Confederations Cup
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-->The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight.When the World Cup champion is also winner of its confederation championship, then the World Cup runner-up also enters the Confederations Cup, ensuring eight teams for the tournament. In the 2005 tournament, however, Brazil, as World Cup champion, and World Cup runner-up Germany, as host, had qualified. When Brazil also won the Copa América, the vacant eighth spot was awarded to Argentina, runner-up in the Copa América.
The tournament was originally organised by and held in Saudi Arabia and called the King Fahd Cup, contested in 1992 and 1995 by the Saudi national side and some continental champions. In 1997, FIFA took over the organisation of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years. Since 2005, the tournament has been held once in every four years, held one year prior to each World Cup in the country that will host the World Cup the following year. This decision was made to make the Confederations Cup a dress rehearsal for the World Cup.
The 2003 tournament was marred by tragedy, when the Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed and died during the semi-final against Colombia.
List of tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1992 Details | Saudi Arabia | Argentina | 3 - 1 | Saudi Arabia | USA | 3 - 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| 1995 Details | Saudi Arabia | Denmark | 2 - 0 | Argentina | Mexico | 1 - 1 (5-4 pso) | Nigeria | ||
| 1997 Details | Saudi Arabia | Brazil | 6 - 0 | Australia | Czech Republic | 1 - 0 | Uruguay | ||
| 1999 Details | Mexico | Mexico | 4 - 3 | Brazil | USA | 2 - 0 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2001 Details | South Korea/ Japan | France | 1 - 0 | Japan | Australia | 1 - 0 | Brazil | ||
| 2003 Details | France | France | 1 - 0 (aet) | Cameroon | Turkey | 2 - 1 | Colombia | ||
| 2005 Details | Germany | Brazil | 4 - 1 | Argentina | Germany | 4 - 3 (aet) | Mexico | ||
| 2009 Details | South Africa | ||||||||
- NOTE: The 1992 and 1995 tournaments were named the King Fahd Cup. Fifa recognizes them officially as Confederations Cups now. http://fifa.com/en/cc2005/index.html Official FIFA Confederations Cup Website
Broadcasting rights
- United Kingdom: Live coverage of selected matches has been shown on terrestrial channel Five, formerly known as Channel 5. Delayed coverage is usually shared between Five and satellite/cable network British Eurosport. Seen as a lower key event, the Confederations Cup has never been shown on main BBC and ITV channels. The rights are generally bought up quietly, around six months before the main event for much less money than the FIFA World Cup.
- In Italy RAI must, by law, broadcast the Azzurri matches, therefore the state broadcaster is very likely to buy part of the rights (if not all of them) for the Cup.
Goalscorers
Sources
See also
- European Football Championship
- Copa América
- African Cup of Nations
- Asian Cup
- CONCACAF Gold Cup
- OFC Nations Cup
- Artemio Franchi Trophy
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Saudi Arabia 1992 |
Saudi Arabia 1995 |
Saudi Arabia 1997 |
Mexico 1999 |
South Korea/Japan 2001 |
France 2003 |
Germany 2005 |
South Africa 2009
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