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Saturday, June 29, 2013

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final Brazil Vs Spain Sunday June 30,2013


2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Final Brazil Vs Spain at the Maracana Stadium,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil



"The champion is back," chanted the crowd of more than 73,000 people at the renovated Maracana Stadium,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

Squads

Brazil

  • 12 Julio Cesar
  • 02 Alves
  • 03 Thiago Silva
  • 04 David Luiz
  • 06 Marcelo
  • 11 Oscar
  • 17 Dias
  • 18 Paulinho (Hernanes - 88' )
  • 09 Fred (Jo - 80' )
  • 10 Neymar
  • 19 Hulk (Jadson - 73' )


Spain

  • 01 Casillas
  • 03 Pique Dismissed
  • 15 Ramos Booked
  • 17 Arbeloa Booked (Azpilicueta - 46' )
  • 18 Alba
  • 06 Iniesta
  • 08 Xavi
  • 16 Busquets
  • 09 Torres (Villa - 59' )
  • 11 Pedro
  • 13 Mata (Navas - 52' )
 The players of Brazil (yellow) and Spain step onto the pitch before the start of their FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 final football match, at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 30, 2013.


Brazilian Team Captain Thiago Silva of Brazil shakes hands with Iker Casillas of Spain prior to the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Final match between Brazil and Spain at Maracana on June 30, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



The Brazil and Spain players lineup for the anthems prior to the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 Final match between Brazil and Spain at Maracana on June 30, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brazil Defeats Spain 3-0 to win Confederations Cup

Goal Scorers For Brazil - Fred(2 & 47th minute) and Neymar(44th minute)

Brazil's Fred, bottom, scores the opening goal past Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, right, during the soccer Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 30, 2013


 


 

   

 

 Neymar with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup


 

Dutch Referee Bjorn Kuipers gave Gerard Pique Red card for fouling Neymar in the 68th minute

 

  Brazil's players celebrate in front of their own fans after securing the victory

 


 

Brazil, which won its third straight Confederations Cup, has not lost a competitive home match since 1975.Brazil are the first team to win three successive Fifa Confederations Cups. France won back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2003 

Year       Host Country             Winner     Runner-Up   Score

2005
Germany
Brazil
Argentina
4-1
2009
South Africa
Brazil
USA
3-2
2013
Brazil
Brazil
Spain
3-0

 

Brazil, a 5-time world champion, beat the reigning world and European champion and ended Spain’s 29-match unbeaten streak(won 24, drew 5) It hadn’t lost since a 1—0 result England in a friendly in London in 2011

The title gives Brazilian fans hope that the five-time world champions have a chance to win the World Cup title in 2014

Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals in the last two World Cups and hadn’t won a significant title since the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa

Spain's last loss in an official competition had happened 29 matches ago, in the 2010 World Cup opener against Switzerland

Spain, ranked first for the past 20 months, is the most accomplished national team of the 21st century, winning its first World Cup in 2010 between titles in the 2008 and 2012 European Championships

Neymar has urged Manchester United's want-away striker Wayne Rooney to consider a move to Barcelona, saying that it would be a dream to play with the England forward

 



 Neymar was voted the player of the tournament

Awards

Golden Boot Winner Spain's Fernando Torres is flanked by Silver Boot Winner Fred from Brazil (left) and Bronze boot Winner Neymar (right)

  • Golden Ball Winner -Neymar(Brazil)
  • Silver Ball Winner   -Andres Iniesta(Spain)
  • Bronze Ball Winner - Paulinho(Brazil)

  • Golden Glove Winner -Julio Cesar(Brazil)


Top Goal Scorers
  • 5 Goals -Fred(Brazil) andFernando Torres(Spain)
  • 4 Goals -Neymar(Brazil)and Abel Hernandez(Uruguay)
  • 3 Goals -Javier Hernandez(Mexico);Nnamdi Oduamadi(Nigeria);David Villa(Spain);Edinson Cavani(Uruguay)and Luis Suarez(Uruguay)

  • FIFA Fairplay Trophy -Spain



Prize Money




Competition Stage
Final Position
Prize Money(US $)
Final
Winner
$4.1million

Runner-up
$3.6million
Third Place Play-off
Winner
$3million

Runner-up
$2.5million
Group Stage
5th  to 8th place
$1.7million



 






What’s next...
347 days: that’s what fans have to wait until another international football tournament begins in Brazil











1 comment:

  1. Augers well for the WC next year, hope the same meet again in the finals

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