they finished second. B3rno, Rei_DosReis, Phankon, and N1ght round out the Brazilian roster. The Elements core will have been scrimming together for some time, as opposed to the other nations who have players from a wider array of teams. The prior success of Saudi Arabia and China demonstrate how synergy can elevate national teams

Team Brazil's roster for the Copa América

Brazil has the most experienced roster in the tournament, with a core of players who are the reigning champions of South America. Still, the team has weaknesses. Cabelada can light up the kill feed, but can sometimes go quiet for entire maps, not unlike TOPDRAGON or Ryan. Meanwhile, Luvico, while showing a lot of promise, does not appear to be a true hyperflex tank. In the FACEIT League and Libertadores finals, he played a lot of Ramattra. Do any teams have the personnel to force Brazil into a dive mirror?

CHILE

The first thing that stood out to me about La Roja was not who was selected, but who was left out. Of the Chilean players currently on a FACEIT League SA Masters Season 5 roster, only 4 are on Team Chile There is a Chilean team called Pumas who compete in FACEIT League South America Masters. Team captain efx, also a substitute for Chile, wanted to give players from outside that team a shot. DPS Jeongyeon and tank Kr0w currently play for Pumas, while Meeker and Senses played for Factor X in FIL SA Season 4.

Team Chile's roster for the Copa América.

Team Chile will need their support line to be rock-solid to succeed. LCŠ is a support player who has gotten a lot of attention from North America. He got 3rd in FIL NA Expert Season 3 playing on high ping, and he is set to join Cumberland University to play collegiate in the fall. He is a highly flexible main support, capable of playing Illari or Kiriko when needed, while Senses looks most comfortable on Ana. In the FIL S5 lower bracket final, Factor X lost maps where Ana was banned, and won maps D.Va, which can shut down Ana, was banned. Look for Kr0w and Jeongyong to play Orisa and Ashe, respectively, in unexpected places. Nepal Shrine is not typically an Ashe point, but Jeongyong made it work against BCU Spark in the Libertadores group stage.

ARGENTINA

There’s no way around it, Argentina is the weakest team, on paper, in this tournament. In the days of Contenders South America, Argentina was typically the #2 most-represented country behind Brazil, but in modern times, this role has been completely supplanted by Chile. An average of 2.2 Argentine players have competed per season of FACEIT League Masters South America. Still, ​​La Albiceleste has some things to be excited for. Argentina has one player returning from its OWWC 2023 squad: DPS player ORACLE. That Argentina squad had moments, but was largely unsuccessful. TrikinuelaS and h1ems round out an unfortunately underwhelming DPS lineup. The support players, MyX and F4F5, play for lower-level teams in South America. No, where Argentina shines is at the tank position. Tizi (not to be confused with the Vancouver Titans player), is the talisman for Factor X, being with the team since last December. He thrives on Ramattra, and Factor X have put their faith in him as they look to qualify for the OWCS Midseason Championship.

Team Argentina's roster for the Copa América.

PERU

Peru leans on the Peruvian diaspora for some of its players. NA and Collegiate fans will recognize main support Iszhtar from UT Dallas and Emote Down Mid. Here he'll also be playing tank. Maybe he's learned something from Durpee! Joining him is his little brother, who also has experience on UTD and EDM, Puggo. Players who have survived playing with Durpee are prepared for anything. Peru retains the most players from their 2023 roster, including support Rodrigo5d. The team’s presumptive starting tank, Baskerville, also played in 2023, and most recently got 2nd place in FACEIT League South America Season 5. I most know Baskerville for their Junker Queen. Rounding out the veteran core is Persona, who has been a Calling All Heroes mainstay, first with Inarizaki, then Faeble, and now Hivemind Baddies. Persona is a deadly hitscan player, especially on Sojourn. Grimmjow, Riuyin, Hermosa, and Forge round out the bench.

Team Peru's roster for the Copa América.

Peru draws from the most diverse talent pool, with players who made their names in a variety of tournaments in both North and South America. Los Incas have the most individually skilled roster, at least on paper, in the whole tournament. Expect them to lean on their DPS line to carry.

Summary

My Copa América power rankings go like this:

1. Brazil

2. Peru

3. Chile

4. Argentina

While I still believe Peru has a more talented roster, this Brazil squad has unmatched synergy that will give them an edge. Still, the Overwatch World Cup shows that anything can happen in national team tournaments.

The Copa América kicks off May 16. You can watch the Copa América de Overwatch at https://www.twitch.tv/willianmundi and https://www.twitch.tv/elttx3!