FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 / Group A

This article includes the games of the preliminary round Group A at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2009 with all the statistical details.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	008-000	+8	09
2.	South Africa	3	1	1	1	002: 200	± 0	04th
3.	Iraq	3	0	2	1	000: 100	−1	02
4th	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	000: 700	−7	01

South Africa 0-0 Iraq

South Africa		Iraq
	June 14, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Johannesburg ( Ellis Park Stadium ) Spectators: 48,837 Referee: Jorge Larrionda ( Uruguay )
	Itumeleng Khune - Siboniso Gaxa , Matthew Booth , Aaron Mokoena , Tsepo Masilela - MacBeth Sibaya , Benson Mhlongo , Kagisho Dikgacoi , Teko Modise - Thembinkosi Fanteni (78th Katlego Mashego ), Bernard Parker (85th Steven Pienaar ) Trainer: Joel Santana	Mohammed Kassid - Salam Shakir , Mohammed Ali Karim , Fareed Majeed , Ali Rehema , Bassim Abbas - Mahdi Karim (88th Salih Sadir ), Nasch'at Akram , Karrar Jassim (74th Hawar Mulla Mohammed ) - Yunis Mahmud , Emad Mohammed (76 . Alaa Abdul Zahra ) coach: Bora Milutinovic
	Fanteni, Sibaya	Akram

New Zealand - Spain 0: 5 (0: 4)

New Zealand		Spain
	June 14, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. in Rustenburg ( Royal Bafokeng Stadium ) Spectators: 21,649 Referee: Coffi Codjia ( Benin )
	Glen Moss - Tony Lochhead , Ivan Vicelich , Andrew Boyens , David Mulligan - Simon Elliott , Jeremy Brockie (27th Jeremy Christie ), Tim Brown , Leo Bertos - Chris Killen (85th Kris Bright ) - Shane Smeltz (76th Chris James ) Trainer: Ricki Herbert	Iker Casillas - Sergio Ramos (54th Álvaro Arbeloa ), Carles Puyol , Raúl Albiol , Joan Capdevila - Xabi Alonso - Xavi (54th Santi Cazorla ), Albert Riera - Cesc Fàbregas - David Villa , Fernando Torres (70th David Silva ) coach : Vicente del Bosque
		0: 1 Torres (6th) 0: 2 Torres (14th) 0: 3 Torres (17th) 0: 4 Fàbregas (24th) 0: 5 Villa (48th)

Spain - Iraq 1: 0 (0: 0)

Spain		Iraq
	June 17, 2009 at 4 p.m. in Bloemfontein ( Free State Stadium ) Spectators: 30,512 Referee: Matthew Breeze ( Australia )
	Iker Casillas - Sergio Ramos , Carlos Marchena , Gerard Piqué , Joan Capdevila - Xabi Alonso - Xavi (82nd Sergio Busquets ), Santi Cazorla (67th David Silva ) - Juan Mata - Fernando Torres , David Villa (74th Daniel Güiza ) coach : Vicente del Bosque	Mohammed Kassid - Bassim Abbas , Ali Rehema , Fareed Majeed , Mohammed Ali Karim , Salam Shakir - Muayad Khalid , Hawar Mulla Mohammed (69th Karrar Jassim ), Nasch'at Akram , Samer Saeed (60th Mahdi Karim ) - Alaa Abdul Zahra ( 80. Yunis Mahmud ) Coach: Bora Milutinović
	1-0 villa (55th)
	Alonso, Marchena	Abbas

South Africa - New Zealand 2: 0 (1: 0)

South Africa		New Zealand
	June 17, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. in Rustenburg ( Royal Bafokeng Stadium ) Spectators: 36,598 Referee: Benito Archundia ( Mexico )
	Itumeleng Khune - Tsepo Masilela , Matthew Booth , Aaron Mokoena , Siboniso Gaxa - MacBeth Sibaya , Kagisho Dikgacoi , Teko Modise , Steven Pienaar - Bernard Parker (81st Siphiwe Tshabalala ), Thembinkosi Fanteni (62nd Katlego Mashego ). Trainer: Joel Santana	Glen Moss - Tony Lochhead , Andrew Boyens , Ivan Vicelich , David Mulligan - Simon Elliott , Leo Bertos (66th Chris James ), Tim Brown (55th Duncan Oughton ), Jeremy Christie - Shane Smeltz , Chris Killen (75th Chris Wood ) Trainer: Ricki Herbert
	1-0 Parker (21st) 2-0 Parker (52nd)
	Pienaar	Christie, Boyens, Smeltz, Vicelich

Iraq 0-0 New Zealand

Iraq		New Zealand
	June 20, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. in Johannesburg ( Ellis Park Stadium ) Spectators: 23,295 Referee: Howard Webb ( England )
	Mohammed Kassid - Bassim Abbas , Salam Shakir , Ali Rehema , Mohammed Ali Karim - Karrar Jassim , Hawar Mulla Mohammed (46th Fareed Majeed ), Nasch'at Akram , Mahdi Karim (67th Salih Sadir ) - Emad Mohammed (56th Alaa Abdul Zahra ), Yunis Mahmud Trainer: Bora Milutinović	Glen Moss - Tony Lochhead , Ivan Vicelich , Ben Sigmund (71st Andrew Boyens ), Aaron Scott (85th David Mulligan ) - Simon Elliott , Leo Bertos , Jeremy Brockie (68th Jeremy Christie ), Tim Brown - Shane Smeltz , Chris Killen Trainer: Ricki Herbert
		Brown, Brockie

Spain - South Africa 2: 0 (0: 0)

Spain		South Africa
	June 20, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. in Bloemfontein ( Free State Stadium ) Spectators: 38,212 Referee: Pablo Pozo ( )
	Pepe Reina - Álvaro Arbeloa , Raúl Albiol , Gerard Piqué , Carles Puyol - Sergio Busquets - Xavi , Albert Riera (81st Santi Cazorla ) - Cesc Fàbregas - Fernando Torres (60th Fernando Llorente ), David Villa (60th Pablo Hernández ) coach : Vicente del Bosque	Itumeleng Khune - Tsepo Masilela , Matthew Booth , Aaron Mokoena , Siboniso Gaxa - MacBeth Sibaya (83. Katlego Mashego ), Benson Mhlongo , Teko Modise , Steven Pienaar , Kagisho Dikgacoi - Bernard Parker (90 + 3 ' Siphiwe Tshabalala ) Coach: Joel Santana
	1-0 Villa (52nd) 2-0 Llorente (72nd)
	Albiol, piqué	Sibaya (2nd), Modise, Dikgacoi