2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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| Copa das Confederações da FIFA Brasil 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Dates | 15 June – 30 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
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The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1] The tournament is expected to be held from 15–30 June 2013. Brazil are the defending champions.
As the competition partially overlaps with the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asian zone, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has asked FIFA to consider a change of date.[2] However, the AFC decided that the match day will be adjusted only for Japan, the representative of AFC for the Confederations Cup.[3]
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[edit] Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation No. |
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| Brazil |
CONMEBOL | 2014 FIFA World Cup host | 30 October 2007 | 7th |
 Spain |
UEFA | 2010 FIFA World Cup winner | 11 July 2010 | 2nd |
 Japan |
AFC | 2011 AFC Asian Cup winner | 29 January 2011 | 5th |
 Mexico |
CONCACAF | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner | 25 June 2011 | 6th |
 Uruguay |
CONMEBOL | 2011 Copa América winner | 24 July 2011 | 2nd |
| To be determined | OFC | 2012 OFC Nations Cup winner | 11 June 2012 | – |
| To be determined | UEFA | UEFA Euro 2012 winnerA | 1 July 2012 | – |
| To be determined | CAF | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner | To be determined | – |
[edit] Venues
| Belo Horizonte | |
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| Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão) |
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| Planned capacity: 70,000 (upgraded) |
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| Brasília | |
| [[Estádio Nacional de Brasília (Estádio Nacional)]] |
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| Planned capacity: 71,500 (new stadium) |
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| Fortaleza | |
| Estádio Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (Castelão) |
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| Planned capacity: 67,000 (upgraded) |
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| Rio de Janeiro | |
| Estádio Mário Filho (Maracanã) |
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| Planned capacity: 76,525 (upgraded) [5] |
[edit] Draw
The draw for the competition will be held in São Paulo, Brazil on 24 November 2012.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Plenty to look forward to in 2011". fifa.com. 2008-05-27. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1358097.html. Retrieved 2011-01-02. "The latter two events will provide the first two qualifiers for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. And while that competition and the FIFA World Cup the country will organise 12 months later may seem a long way off, it is sure to come into sharper focus in July, when the Preliminary Draw for Brazil 2014 takes place in Rio de Janeiro."
- ^ "AFC asks FIFA to change Confed Cup dates". the-afc.com. 2011-01-31. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33082-afc-asks-fifa-to-change-confed-cup-dates. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers". Asian Football Confederation. March 23, 2011. http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33977-43-in-the-fray-for-2014-fwc-qualifiers. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Qualifiers". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/qualifiers/index.html. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ "Cadeiras sao retiradas do Maracanã para conclusao da primeira etapa das obras pra a Copa do Mundo - Chairs are removed from Maracanã concluding the upgrading first step". Noticias.r7.com. 1990-01-06. http://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticias/cadeiras-sao-retiradas-e-maracana-conclui-primeira-etapa-das-obras-para-a-copa-do-mundo-2014-20101006.html. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ "Excitement awaits in 2012". FIFA.com. 1 January 2012. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1562569.html.
[edit] External links
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup at FIFA.com
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