FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup

Founded	1992
Region	International (FIFA)
Number of teams	8
Current champions	Brazil
Most successful team	Brazil (3)
Website	www.fifa.com/confederationscup

The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight.

Contents 1 History and details 2 Results 2.1 King Fahd Cup 2.2 Confederations Cup 2.3 Finalists 3 Goalscorers 3.1 Overall top scorers 4 Summary 4.1 Participation details 4.2 General statistics 5 References

[edit] History and details

The tournament was originally organised by and held in Saudi Arabia and called the King Fahd Cup (or Intercontinental Championship), contested in 1992 and 1995 by the Saudi national side and some continental champions. In 1997, FIFA took over the organisation of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years.

Since 2005, it is held every four years, in the year prior to each World Cup in the host country of the forthcoming World Cup. Considered a dress-rehearsal for the World Cup it precedes, it uses around half of the stadia intended for use at the following year's World Cup and gives the host nation, who qualifies for that tournament automatically, experience at a high level of competition during two years of friendlies. At the same time, participation was made optional for the South American and European champions.^[1]

When the World champion is also winner of its confederation championship, then the World Cup runner-up also enters the Confederations Cup, ensuring eight teams for the tournament. In the 2005 tournament, however, Brazil, as World champion, and World Cup runner-up Germany, as host, had qualified. When Brazil also won the Copa América, the vacant eighth spot was awarded to Argentina, runner-up in the Copa América.

On three occasions teams have chosen not to participate in the tournament. The UEFA Euro 1996 winner Germany declined its place in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was replaced by the Czech Republic, the runner-up in that tournament. France, 1998 FIFA World Cup winner, declined in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was replaced by Brazil, the 1998 World Cup runner-up (and also 1997 Copa America champion). Germany, the runner-up in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, chose not to participate in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was replaced by Turkey, the third-placed team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The first forerunner of the Confederations Cup was the Mundialito, or Copa D'Oro. The Artemio Franchi Trophy, contested in 1985 and 1993 between the winners of the Copa America and European Football Championships, is considered a precursor to the Confederations Cup^[2] and was effectively replaced by the tournament in the same way that the Intercontinental Cup club tournament preceded the FIFA Club World Cup.

[edit] Results

For finals including both Artemio Franchi Trophy and Confederations Cup statistics, see detailed finals.

[edit] King Fahd Cup

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
1992 [3] Details	Saudi Arabia	Argentina	3–1	Saudi Arabia	United States	5–2	Côte d'Ivoire
1995 [3] Details	Saudi Arabia	Denmark	2–0	Argentina	Mexico	1–1 (5–4 p.k.)	Nigeria

[edit] Confederations Cup

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
1997 Details	Saudi Arabia	Brazil	6–0	Australia	Czech Republic	1–0	Uruguay
1999 Details	Mexico	Mexico	4–3	Brazil	United States	2–0	Saudi Arabia
2001 Details	South Korea  Japan	France	1–0	Japan	Australia	1–0	Brazil
2003 Details	France	France	1–0 (golden goal)	Cameroon	Turkey	2–1	Colombia
2005 Details	Germany	Brazil	4–1	Argentina	Germany	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
2009 Details	South Africa	Brazil	3–2	United States	Spain	3–2 (a.e.t.)	South Africa

Key

• a.e.t. - match won after extra time

[edit] Finalists

Team	Titles	Runners-up
Brazil	3 (1997, 2005, 2009)	1 (1999)
France	2 (2001, 2003*)	-
Argentina	1 (1992)	2 (1995, 2005)
Denmark	1 (1995)
Mexico	1 (1999*)
Australia	-	1 (1997)
Cameroon	-	1 (2003)
Japan	-	1 (2001*)
Saudi Arabia	-	1 (1992*)
United States	-	1 (2009)

*: hosts

[edit] Goalscorers

[edit] Overall top scorers

Player	Country	Goals
Cuauhtémoc Blanco	MEX	9
Ronaldinho	BRA	9
Adriano	BRA	7
Romário	BRA	7
Marzouq Al-Otaibi	KSA	6
Alex	BRA	5
John Aloisi	AUS	5
Luis Fabiano	BRA	5
Robert Pirès	FRA	5
Vladimír Šmicer	CZE	5

[edit] Summary

[edit] Participation details

Team	1992	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2009	Total
Brazil	-	-	W	F	4th	1R	W	W	6
Mexico	-	3rd	1R	W	1R	-	4th	-	5
Japan	-	1R	-	-	F	1R	1R	-	4
Saudi Arabia	F	1R	1R	4th	-	-	-	-	4
United States	3rd	-	-	3rd	-	1R	-	F	4
Argentina	W	F	-	-	-	-	F	-	3
Australia	-	-	F	-	3rd	-	1R	-	3
New Zealand	-	-	-	1R	-	1R	-	1R	3
Cameroon	-	-	-	-	1R	F	-	-	2
Egypt	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	1R	2
France	-	-	-	-	W	W	-	-	2
Germany	-	-	-	1R	-	-	3rd	-	2
South Africa	-	-	1R	-	-	-	-	4th	2
Bolivia	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	-	1
Canada	-	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	1
Colombia	-	-	-	-	-	4th	-	-	1
Côte d'Ivoire	4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Czech Republic	-	-	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	1
Denmark	-	W	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Greece	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	-	1
Iraq	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	1
Italy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	1
Korea Republic	-	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	1
Nigeria	-	4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Spain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	1
Tunisia	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	-	1
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	-	1
United Arab Emirates	-	-	1R	-	-	-	-	-	1
Uruguay	-	-	4th	-	-	-	-	-	1

• 1R: Eliminated in the First Round
• F: Finalist
• W: Champion

[edit] General statistics

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
Argentina	10	5	3	2	22	14	+8
Australia	13	5	1	7	13	20	-7
Bolivia	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1
Brazil	28	18	5	5	62	25	+37
Cameroon	8	4	1	3	5	5	0
Canada	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5
Colombia	5	2	0	3	5	5	0
Côte d'Ivoire	2	0	0	2	2	9	-7
Czech Republic	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3
Denmark	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
Egypt	6	1	2	3	8	17	-9
France	10	9	0	1	24	5	+19
Germany	8	4	1	3	17	17	0
Greece	3	0	1	2	0	4	-4
Iraq	3	0	2	1	0	1	-1
Italy	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2
Japan	13	5	2	6	15	16	-1
Korea Republic	3	2	0	1	3	6	-3
Mexico	19	8	5	6	33	28	+5
New Zealand	9	0	1	8	2	24	-22
Nigeria	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3
Saudi Arabia	12	3	1	8	13	31	-18
South Africa	7	1	2	4	9	12	-3
Spain	5	4	0	1	11	4	+7
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2
Turkey	5	2	1	2	8	8	0
United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	2	8	-6
United States	12	4	1	7	15	17	-2
Uruguay	5	3	0	2	8	6	+2

[edit] References

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