FIFA Confederations Cup 2009
FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 | |
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FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 | |
Number of nations | 8th |
winner | Brazil (3rd title) |
venue | South Africa |
Opening game | June 14, 2009 |
Endgame | June 28, 2009 |
Games | 16 |
Gates | 44 (⌀: 2.75 per game) |
spectator | 584,894 (⌀: 36,556 per game) |
Top scorer | Luís Fabiano (5 goals) |
Best player | Kaká |
Best goalkeeper | Tim Howard |
yellow cards | 50 (⌀: 3.13 per game) |
Red cards | 4 (⌀: 0.25 per game) |
The FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 ( English FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 ) was the sixth staging of this intercontinental soccer competition for national teams under this name and under the care of FIFA and the eighth overall and took place from 14th to 28th June in South Africa . For the host, the competition was a dress rehearsal for the 2010 World Cup, which will take place there a year later .
South American champions Brazil won the tournament in the final against Gold Cup winners USA and were the only record winners of the competition after their victories in 1997 and 2005 with a total of three titles.
Venues
In autumn 2006, five out of nine cities were selected as the venues. The capital Pretoria , Cape Town with the seat of parliament and the six-month seat of government from January to June, Johannesburg , Durban , Bloemfontein , Rustenburg , Polokwane , Nelspruit and Port Elizabeth came into question . In July 2008 it was declared that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth would not be completed on time and that the trophy would only take place in the remaining four stadiums.
The venues were the following four World Cup stadiums, all of which were modernized and expanded:
Rustenburg |
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Pretoria | ||
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Royal Bafokeng Stadium | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | |||
Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | |||
Bloemfontein | Johannesburg | |||
Free State Stadium | Coca-Cola Park | |||
Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | |||
Attendees
Qualified participants were:
- South Africa as a host
- Italy as world champion 2006
- Spain as European champion 2008
- Brazil won the 2007 Copa America
- USA as the winner of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007
- Iraq as Asian champions 2007
- Egypt as Africa Champion 2008
- New Zealand as Oceania Champion 2008
Group A | Group B |
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1. South Africa | 1. USA |
2. Iraq | 2. Italy |
3. New Zealand | 3. Brazil |
4. Spain | 4. Egypt |
Preliminary round
The draw took place on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 in Johannesburg.
Group A
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-0 | +8 | 9 |
2. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 4th |
3. | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0: 1 | −1 | 2 |
4th | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0: 7 | −7 | 1 |
June 14 at 4:00 p.m. in Johannesburg | |||
South Africa | - | Iraq | 0-0 |
June 14th at 8:30 p.m. in Rustenburg | |||
New Zealand | - | Spain | 0: 5 (0: 4) |
June 17th at 4:00 p.m. in Bloemfontein | |||
Spain | - | Iraq | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
June 17th at 8:30 p.m. in Rustenburg | |||
South Africa | - | New Zealand | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
June 20th at 8:30 p.m. in Johannesburg | |||
Iraq | - | New Zealand | 0-0 |
June 20th at 8:30 p.m. in Bloemfontein | |||
Spain | - | South Africa | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
In Group A, hosts South Africa were a candidate for the semi-finals right after tournament favorites Spain. In the first game against Iraq, however, the Africans did not know how to convince. They did not manage to score against well-placed Iraqis despite their clear superiority. However, the highly regarded European champion also had a hard time against the Asian champions in his second game, which put the performance of South Africa into perspective. On the final day of the match, the hosts continued to progress despite a 2-0 defeat against Spain as the attacking Iraqis failed to score against New Zealand.
Group B
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10: 3 | +7 | 9 |
2. | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: 6 | −2 | 3 |
3. | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 5 | −2 | 3 |
4th | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: 7 | −3 | 3 |
June 15th at 4:00 p.m. in Bloemfontein | |||
Brazil | - | Egypt | 4: 3 (3: 1) |
June 15 at 8:30 p.m. in Pretoria | |||
United States | - | Italy | 1: 3 (1: 0) |
June 18 at 4:00 p.m. in Pretoria | |||
United States | - | Brazil | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
June 18 at 8:30 p.m. in Johannesburg | |||
Egypt | - | Italy | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
June 21 at 8:30 p.m. in Pretoria | |||
Italy | - | Brazil | 0: 3 (0: 3) |
June 21 at 8:30 p.m. in Rustenburg | |||
Egypt | - | United States | 0: 3 (0: 1) |
In group B, Brazil and world champions Italy seemed to be all about group victory. But African champions Egypt caused the first surprise of the tournament with a 1-0 win over the Italians. In the last game against Brazil, Marcello Lippi's team surprisingly lost 3-0. The United States won 3-0 against Egypt on the last day of the match and thus secured a place in the semi-finals, albeit with Brazilian support.
Final round
Semifinals
June 24th at 8:30 p.m. in Bloemfontein | |||
Spain | - | United States | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
June 25 at 8:30 p.m. in Johannesburg | |||
Brazil | - | South Africa | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
In the first semi-final game, Spain were the clear favorites. But their US opponents were compact and effectively exploited two mistakes in the Spanish defense. The European champion was superior in the field, but could not use any of his numerous chances.
In the second semi-final game, hosts South Africa played surprisingly well against Brazil. So they achieved a field superiority over the record world champions and had some chances to score a goal. Shortly before the end of the game, Dani Alves secured victory for the Brazilians with a direct free kick.
3rd place match
June 28th at 3 p.m. in Rustenburg | |||
Spain | - | South Africa | 3: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 0: 0) |
The African hosts and the Iberians competed for third place. The game of both teams suffered from the slow flow of the game for the first 70 minutes. In the first half, the European champions were denied a regular hit because of alleged offside. South Africa took the lead through Mphela in the 73rd minute and held that lead until the 88th minute. An eventful final phase followed: Substitute striker Daniel Güiza initially equalized and only a minute later with a flick in the corner of the goal, the 2-1 for Spain. But in the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Mphela scored the 2-2 with a directly converted free-kick goal. The South Africans initially had better opportunities in extra time. The decisive goal, however, came from the Spanish England legionnaire Xabi Alonso with a free kick.
final
June 28 at 8:30 p.m. in Johannesburg | |||
United States | - | Brazil | 2: 3 (2: 0) |
In the final, the North and Central American champions USA and the South American champions Brazil faced each other. This duel already existed in the preliminary round, where the Brazilians won 3-0.
In the final, however, the Americans took the lead in the 10th minute thanks to a direct decrease by Clint Dempsey. As a result, the South Americans had difficulties finding their way into the game, as the USA, like against Spain, were very compact on the defensive. Landon Donovan managed a counterattack to make it 2-0 in the 27th minute. At the beginning of the second half, Sevilla FC's Luís Fabiano scored the connection goal with a shot from the twist. Fabiano then headed the 2-2 in the 74th minute. Ten minutes later, Lúcio's header gave the Brazilians the lead, which ultimately meant the end of the game.
List of goalscorers
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Awards
Golden Ball The "Golden Ball" for the best player of the tournament went to the Brazilian Kaká . The "Silver Ball" went to his compatriot Luís Fabiano and the "Bronze Ball" went to the American Clint Dempsey .
Golden Boot The "Golden Boot" for the best goalscorer went to the Brazilian Luís Fabiano for his five tournament goals . The "Silver Shoe" went to the Spaniard Fernando Torres and the "Bronze Shoe" to the Spaniard David Villa . Since both had the same number of goals together with the American Clint Dempsey , the assists and then the fewer minutes played decided the ranking.
Golden Glove The "Golden Glove" awarded for the first time for the best goalkeeping performance of the tournament went to US American Tim Howard . Silver and bronze trophies were not awarded in this category.
FIFA Fair Play Trophy The Brazilian national soccer team received the Fair Play award for correct sporting behavior on and off the pitch .
referee
In May 2009 FIFA nominated 9 trios of referees to lead the games. Before the start of the tournament, the teams led by Carlos Batres ( Guatemala ) and Carlos Amarilla ( Paraguay ) had to cancel their participation due to injury. For this, with the teams of Benito Archundia and Pablo Pozo , a team from the respective confederation was nominated.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ dpa: South Africa deletes Port Elizabeth as the venue , July 9, 2008 11:57
- ↑ FIFA Confederations Cup: The groups have been determined , accessed on July 6, 2009
- ↑ FIFA appoints match officials ( Memento of May 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 26, 2017