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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009
File:2009 logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates14 June – 28 June
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored31 (2.58 per match)
Attendance394,102 (32,842 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Luís Fabiano
Spain Fernando Torres
Spain David Villa
(3 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 20:41, 21 June 2009 (UTC).

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup is the eighth Confederations Cup, held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The defending champions are Brazil, who won in 2005.

Participating teams

Team Confederation Qualification Participation
 South Africa CAF 2010 FIFA World Cup host 2nd
 Italy UEFA 2006 FIFA World Cup winners 1st
 United States CONCACAF 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 4th
 Brazil CONMEBOL Copa América 2007 winners 6th
 Iraq AFC 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners 1st
 Egypt CAF 2008 African Cup of Nations winners 2nd
 Spain UEFA UEFA Euro 2008 winners 1st
 New Zealand OFC 2008 OFC Nations Cup winners 3rd

The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.[1] Each team was represented in the draw by its competitor in the Miss World 2008 competition, except for Iraq, which was represented by Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin, from the People's Republic of China. The teams were divided into two pots:[2]

Teams from the same confederation were not drawn into the same group, therefore Egypt was drawn into Group B. Also as result, Italy and Spain were drawn into different groups.[3][4][5]

Venues

Four cities will serve as the venues of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]

Johannesburg Pretoria (Tshwane) Bloemfontein (Mangaung) Rustenburg
Coca-Cola Park 1 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Free State Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 42,000
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Template:Fnb As Ellis Park Stadium.

Originally, Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was also chosen as a venue. However, on 8 July 2008, Port Elizabeth withdrew as a host city because its stadium was deemed unlikely to meet the 30 March 2009 deadline for completion.[7] The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was subsequently completed before the Confederations Cup and was opened on 7 June 2009. It will act as a venue for the 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour on 16 June.

All of these stadia are to host matches during the British and Irish Lions tour which will be in progress during this tournament, but a minimum of 9 days has been allowed for pitch recovery between a rugby match and a Confederations Cup match.

Match officials

The referees were announced on 5 May.[8] Two referee teams (led by Carlos Batres and Carlos Amarilla respectively) withdrew due to injuries. Replacements from the same confederation, led by Benito Archundia and Pablo Pozo, were selected.[9]

Squads

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

Group stage

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

Tie-breaking criteria

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:[10]

a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Group A

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
14 June 2009
South Africa  0 – 0  Iraq
New Zealand  0 – 5  Spain
17 June 2009
Spain  1 – 0  Iraq
South Africa  2 – 0  New Zealand
20 June 2009
Iraq  0 – 0  New Zealand
Spain  2 – 0  South Africa

Group B

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
 United States 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 Egypt 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
15 June 2009
Brazil  4 – 3  Egypt
United States  1 – 3  Italy
18 June 2009
United States  0 – 3  Brazil
Egypt  1 – 0  Italy
21 June 2009
Italy  0 – 3  Brazil
Egypt  0 – 3  United States

Knockout stage

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June – Bloemfontein
 
 
 Spain
 
28 June – Johannesburg
 
 United States
 
 Winners of Match 13
 
25 June – Johannesburg
 
 Winners of Match 14
 
 Brazil
 
 
 South Africa
 
Third place
 
 
28 June – Rustenburg
 
 
 Losers of Match 13
 
 
 Losers of Match 14

Semi-finals

Spain Match 13 United States
Brazil Match 14 South Africa

Third place match

Losers of Match 13 v Losers of Match 14

Final

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Winners of Match 13 v Winners of Match 14

Goalscorers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Quedan listos Grupos de Copa Confederaciones". Fox Sports. November 22,2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Confederations Cup ticket sale opens on 23 November". FIFA.com. Novermber 21, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help).
  3. ^ "SA seeded for Confederations Cup". BBC Sports. October 6, 2008.
  4. ^ "España es el indiscutible favorito". Fox Sports. November 22, 2008.
  5. ^ "Italia y Brasil en el mismo Grupo". Fox Sports. November 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "Host Cities". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Port Elizabeth to wait until 2010". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  8. ^ "FIFA appoints match officials". FIFA.com. Zürich. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Two referees replaced due to injury". FIFA.com. Zürich. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Regulations FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009" (PDF). FIFA.com. June, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help).

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