The
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth
Confederations Cup, and was
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 tournament was won by
Brazil, who retained the
trophy they won in
2005
by defeating the
United States 3–2
in the
final.
Participating teams
The draw
for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the
Sandton Convention
Centre in Johannesburg. 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:
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.
Venues
Four cities served as the venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations
Cup.
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. The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was subsequently
completed before the Confederations Cup and was opened on 7 June
2009. It acted as a venue for the
2009 British
and Irish Lions tour to South Africa on 16 June. All of these
stadia hosted matches during the Lions tour, but a minimum of nine
days was allowed for pitch recovery between a rugby match and a
Confederations Cup match.
Match officials
The referees were announced on 5 May. 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.
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America, Central America and Caribbean
- Oceania
- South America
Squads
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as
follows:
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.
Had two or more teams been equal on the basis of the above three
criteria, their rankings would have been 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
| Team |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
+8 |
9 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
2 |
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
−7 |
1 |
Group B
| Team |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
+7 |
9 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
−2 |
3 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
−2 |
3 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
−3 |
3 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Awards
FIFA.com]] Users' Top 11
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
See also
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