2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

8th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in South Africa June 2026 November 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 FIFA Sokker-Konfederasiebeker in 2009 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.svg FIFA canvas South Africa 14–28 June 8 6 4 4 BRA 3 USA ESP RSA 16 44 584894 BRA Luís Fabiano (5 goals) BRA Kaká USA Tim Howard BRA 2005 2013 The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was 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 and the final was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The tournament was won by Brazil, who retained the trophy they won in 2005 by defeating the United States 3–2 in the final. Qualified teams 250px|thumb|2009 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams TeamConfederationQualification methodDate qualification securedParticipation no.South AfricaCAFHosts15 May 20042ndItalyUEFA2006 FIFA World Cup winners9 July 20061stUnited StatesCONCACAF2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners24 June 20074thBRACONMEBOL2007 Copa América winners15 July 20076thIraqAFC2007 AFC Asian Cup winners29 July 20071stEgyptCAF2008 Africa Cup of Nations winners10 February 20082ndSpainUEFAUEFA Euro 2008 winners29 June 20081stNew ZealandOFC2008 OFC Nations Cup winners19 November 20083rd Draw The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol?contentId=8832346 Quedan listos Grupos de Copa Confederaciones Fox Sports 22 November 2008 21 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090611021638/http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol?contentId=8832346 11 June 2009 dead dmy-all 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 China. The teams were divided into two pots:https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/media/newsid=955186.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090130062835/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/media/newsid=955186.html dead 30 January 2009 Confederations Cup ticket sale opens on 23 November FIFA.com 21 November 2008 26 June 2009 Pot A: South Africa (automatically placed as Team A1), Brazil, Italy, Spain Pot B: Egypt, Iraq, New Zealand, United States 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7654552.stm SA seeded for Confederations Cup BBC Sport 6 October 2008 21 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090526005818/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7654552.stm 26 May 2009 livehttp://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol?contentId=8832360 España es el indiscutible favorito Fox Sports 22 November 2008 21 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090611021253/http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol?contentId=8832360 11 June 2009 dead dmy-allhttp://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol?contentId=8832370 Italia y Brasil en el mismo Grupo Fox Sports 22 November 2008 21 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090611020416/http://msn.foxsports.com/fsi/fsla/story/futbol?contentId=8832370 11 June 2009 dead dmy-all Match ball 170px|thumb|A replica of The Adidas Kopanya (the official match ball of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup) with the traditional 32-panel structure. The official match ball has the same structure and surface as the Adidas Europass. The official match ball for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the Adidas Kopanya. The name means "bring (or join) together" in Southern Sesotho, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The panel configuration of the ball is the same as that of the Teamgeist and Europass balls that came before it. The ball is white, accentuated with bold black lines and detailed with typical Ndebele designs in red, yellow, green and blue.A vibrant ball for the rainbow nation https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=951479.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090213191538/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=951479.html dead 13 February 2009 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 19 November 2008 12 December 2009 Venues Four cities served as the venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/index.html Host Cities 9 July 2008 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 9 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080708224031/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/cities/index.html 8 July 2008 dead All four venues were also used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. JohannesburgSouth Africa 350 center Location of the host cities of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. South Africa -26.234797 27.982353 bottom Johannesburg South Africa -25.753333 28.186944 right Pretoria South Africa -29.117222 26.208889 left Bloemfontein South Africa -25.5786 27.1607 left Rustenburg Pretoria Ellis Park Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 50,000 200x200px 200px Bloemfontein Rustenburg Free State Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 42,000 200px 200px Originally, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth was also chosen as a venue. On 8 July 2008, however, Port Elizabeth withdrew as a host city because its stadium was deemed unlikely to meet the 30 March 2009 deadline for completion.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=823566.html Port Elizabeth to wait until 2010 9 July 2008 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 9 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080712225143/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid%3D823566.html 12 July 2008 dead The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was subsequently completed before the Confederations Cup and was opened on 7 June 2009. It acted as a venue for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa on 16 June. All of these stadia hosted matches during the Lions tour, but a minimum of nine days was allowed for pitch recovery between a rugby match and a Confederations Cup match. Match officials The referees were announced on 5 May.5 May 2009 FIFA appoints match officials FIFA.com Zürich https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/media/newsid=1054745.html 26 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509162716/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/media/newsid%3D1054745.html 9 May 2009 dead 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.5 June 2009 Two referees replaced due to injury FIFA.com Zürich https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/media/newsid=1066900.html 6 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090611154151/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/media/newsid%3D1066900.html 11 June 2009 dead ConfederationRefereeAssistantsAFCMatthew Breeze (Australia)Matthew Cream (Australia)Ben Wilson (Australia)CAFCoffi Codjia (Benin)Komi Konyoh (Togo)Alexis Fassinou (Benin)CONCACAFBenito Archundia (Mexico)Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Héctor Vergara (Canada)CONMEBOLPablo Pozo (Chile)Patricio Basualto (Chile)Francisco Mondria (Chile)Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)Pablo Fandiño (Uruguay)Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)OFCMichael Hester (New Zealand)Jan Hendrik-Hintz (New Zealand)Mark Rule (New Zealand)UEFAHoward Webb (England)Peter Kirkup (England)Mike Mullarkey (England)Martin Hansson (Sweden)Henrik Andrén (Sweden)Fredrik Nilsson (Sweden)Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)Francisco Buragina (Switzerland) Squads 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads Group stage Tie-breaking criteria The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/86/49/87/fifa_cc2009_regulations_en.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20081030231249/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/86/49/87/fifa_cc2009_regulations_en.pdf dead 30 October 2008 Regulations FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 FIFA.com June 2008 21 June 2009 Greatest number of points obtained in all group matches; Goal difference in all group matches; Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches. Had two or more teams been equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would have been determined as follows: Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned; Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. Group A 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A Standings Match 1 Match 2 Match 5 Match 6 Match 9 Match 10 Group B 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B Standings Match 3 Match 4 Match 7 Match 8 Match 11 Match 12 Knockout stage 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage 24 June – Bloemfontein ESP 0 USA 2 25 June – Johannesburg BRA 1 RSA 0 28 June – Johannesburg USA 2 BRA 3 28 June – Rustenburg ESP (aet) 3 RSA 2 Semi-finals 24 June 2009 20:30 SAST ESP 0–2 Report USA Altidore 27Dempsey 74 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 35,369 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) 25 June 2009 20:30 SAST BRA 1–0 Report RSA Dani Alves 88 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 48,049 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) Match for third place 28 June 2009 15:00 SAST ESP 3–2 yes Report RSA Güiza 88 89Alonso 107 Mphela 73 90+3 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 31,788 Matthew Breeze (Australia) Final 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup final 28 June 2009 20:30 SAST USA 2–3 Report BRA Dempsey 10Donovan 27 Luís Fabiano 46 74Lúcio 84 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 52,291 Martin Hansson (Sweden) Awards Golden BallGolden ShoeBRA KakáBRA Luís FabianoSilver BallSilver ShoeBRA Luís FabianoESP Fernando TorresBronze BallBronze ShoeUSA Clint DempseyESP David VillaGolden GloveFIFA Fair Play TrophyUSA Tim HowardBRA Source: FIFAhttps://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/southafrica2009/awards/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151117075814/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/southafrica2009/awards/index.html dead 17 November 2015 FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 Awards FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 20 October 2017 + FIFA.com Users' Top 11GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsUSA Tim HowardESP Joan Capdevila ESP Carles Puyol BRA Lúcio BRA MaiconBRA Kaká EGY Mohamed Aboutrika USA Clint DempseyESP David Villa ESP Fernando Torres BRA Luís Fabiano Source: FIFAUsers pick Top 11 https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/confederationscup/southafrica2009/news/newsid=1077991.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 30 June 2009 30 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514113001/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/confederationscup/southafrica2009/news/newsid=1077991.html 14 May 2013 dead dmy-all Statistics 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics Goalscorers Luís Fabiano received the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 44 goals were scored by 27 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. 5 goals BRA Luís Fabiano 3 goals 22em ESP Fernando Torres ESP David Villa USA Clint Dempsey 2 goals 22em BRA Kaká EGY Mohamed Zidan RSA Katlego Mphela RSA Bernard Parker ITA Giuseppe Rossi ESP Dani Güiza USA Landon Donovan 1 goal 22em BRA Dani Alves BRA Felipe Melo BRA Juan BRA Lúcio BRA Maicon BRA Robinho EGY Homos EGY Mohamed Shawky ITA Daniele De Rossi ESP Xabi Alonso ESP Cesc Fàbregas ESP Fernando Llorente USA Jozy Altidore USA Michael Bradley USA Charlie Davies Own goal ITA Andrea Dossena (against Brazil) Tournament ranking Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. main WDL complete FIFAhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/63aba86a50f3702d/original/ju89uisxenzryk4kigom-pdf.pdf Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association PDF 21 10 July 2017 28 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190928194424/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/-519816.pdf?cloudid=ju89uisxenzryk4kigom 28 September 2019 H BRA USA ESP RSA ITA EGY IRQ NZL 5 0 0 14 5 1 0 2 4 7 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 0 1 2 0 7 1 1 3 4 6 4 0 1 11 4 2 0 3 8 9 BRA EGY IRQ ITA NZL RSA ESP USA T B B A B A A A B Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated ingroup stage yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS See also 2010 FIFA World Cup References 2 External links FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, FIFA.com 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Official Site (Archived) FIFA Technical Report 2009 Confederations Cup Category:2008–09 in South African soccer 2009 Category:June 2009 sports events in Africa