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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009
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Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates14 June – 28 June
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored16 (4 per match)
Attendance136,363 (34,091 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Fernando Torres (3 goals)
All statistics correct as of 22:24, 15 June 2009 (UTC).

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup is the eighth Confederations Cup, held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The defending champions are Brazil, who won in 2005.

Qualified teams

Team Confederation Qualification Participation
 South Africa CAF 2010 FIFA World Cup host 2nd
 Italy UEFA 2006 FIFA World Cup winner 1st
 United States CONCACAF 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner 4th
 Brazil CONMEBOL Copa América 2007 winner 6th
 Iraq AFC 2007 AFC Asian Cup winner 1st
 Egypt CAF 2008 African Cup of Nations winner 2nd
 Spain UEFA UEFA Euro 2008 winner 1st
 New Zealand OFC 2008 OFC Nations Cup winner 3rd

The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.[1] Each team was represented in the draw by its competitor in the Miss World 2008 competition, except for Iraq, which was represented by Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin, from the People's Republic of China. The teams were divided into two pots:[2]

Teams from the same confederation were not drawn into the same group, therefore Egypt was drawn into Group B. Also as result, Italy and Spain were drawn into different groups.[3][4][5]

Venues

Four cities will serve as the venues of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]

Johannesburg Pretoria (Tshwane) Bloemfontein (Mangaung) Rustenburg
Coca-Cola Park1 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Free State Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 42,000
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Originally, Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was also chosen as a venue. However, on 8 July 2008, Port Elizabeth withdrew as a host city because its stadium was deemed unlikely to meet the 30 March 2009 deadline for completion.[7] The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was subsequently completed before the Confederations Cup and was opened on 7 June 2009. It will act as a venue for the 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour on 16 June.

All of these stadia are to host matches during the British and Irish Lions tour which will be in progress during this tournament, but a minimum of 9 days has been allowed for pitch recovery between a rugby match and a football match.

Match officials

The referees were announced on 5 May.[8] Two referee teams (led by Carlos Batres and Carlos Amarilla respectively) withdrew due to injuries. Replacements from the same confederation, led by Benito Archundia and Pablo Pozo, were selected.[9]

Squads

Main article: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

Group stage

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 3
 Iraq 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0
South Africa 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 48,837
New Zealand 0 – 5 Spain
Report Torres 6' 14' 17'
Fàbregas 24'
Villa 48'
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Spain v Iraq
South Africa v New Zealand
Iraq v New Zealand
Spain v South Africa

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
 Brazil 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 3
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 0
 United States 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Brazil 4 – 3 Egypt
Kaká 5' 90' (pen.)
Luís Fabiano 12'
Juan 37'		 Report Zidan 9' 55'
Shawky 54'
Attendance: 27,851
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
United States 1 – 3 Italy
Donovan 41' (pen.) Report Rossi 58' 90+4'
De Rossi 72'
Attendance: 34,341
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
United States v Brazil
Egypt v Italy
Italy v Brazil
Egypt v United States

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June – Bloemfontein
 
 
 Winners of Group A
 
28 June – Johannesburg
 
 Runners-up of Group B
 
 Winners of Match 13
 
25 June – Johannesburg
 
 Winners of Match 14
 
 Winners of Group B
 
 
 Runners-up of Group A
 
Third place
 
 
28 June – Rustenburg
 
 
 Losers of Match 13
 
 
 Losers of Match 14

Semi-finals

Winners of Group A Match 13 Runners-up of Group B
Winners of Group B Match 14 Runners-up of Group A

Third place match

Losers of Match 13 Match 15 Losers of Match 14

Final

Winners of Match 13 Match 16 Winners of Match 14

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Controversy

Referee Howard Webb awarded a controversial penalty to Brazil in the final minute of their game against Egypt. The penalty was awarded for a handball by the Egyptian player who fell to ground, feigning injury and was soon sent off by the referee. With the score at 3–3 Kaka scored the decisive penalty to win the game. However, Webb had initially pointed to the corner flag, signalling his intent to award a corner kick. He then appeared to change his mind after viewing video evidence and being influenced by the fourth official, which is illegal under FIFA rules.[10][11][12]

Egypt lodged an appeal to FIFA after the match, citing illegal use of video evidence by the referee. Egypt's assistant coach Gharib Shawky said: "The Egyptian FA finds it very strange that the official whistled for a corner, but the decision was changed based on an outside official using a TV monitor. It took three minutes to change the decision. Both the referee and the linesman had whistled for a corner. Maybe there is something new in the regulations, but we all know that in football it's the referee who makes the final decision. The TV is not the referee. We just want to know."[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Quedan listos Grupos de Copa Confederaciones
  2. ^ Confederations Cup ticket sale opens on 23 November.
  3. ^ [1]. Retrieved on 6 October 2008.
  4. ^ [2]España es el indiscutible favorito
  5. ^ [3] Italia y Brasil en el mismo Grupo
  6. ^ "Host Cities". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Port Elizabeth to wait until 2010". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  8. ^ "FIFA appoints match officials". FIFA.com. Zürich. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Two referees replaced due to injury". FIFA.com. Zürich. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  10. ^ Brazil 4-3 Egypt BBC Sport
  11. ^ Brazil 4-3 Egypt RTÉ Online
  12. ^ Kaka spot on as Brazil beat Egypt in classic Setanta Sports
  13. ^ Pharaohs to challenge referee's call The Times

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