Confederations Cup 2009 Guide
Confederations Cup - South Africa 2009
The 8th FIFA Confederations Cup takes place from the 14th-28th of June 2009 in South Africa as a dress rehearsal for the hosts ahead of the 2010 World Cup. Four different venues will be used, including Ellis Park, Johannesburg, which hosts the final. There will be two groups of four teams playing each other once, with the group winners meeting the runners-up from the other group in the semi finals. In addition to the trophy, the winners of the final will receive prize money of US$3.75 million (from a total prize fund of US$17.6 million).
| The eight qualified teams are: Italy (World Cup holders) Spain (European champions) Brazil (South American champions) Egypt (African champions) USA (North American champions) Iraq (Asian champions) New Zealand (Oceania champions) South Africa (hosts) |
The prizes are as follows: Winners: US$3.75 million Runners Up: US$3.25 million 3rd Place: US$2.75 million 4th Place: US$2.25 million 5th-8th place: US$1.4 million |
Match tickets can be purchased from the official tournament website (see link below) and cost from US$30-100 for group games, US$50-120 for the semis and US$60-200 for the final.
Groups
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Group A Fixtures / Results |
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| 14-06-2009 16:00 | South Africa 0-0 Iraq | Johannesburg |
| 14-06-2009 20:30 | New Zealand 0-5 Spain | Rustenburg |
| 17-06-2009 16:00 | Spain 1-0 Iraq | Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 17-06-2009 20:30 | South Africa 2-0 New Zealand | Rustenburg |
| 20-06-2009 20:30 | Iraq 0-0 New Zealand | Johannesburg |
| 20-06-2009 20:30 | Spain 2-0 South Africa | Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| Group A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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Group B Fixtures / Results |
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| 15-06-2009 16:00 | Brazil 4-3 Egypt | Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 15-06-2009 20:30 | USA 1-3 Italy | Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 18-06-2009 16:00 | USA 0-3 Brazil | Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 18-06-2009 20:30 | Egypt 1-0 Italy | Johannesburg |
| 21-06-2009 20:30 | Italy 0-3 Brazil | Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 21-06-2009 20:30 | Egypt 0-3 USA | Rustenburg |
| Group B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Semi Finals | ||
| 24-06-2009 20:30 | Spain 0-2 USA | Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 25-06-2009 20:30 | Brazil 1-0 South Africa | Johannesburg |
| Third Place Play-Off | ||
| 28-06-2009 15:00 | Spain 3-2 South Africa (aet) | Rustenburg |
| Final | ||
| 28-06-2009 20:30 | Brazil 3-2 USA | Johannesburg |
Top Scorers
| Name | Country | Goals |
| Luis Fabiano | Brazil | 5 |
| David Villa | Spain | 3 |
| Fernando Torres | Spain | 3 |
| Clint Dempsey | USA | 3 |
| Kaka | Brazil | 2 |
| Giuseppe Rossi | Italy | 2 |
| Mohamed Zidan | Egypt | 2 |
| Bernard Parker | South Africa | 2 |
| Landon Donovan | USA | 2 |
| Daniel Guiza | Spain | 2 |
| Katlego Mphela | South Africa | 2 |
| Cesc Fabregas | Spain | 1 |
| Maicon | Brazil | 1 |
| Fernando Llorente | Spain | 1 |
| Juan | Brazil | 1 |
| Mohamed Homos | Egypt | 1 |
| Robinho | Brazil | 1 |
| Daniele De Rossi | Italy | 1 |
| Felipe Melo | Brazil | 1 |
| Mohamed Shawky | Egypt | 1 |
| Charlie Davies | USA | 1 |
| Michael Bradley | USA | 1 |
| Jozy Altidore | USA | 1 |
| Daniel Alves | Brazil | 1 |
| Xabi Alonso | Spain | 1 |
| Lucio | Brazil | 1 |
| Andrea Dossena | Italy | -1 |
Links
FIFA Confederations Cup - Official tournament website
Budget Airlines Guide to the 2009 Confederations Cup - information on the tournament stadia.
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