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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Africa South Africa
Dates14–28 June
Teams(from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)(in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Brazil (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of the United States United States
Third placeFlag of Spain Spain
Fourth placeFlag of South Africa South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Attendance584,894 (36,556 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Brazil Luís Fabiano (5 goals)
Best playerFlag of Brazil Kaká
Best goalkeeperFlag of United States Tim Howard
Fair play awardBrazil Brazil
2005
2013

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 Ellis Park Stadium 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.

Qualified teams[]

Team Confederation Qualification method Date qualification secured Participation no.
Flag of South Africa South Africa CAF Hosts 15 May 2004 2nd
Flag of Italy Italy UEFA 2006 FIFA World Cup winners 9 July 2006 1st
Flag of the United States United States CONCACAF 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 24 June 2007 4th
Brazil Brazil CONMEBOL 2007 Copa América winners 15 July 2007 6th
Flag of Iraq Iraq AFC 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners 29 July 2007 1st
Flag of Egypt Egypt CAF 2008 Africa Cup of Nations winners 10 February 2008 2nd
Flag of Spain Spain UEFA UEFA Euro 2008 winners 29 June 2008 1st
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand OFC 2008 OFC Nations Cup winners 19 November 2008 3rd

Draw[]

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 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.

Match ball[]

The official match ball for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the Adidas Kopanya. The name means "bring (or join) together" in Southern Sesotho, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The panel configuration of the ball is the same as that of the Teamgeist and Europass balls that came before it. The ball is white, accentuated with bold black lines and detailed with typical Ndebele designs in red, yellow, green and blue.

Venues[]

Four cities served as the venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. All four venues were also used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Johannesburg Pretoria
Ellis Park Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 50,000
Slovenia - USA at FIFA World Cup 2010 (3) Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Bloemfontein Rustenburg
Free State Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 42,000
Free State Stadium1 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng

Originally, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth was also chosen as a venue. On 8 July 2008, however, 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 & 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.

Confederation Referee Assistants
AFC Matthew Breeze (Australia) Matthew Cream (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
CAF Coffi Codjia (Benin) Komi Konyoh (Togo)
Alexis Fassinou (Benin)
CONCACAF Benito Archundia (Mexico) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
CONMEBOL Pablo Pozo (Chile) Patricio Basualto (Chile)
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
OFC Michael Hester (New Zealand) Jan Hendrik-Hintz (New Zealand)
Mark Rule (New Zealand)
UEFA Howard Webb (England) Peter Kirkup (England)
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Martin Hansson (Sweden) Henrik Andrén (Sweden)
Fredrik Nilsson (Sweden)
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Francisco Buragina (Switzerland)

Squads[]

Main article:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 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[]

Main article:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Flag of Spain Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of South Africa South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Flag of Iraq Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Host
14 June 2009
South Africa Flag of South Africa 0–0 Flag of Iraq Iraq
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 0–5 Flag of Spain Spain
17 June 2009
Spain Flag of Spain 1–0 Flag of Iraq Iraq
South Africa Flag of South Africa 2–0 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
20 June 2009
Iraq Flag of Iraq 0–0 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Spain Flag of Spain 2–0 Flag of South Africa South Africa

Group B[]

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

Knockout stage[]

Main article:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
Semi-finals Final
24 June – Bloemfontein
 Flag of Spain Spain  0  
 Flag of the United States United States  2  
 
28 June – Johannesburg
     Flag of the United States United States  2
   Brazil Brazil  3
Third place
25 June – Johannesburg 28 June – Rustenburg
 Brazil Brazil  1  Flag of Spain Spain (aet)  3
 Flag of South Africa South Africa  0    Flag of South Africa South Africa  2

Semi-finals[]

24 June 2009
20:30 SAST
Spain Flag of Spain 0–2 Flag of the United States United States Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 35,369
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Report Altidore Goal 27'
Dempsey Goal 74'

25 June 2009
20:30 SAST
Brazil Brazil 1–0 Flag of South Africa South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 48,049
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Dani Alves Goal 88' Report

Match for third place[]

28 June 2009
15:00 SAST
Spain Flag of Spain 3–2
(a.e.t.)
Flag of South Africa South Africa Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 31,788
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Güiza Goal 88'89'
Alonso Goal 107'
Report Mphela Goal 73'90+3'

Final[]

Main article:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
28 June 2009
20:30 SAST
United States Flag of the United States 2–3 Brazil Brazil Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 52,291
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Dempsey Goal 10'
Donovan Goal 27'
Report Luís Fabiano Goal 46'74'
Lúcio Goal 84'

Awards[]

Golden Ball Golden Shoe
Flag of Brazil Kaká Flag of Brazil Luís Fabiano
Silver Ball Silver Shoe
Flag of Brazil Luís Fabiano Flag of Spain Fernando Torres
Bronze Ball Bronze Shoe
Flag of United States Clint Dempsey Flag of Spain David Villa
Golden Glove FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Flag of United States Tim Howard Brazil Brazil

Source: FIFA

FIFA.com Users' Top 11
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Flag of United States Tim Howard

Flag of Spain Joan Capdevila
Flag of Spain Carles Puyol
Flag of Brazil Lúcio
Flag of Brazil Maicon

Flag of Brazil Kaká
Flag of Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika
Flag of United States Clint Dempsey

Flag of Spain David Villa
Flag of Spain Fernando Torres
Flag of Brazil Luís Fabiano

Source: FIFA

Statistics[]

Main article:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics

Goalscorers[]

Luís Fabiano received the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 44 goals were scored by 27 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Tournament ranking[]

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B Brazil Brazil 5 5 0 0 14 5 +9 15 Champions
2 B Flag of the United States United States 5 2 0 3 8 9 −1 6 Runners-up
3 A Flag of Spain Spain 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 12 Third place
4 A Flag of South Africa South Africa (H) 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4 Fourth place
5 B Flag of Italy Italy 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated in
group stage
6 B Flag of Egypt Egypt 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
7 A Flag of Iraq Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
8 A Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Host

See also[]

External links[]

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