2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009

Tournament details
Host nation	South Africa
Dates	June 14 – June 28
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup will be the 8th Confederations Cup, held in South Africa from June 14 to June 28, 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The current champions are Brazil.

[edit] Venues

Five cities selected as venues of this competition: ^[1]

Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium - after extension) c. 65,000
Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium - after extension) 50,000
Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - planned) 48,000
Bloemfontein (Free State Stadium - after extension) 48,000
Rustenburg (Royal Bafokeng Stadium - after minor renovations) 42,000

[edit] Participating teams

South Africa (host, 2nd appearance)
Italy (winner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 1st appearance)
USA (winner of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 4th appearance)
Brazil (winner of the Copa America 2007, 6th appearance)^[2]
Iraq (winner of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, 1st appearance)
Egypt (winner of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, 2nd appearance)
Winner of UEFA Euro 2008^[2]^[3]
Winner of the 2008 OFC Nations Cup^[4]

[edit] Footnotes

^ Clear declaration to defend the autonomy of sport
^ ^a ^b In December 2004, FIFA decided that, starting with this edition, "the South American and European champions will no longer be obliged to take part". [1]
^ If Italy wins Euro 2008, the spot will be given to the Euro 2008 runner-up. [2]
^ The OFC qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will double as the Nations Cup: the top team in the four-team final round (to be played home-and-away, 2007-2008) will be declared the Nations Cup champion, participate in the Confederations Cup and playoff with a member of the AFC for a place in the World Cup.