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.
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CONFEDERATIONS CUP TICKETS
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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.
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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.
Results
For finals including both Artemio Franchi Trophy and Confederations Cup statistics, see detailed finals.
King Fahd Cup
| Year
| Host
| Final
| Third place match
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| Winner
| Score
| Runner-up
| 3rd place
| Score
| 4th place
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1992 [3]
Details
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| 3–1
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| 5–2
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1995
Details
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| 2–0
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| 1–1
(5–4 p.k.)
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Confederations Cup
| Year
| Host
| Final
| Third place match
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| Winner
| Score
| Runner-up
| 3rd place
| Score
| 4th place
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1997
Details
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| 6–0
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| 1–0
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1999
Details
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| 4–3
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| 2–0
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2001
Details
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| 1–0
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| 1–0
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2003
Details
| collapsed
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| 1–0
(golden goal)
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| 2–1
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2005
Details
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| 4–1
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| 4–3
(a.e.t.)
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2009
Details
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| 3–2
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| 3–2
(a.e.t.)
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;Key
- a.e.t. - match won after extra time
Finalists
| Team
| Titles
| Runners-up
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| 3 (1997, 2005, 2009)
| 1 (1999)
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| 2 (2001, 2003*)
| -
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| 1 (1992)
| 2 (1995, 2005)
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| 1 (1995)
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| 1 (1999*)
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| -
| 1 (1997)
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| -
| 1 (2003)
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| -
| 1 (2001*)
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| -
| 1 (1992*)
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| -
| 1 (2009)
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*: hosts
Goalscorers
Overall top scorers
| Player
| Country
| Goals
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| Cuauhtémoc Blanco
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| 9
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| Ronaldinho
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| 9
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| Adriano
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| 7
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| Romário
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| 7
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| Marzouq Al-Otaibi
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| 6
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| Alex
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| 5
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| John Aloisi
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| 5
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| Luis Fabiano
|
| 5
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| Robert Pirès
|
| 5
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| Vladimír Šmicer
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| 5
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Awards
Golden Ball
The
Golden Ball
award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament. It is selected by the media poll.
| Tournament
| Golden Ball Winner
|
| 1997 Saudi Arabia
| Denilson
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| 1999 Mexico
| Ronaldinho
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| 2001 Korea/Japan
| Robert Pirès
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| 2003 France
| Thierry Henry
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| 2005 Germany
| Adriano
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| 2009 South Africa
| Kaká
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Golden Shoe
The
Golden Shoe
is awarded to the topscorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists during the tournament.
| Tournament
| Golden Shoe Award
| Goals
|
| 1997 Saudi Arabia
| Romario
| 7
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| 1999 Mexico
| Ronaldinho
| 6
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| 2001 Korea/Japan
| Robert Pires
| 2
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| 2003 France
| Thierry Henry
| 4
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| 2005 Germany
| Adriano
| 5
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| 2009 South Africa
| Luis Fabiano
| 5
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Golden Glove
The
Golden Glove
is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
| Tournament
| Golden Glove
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| 2009 South Africa
| Tim Howard
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FIFA Fair Play Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
is given to the team who has the best fair play record during the tournament with the criteria set by FIFA Fair Play Committee.
| Tournament
| FIFA Fair Play Award
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| 1997 Saudi Arabia
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| 1999 Mexico
| ,
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| 2001 Korea/Japan
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| 2003 France
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| 2005 Germany
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| 2009 South Africa
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Summary
Participation details
| Team
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1992
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1995
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1997
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1999
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2001
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2003
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2005
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2009
| Total
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| W
| F
| 4th
| 1R
| W
| W
| 6
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| 3rd
| 1R
| W
| 1R
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| 4th
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| 5
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| 1R
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| F
| 1R
| 1R
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| 4
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| F
| 1R
| 1R
| 4th
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| 4
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| 3rd
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| 3rd
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| 1R
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| F
| 4
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| W
| F
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| F
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| 3
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| F
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| 3rd
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| 1R
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| 3
|
|
| 1R
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| 1R
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| 1R
| 3
|
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| 1R
| F
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| 2
|
|
| 1R
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| 1R
| 2
|
|
| W
| W
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| 2
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| 1R
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| 3rd
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| 2
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| 1R
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| 4th
| 2
|
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| 1R
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| 1
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| 1R
|
| 1
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| 4th
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| 1
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| 4th
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| 1
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|
| 3rd
|
| 1
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| W
|
| 1
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| 1R
|
| 1
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| 1R
| 1
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| 1R
| 1
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| 1R
|
| 1
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|
| 4th
|
| 1
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| 3rd
| 1
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| 1R
|
| 1
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| 3rd
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| 1
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| 1R
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| 1
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| 4th
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| 1
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- 1R
: Eliminated in the First Round
- F
: Finalist
- W
: Champion
General statistics
| Team
| P
| W
| D
| L
| GF
| GA
| Dif
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| 10
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 14
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| 13
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 13
| 20
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|
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
|
| 28
| 18
| 5
| 5
| 62
| 25
|
|
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
|
|
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
|
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
|
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 9
|
|
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 7
|
|
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
|
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 17
|
|
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 5
|
|
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 17
| 17
| 0
|
|
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
|
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
|
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
|
| 13
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 15
| 16
|
|
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
|
|
| 19
| 8
| 5
| 6
| 33
| 28
|
|
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 24
|
|
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
|
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 31
|
|
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 9
| 12
|
|
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 4
|
|
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
|
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 0
|
|
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 8
|
|
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 15
| 17
|
|
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 6
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References
- 2005/2006 season: final worldwide matchday to be 14 May 2006
- Intercontinental Cup for Nations
- The first two editions were in fact the defunct ''King Fahd Cup''. FIFA later recognized them retroactively as Confederations Cups. See http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/awards/.