2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

9th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Brazil September 2019 2 Brazil 2013 Brasil 2013 the events in 2013 in Brazil 2013 in Brazil FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 Copa das Confederações da FIFABrasil 2013The standard Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation is pt-BR ˈkɔpɐ das kõfedeɾaˈsõjz da ˈfifɐ bɾaˈziw ˈdojz ˈmiw i ˈtɾezi. 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.svg FIFA canvas Brazil 15–30 June 8 6 6 6 BRA 4 ESP ITA URU 16 68 BRA FredESP Fernando Torres(5 goals each) BRA Neymar BRA Júlio César ESP 2009 2017 The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held in Brazil from 15 to 30 June 2013 as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1358097.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110107103036/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1358097.html dead 7 January 2011 Plenty to look forward to in 2011 27 May 2008 6 February 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association The most recent winners of the six continental championships appeared in the tournament, along with hosts Brazil and UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up Italy, who qualified because the Euro 2012 winners, Spain, had also won the most recent FIFA World Cup in 2010 thus securing a spot in the tournament. The two-time defending champion and host nation Brazil successfully defended their title with a 3–0 win over Spain in the final. It was their fourth Confederations Cup title and third in a row, after previous wins in 1997, 2005 and 2009. According to then FIFA president Sepp Blatter, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the best version of the tournament ever played.Para Joseph Blatter, Brasil organizou a melhor Copa das Confederações pt The competition was the first national team tournament to employ goal-line technology, which was also used at the 2014 World Cup.FIFA launch GLT tender for Brazil 2013/14 https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/marketing/qualityprogramme/news/newsid=2014983/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130219141702/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/marketing/qualityprogramme/news/newsid=2014983/index.html dead 19 February 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 19 February 2013 Qualified teams thumb|2013 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams TeamConfederationQualification methodDate qualification securedParticipation no.BRACONMEBOLHosts30 October 20077thESPUEFA2010 FIFA World Cup winners 11 July 20102ndJPNAFC2011 AFC Asian Cup winners29 January 20115thMEXCONCACAF2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners25 June 20116thURUCONMEBOL2011 Copa América winners24 July 20112ndTAHOFC2012 OFC Nations Cup winners10 June 20121stITAUEFAUEFA Euro 2012 runners-upCONMEBOL Italy was awarded a spot in the competition because Spain had won both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. Since both competitions award their winners a place in the FIFA Confederations Cup, the runner-up of UEFA Euro 2012 received an invitation to the tournament.Antonio 2012-06-29 Italy qualify for Confederations Cup - Football Italia https://football-italia.net/italy-qualify-for-confederations-cup/ 2024-07-28 football-italia.net en-GB2013-06-11 Italy is taking the Confed Cup seriously this time https://apnews.com/italy-is-taking-the-confed-cup-seriously-this-time-0c770b734a1c4b4a96c738dc53bcceba 2024-07-28 AP News en28 June 20122ndNGACAF2013 Africa Cup of Nations winners10 February 20132nd Venues Six stadiums were used, each in a different city. Rio de Janeirocenter Brazil 380 Location of the host cities of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Brazil -19.5157 -43.5815 Belo Horizonte right Brazil -16.00 -47.60 Brasília right Brazil -3.807267 -38.522481 Fortaleza left Brazil -8.03 -35.00 Recife left Brazil -22.548118 -43.1348 Rio de Janeiro right Brazil -12.919164 -38.427078 Salvador right BrasíliaEstádio do MaracanãEstádio NacionalCapacity: 76,804https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=214/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120624074535/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=214/index.html dead 24 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Destination – Estadio Do Maracana – Rio de Janeiro FIFA.com 16 June 2013Capacity: 68,009https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5002284/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120624074540/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5002284/index.html dead 24 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Destination – Estadio Nacional de Brasilia – Brasilia FIFA.com 16 June 2013200x200px200x200pxFortalezaBelo HorizonteEstádio CastelãoEstádio MineirãoCapacity: 64,846https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5025114/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120624075002/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5025114/index.html dead 24 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Destination – Estadio Castelao – Fortaleza FIFA.com 16 June 2013Capacity: 62,547https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=771/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120624074545/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=771/index.html dead 24 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Destination FIFA.com 16 June 2013200x200px200x200pxSalvadorRecifeArena Fonte NovaArena PernambucoCapacity: 52,048https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5002308/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120624074958/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5002308/index.html dead 24 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Destination FIFA.com 16 June 2013Capacity: 44,248https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5025134/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120624075007/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5025134/index.html dead 24 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013: Destination – Arena Pernambuco – Recife FIFA.com 16 June 2013206x206px200x200px Draw The draw for the competition was held at the Palácio das Convenções in the Anhembi Convention Center in São Paulo, Brazil on 1 December 2012.http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/noticia/draw-will-decide-calendar-2014-fifa-world-cup-matches-will-take-place-bahia-2013 Draw that will decide the calendar of the 2014 FIFA World Cup matches will take place in Bahia in 2013 Copa2014.gov.br/en 29 June 2012 30 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130811035245/http://www.copa2014.gov.br/en/noticia/draw-will-decide-calendar-2014-fifa-world-cup-matches-will-take-place-bahia-2013 11 August 2013 dead Brazil drawn with Italy, Spain to meet Uruguay https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1960374/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121204135149/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1960374/index.html dead 4 December 2012 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 1 December 2012 Teams from the same confederation were not drawn into the same group, therefore, one team each from UEFA and from CONMEBOL was drawn in each group. Brazil and Spain had automatically been assigned as A1 and B1 respectively, therefore, Italy and Uruguay were assigned respectively to Group A and Group B.Draw Procedures: FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/96/02/16//121129_drawproceduresfcc2013_final(2).pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130313064250/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/96/02/16//121129%5fdrawproceduresfcc2013%5ffinal(2).pdf dead 13 March 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association Match officials thumb|Internal view of the stadium in Belo Horizonte. Ten trios of officials were announced by FIFA on 13 May 2013.Match officials appointed for FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/organisation/media/newsid=2078321/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130608115450/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/organisation/media/newsid=2078321/index.html dead 8 June 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 13 May 2013Match officials for FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/83/07/matchofficialsforfifaconfederationscup2013.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140513182637/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/83/07/matchofficialsforfifaconfederationscup2013.pdf dead 13 May 2014 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association ConfederationRefereeAssistantsAFCYuichi Nishimura (Japan)Toru Sagara (Japan)Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)CAFDjamel Haimoudi (Algeria)Redouane Achik (Morocco)Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)CONCACAFJoel Aguilar (El Salvador)William Torres (El Salvador)Juan Zumba (El Salvador)CONMEBOLDiego Abal (Argentina)Hernán Maidana (Argentina)Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)Enrique Osses (Chile)Carlos Astroza (Chile)Sergio Román (Chile)UEFAHoward Webb (England)Michael Mullarkey (England)Darren Cann (England)Felix Brych (Germany)Mark Borsch (Germany)Stefan Lupp (Germany)Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)Pedro Proença (Portugal)Bertino Miranda (Portugal)José Trigo (Portugal) Squads 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squads Teams had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 3 June 2013.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/99/46/55/regulationsconfederationscup2013_e.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130418025516/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/99/46/55/regulationsconfederationscup2013_e.pdf dead 18 April 2013 Regulations – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association The squads were announced by FIFA on 7 June 2013.https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=2103440/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130609191908/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=2103440/index.html dead 9 June 2013 Brazil 2013 squads revealed FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 7 June 2013https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130612002515/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/10/38/80/fcclop_neutral.pdf dead 12 June 2013 Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association Group stage thumb|A ticket for the competition's opening match in Brasília thumb|The iconic Maracanã Stadium The competition's dates were confirmed by FIFA on 27 July 2011 in the build-up to the draw for the 2014 World Cup's preliminary qualification rounds.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/news/newsid=1480389/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110915093118/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminarydraw/news/newsid=1480389/index.html dead 15 September 2011 Pot allocations for the Preliminary Draw FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 27 July 2011 As the competition partially overlapped with the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asian zone, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asked FIFA to consider a change of date.http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33082-afc-asks-fifa-to-change-confed-cup-dates AFC asks FIFA to change Confed Cup dates the-afc.com 31 January 2011 6 February 2013 However, the AFC decided that the match day would only be adjusted for the AFC representative at the Confederations Cup, Japan.http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/33977-43-in-the-fray-for-2014-fwc-qualifiers 43 in the fray for 2014 FWC qualifiers Asian Football Confederation 23 March 2011 5 April 2011 The official final schedule was presented in Rio de Janeiro on 30 May 2012.https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/organisation/media/newsid=1641682/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120602051500/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/organisation/media/newsid=1641682/index.html dead 2 June 2012 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 match schedule presented in Rio de Janeiro FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 30 May 2012 All times listed are Brasília official time (UTC−03:00).https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/64/15/83/fcc2013_matchschedule_6c_17052013.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130611202452/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/64/15/83/fcc2013_matchschedule_6c_17052013.pdf dead 11 June 2013 Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association All eight teams entered the group stage. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, while the bottom two teams in each group were eliminated from the tournament. The ranking of the teams in each group was determined as follows: Points obtained in all group matches; Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows: Points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; Goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned; Number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. Key to colours in group tablesTeam has qualified for the semi-finals Group A 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A Group A no_hide_class_rules Match 1 Match 2 Match 5 Match 6 Match 9 Match 10 Group B 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B Group B no_hide_class_rules Match 3 Match 4 Match 7 Match 8 Match 11 Match 12 Knockout stage 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage thumb|Brazil won the competition after beating Spain 3–0 in the final. In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/99/46/55/regulationsconfederationscup2013_e.pdf Regulations – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 FIFA https://web.archive.org/web/20140709114817/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/99/46/55/regulationsconfederationscup2013_e.pdf 9 July 2014 Bracket Bracket Semi-finals Match 13 Match 14 Third place play-off Match 15 Final 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final Match 16 Awards thumb|Golden Ball winner Neymar Golden BallGolden BootBRA NeymarESP Fernando TorresSilver BallSilver BootESP Andrés IniestaBRA FredBronze BallBronze BootBRA PaulinhoBRA NeymarGolden GloveFIFA Fair Play TrophyBRA Júlio CésarESP Source: FIFAFIFA.comFIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Awards https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/awards/index.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130708145409/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/awards/index.html 8 July 2013 2 November 2017 + FIFA.com Users' Dream TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsCoachBRA Júlio CésarBRA Dani Alves ESP Sergio Ramos BRA Thiago Silva BRA David LuizESP Andrés Iniesta ITA Andrea Pirlo BRA PaulinhoBRA Neymar ESP Fernando Torres BRA FredBRA Luiz Felipe Scolari Source: FIFAUsers pick Top 11 https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/dreamteam/index.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 4 July 2013 FIFA.com users have voted and elected the Dream Team for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013:Julio Cesar; Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, David Luiz; Andres Iniesta, Andrea Pirlo, Paulinho; Neymar, Fernando Torres, Fred; Luiz Felipe Scolari. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130708145419/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/dreamteam/index.html 8 July 2013 Statistics 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics Goalscorers Fernando Torres was awarded the Golden Boot award on tie-breakers. Both he and Fred scored five goals and made one assist, but Torres was given the award due to having played fewer minutes over the tournament.Fernando Torres wins another Golden Boot award, is understandably less than excited about it https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/fernando-torres-wins-another-golden-boot-award-understandably-040203642.html sports.yahoo.com 1 July 2013 1 July 2013 In total, 68 goals were scored by 38 different players, with three of them credited as own goals. 5 goals 22em BRA Fred ESP Fernando Torres 4 goals 22em BRA Neymar URU Abel Hernández 3 goals 22em MEX Javier Hernández NGA Nnamdi Oduamadi ESP David Villa URU Edinson Cavani URU Luis Suárez 2 goals 22em BRA Jô BRA Paulinho ITA Mario Balotelli JPN Shinji Okazaki ESP Jordi Alba ESP David Silva 1 goal 22em BRA Dante ITA Davide Astori ITA Giorgio Chiellini ITA Daniele De Rossi ITA Alessandro Diamanti ITA Emanuele Giaccherini ITA Sebastian Giovinco ITA Andrea Pirlo JPN Keisuke Honda JPN Shinji Kagawa NGA Elderson Echiéjilé NGA Mikel John Obi ESP Juan Mata ESP Pedro ESP Roberto Soldado TAH Jonathan Tehau URU Diego Forlán URU Nicolás Lodeiro URU Diego Lugano URU Diego Pérez 1 Own goal 22em JPN Atsuto Uchida (against Italy) TAH Jonathan Tehau (against Nigeria) TAH Nicolas Vallar (against Nigeria) Source: FIFAhttps://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/statistics/players/goals.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090619170048/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/statistics/players/goals.html dead 19 June 2009 Players – Top goals FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 24 June 2013 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 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 ESP ITA URU NGA MEX JPN TAH 5 0 0 14 3 2 2 1 10 10 0 0 3 4 9 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 2 7 6 3 1 1 15 4 0 0 3 1 24 2 1 2 14 7 BRA ITA JPN MEX NGA ESP TAH URU T A A A A B B B 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 Match ball See also Adidas Tango 12 thumb|upright|Adidas Cafusa, the official match ball of the tournament The official match ball for the Cup was produced by Adidas, a development of the Adidas Tango 12. It was unveiled during the draw for the competition. The ball is named "Cafusa" (pt kɐˈfuzɐ pron) – a syllabic abbreviation of the words "pt-BR carnaval" (Carnival), "pt-BR futebol" (football) and "samba",Adidas Cafusa launched at Brazil 2013 draw https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1960502/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121204212918/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1960502/ dead 4 December 2012 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 1 December 2012 1 December 2012 aside of being homophonous with pt cafuza, the Portuguese name for a zamba i.e. a woman of mixed Amerindian and black African descent.July 2013 Former Brazil captain Cafu was invited to officially unveil the ball. Prize money The competing national football associations received prize money from FIFA based on their representative team's final finishing position.Prize money up by 14 per cent https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=2013285/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130219033959/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=2013285/index.html dead 19 February 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 15 February 2013 18 June 2013 Competition stageFinal positionPrize money (US dollars)FinalWinner$4.1mRunner-up$3.6mMatch for third placeThird place$3mFourth place$2.5mGroup stageFifth to eighth place$1.7m Goal-line technology The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first international tournament for national teams to use goal-line technology. The IFAB officially approved the use of goal-line technology in July 2012, and it was first used in a FIFA competition for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in December 2012. Having trialled systems from both Hawk-Eye and GoalRef during the Club World Cup, FIFA announced on 2 April 2013 that the German technology GoalControl had been chosen as the official goal-line technology for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.FIFA appoints goal-line technology provider for Brazil 2013 https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/marketing/qualityprogramme/news/newsid=2051971/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130404111054/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/marketing/qualityprogramme/news/newsid=2051971/index.html dead 4 April 2013 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 2 April 2013 Its system, GoalControl-4D, uses 14 high-speed cameras located around the pitch and directed at both goals.Fifa snubs Hawk-Eye in favour of German goalline technology https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/02/fifa-goalline-technology-snub-hawkeye The Guardian Guardian News and Media 2 April 2013 4 April 2013 It was used in the match for third place between Uruguay and Italy to determine the scorer of Italy's first goal. Protests thumb|Protesters on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Their sign translates to "If the bus fare doesn't drop, Rio is going to stop!" 2013 protests in Brazil Prior to the opening ceremony at the Brasilia National Stadium on 15 June, demonstrations took place outside the stadium, organised by people unhappy with the amount of public money spent to enable the hosting of the FIFA World Cup.Brazil Beats Japan, Protests Spoil Confederations Cup Opening Day https://www.voanews.com/a/brazil-japan-confederations-cup/1682679.html Voice of America Federal government of the United States 16 June 2013 Brasília 15 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101052/http://www.voanews.com/content/brazil-japan-confederations-cup/1682679.html 18 May 2015 live Police used tear gas and pepper spray to quell the protests.Brazil Maracana stadium protest ends in clashes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22930402 BBC News 16 June 2013 The demonstrations were part of wider unrest and rioting in Brazilian cities initially sparked by increased ticket prices on public transport, but growing to express deeper public disenchantment with the financial management of the country by its government, specially due to the high inflation. The Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff as well as FIFA president Sepp Blatter were heavily booed as they were announced to conduct their speeches at the tournament's opening.Peck Brooks https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/sepp-blatter-brazil-president-dilma-booed-confederations-cup-201019866.html Sepp Blatter, Brazil president Dilma booed at Confederations Cup opening ceremony Sports.yahoo.com 29 May 2013 16 June 2013 Further protests took place the following day prior to the game between Mexico and Italy in Rio de Janeiro.Sturm Heloísa Aruth Grupo organiza um protesto neste domingo no Maracanã http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,grupo-organiza-um-protesto-neste-domingo-no-maracana,1043183,0.htm O Estado de S. Paulo Grupo Estado 16 June 2013 Torres Sérgio Rogero Tiago Rio de Janeiro pt 16 June 2013http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1477993/confederations-cup-protests-continue-brazil?cc=5739 Confed Cup protests continue 17 June 2013 ESPN 17 June 2013 Blatter said that the protesters "should not use football to make their demands heard",http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1480149/protests-continue-brazil?cc=5739# Brazil protests continue ESPN 19 June 2013 and that the public expenditure on staging the tournaments was on "items that are for the future, not just for the World Cup". As the protests continued to intensify during the week, with a reported participation of over a million people taking to the streets in a hundred different towns and cities,Brazil unrest: 'Million' join protests in 100 cities https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22992410 BBC News 21 June 2013 reports in the Brazilian media suggested that FIFA was having to negotiate with the teams to keep them in Brazil and that the tournament could be abandoned.Protests could halt Confederations Cup – Brazilian media https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-confederations-riots-idUSBRE95K0CW20130621 Reuters 21 June 2013 However, a FIFA statement on 21 June insisted that "to date, neither FIFA nor the local organising committee have ever discussed any such possibility of cancelling the FIFA Confederations Cup".FIFA has not discussed cancelling Confederations Cup http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-confederations-riots-idUKBRE95K0D220130621 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162720/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-confederations-riots-idUKBRE95K0D220130621 dead 5 March 2016 Reuters 21 June 2013 FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke subsequently admitted that FIFA had held a "crisis meeting" involving the Brazilian government regarding the completion of the tournament,Brazil will definitely host World Cup 2014, says Fifa https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23041223 BBC News 24 June 2013 but sought to distance FIFA from the wider social unrest, stating that "the most important thing for us is to detach the World Cup or the Confederations Cup from these problems. We are not the answer to all problems and we are definitely not the reason for such a crisis. We are just part of what Brazil is doing for the next 20 years....the light FIFA is being shown in here, is the wrong one". He also reaffirmed that the protests had not caused FIFA to consider moving the 2014 World Cup away from Brazil. Just before the final in Rio de Janeiro, a large crowd marched towards the stadium both in support of the team and in continuation over the original protests. Though largely peaceful,http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/20136302232802744.html Clashes at Brazil football venue there were some disturbances.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/07/20137162126149643.html Brazil's protests overshadow game Notes References External links FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 at FIFA.com 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Official Site (Archived) FIFA Technical Report 2013 Confederations Cup Category:2013 in Brazilian football 2013 Category:June 2013 sports events in South America