| FIFA Sokker-Konfederasiebeker in 2009 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 14–28 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 584,894 (36,556 per match) |
| Top scorer | Luís Fabiano (5 goals) |
| Best player | Kaká |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Tim Howard |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
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The2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighthConfederations Cup, and was held inSouth Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at theSandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match and the final was played atEllis Park Stadium inJohannesburg. The tournament was won byBrazil, who retained the trophy they won in2005 by defeating theUnited States 3–2 in thefinal.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | CAF | Hosts | 15 May 2004 | 2nd |
 Italy | UEFA | 2006 FIFA World Cup winners | 9 July 2006 | 1st |
| United States | CONCACAF | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 24 June 2007 | 4th |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 2007 Copa América winners | 15 July 2007 | 6th |
 Iraq | AFC | 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners | 29 July 2007 | 1st |
 Egypt | CAF | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations winners | 10 February 2008 | 2nd |
| Spain | UEFA | UEFA Euro 2008 winners | 29 June 2008 | 1st |
 New Zealand | OFC | 2008 OFC Nations Cup winners | 19 November 2008 | 3rd |
The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at theSandton Convention Centre inJohannesburg.[1] Each team was represented in the draw by its competitor in theMiss World 2008 competition, except for Iraq, which was represented by Miss World 2007,Zhang Zilin, fromChina. The teams were divided into two pots:[2]
Teams from the same confederation were not drawn into the same group, thereforeEgypt was drawn into Group B. Also as result,Italy andSpain were drawn into different groups.[3][4][5]
The official matchball for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was theAdidasKopanya. The name means "bring (or join) together" inSouthern Sesotho, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The panel configuration of the ball is the same as that of theTeamgeist andEuropass balls that came before it. The ball is white, accentuated with bold black lines and detailed with typicalNdebele designs in red, yellow, green and blue.[6]
Four cities served as the venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] All four venues were also used for the2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Johannesburg | Location of the host cities of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. | Pretoria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park Stadium | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | ||
| Capacity:62,567 | Capacity:50,000 | ||
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| Bloemfontein | Rustenburg | ||
| Free State Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | ||
| Capacity:48,000 | Capacity:42,000 | ||
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Originally,Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium inPort 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.[8] 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 the2009 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.
The referees were announced on 5 May.[9] Two referee teams (led byCarlos Batres andCarlos Amarilla respectively) withdrew due to injuries. Replacements from the same confederation, led byBenito Archundia andPablo Pozo, were selected.[10]
| 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) |
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:[11]
Had two or more teams been equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would have been determined as follows:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa(H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| United States | 0–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 June –Bloemfontein | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| 28 June –Johannesburg | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| 25 June –Johannesburg | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 June –Rustenburg | ||||||
| Spain (aet) | 3 | |||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||
| United States | 2–3 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
Dempsey 10'Donovan 27' | Report | Luís Fabiano 46',74' Lúcio 84' |
| Golden Ball | Golden Shoe |
|---|---|
| Kaká | Luís Fabiano |
| Silver Ball | Silver Shoe |
| Luís Fabiano | Fernando Torres |
| Bronze Ball | Bronze Shoe |
| Clint Dempsey | David Villa |
| Golden Glove | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
| Tim Howard | Brazil |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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.
Andrea Dossena (against Brazil)Per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | B | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Third place |
| 4 | A | South Africa(H) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | B | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 7 | A | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 8 | A | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
