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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

FIFA Confederations Cup

The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA

It is contested by the holders of each of the 6 FIFA Confedration Championships -
  • UEFA
  • CONMEBOL
  • CAF
  • AFC
  • OFC
  • CONCACAF
along with the FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight.

Generally, the host nation, the World Cup holders, and the six continental champions qualify for the competition.

The tournament was originally organized by and held in Saudi Arabia and called the King Fahd Cup (Confederations Winners Cup or Intercontinental Championship), contested in 1992 and 1995 by the Saudi national side and some continental champions.


Year
Host Country
Winner
Runner-Up
Score
1992
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Saudi Arabia
3-1
1995
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
Argentina
2-0
 

In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years

Since 2005, the tournament has been held in the nation that will host the FIFA World Cup in the following year, acting as a rehearsal for the larger tournament


Year
Host Country
Winner
Runner-Up
Score
1997
Saudi Arabia
Brazil
Australia
6-0
1999
Mexico
Mexico
Brazil
4-3
2001
South Korea & Japan
France
Japan
1-0
2003
France
France
Cameroon
1-0
2005
Germany
Brazil
Argentina
4-1
2009
South Africa
Brazil
USA
3-2







On three occasions teams have chosen not to participate in the tournament -
1)Germany did so twice, first in the 1997 Confederations Cup after their victory in the Euro 1996 and again in the 2003 Confederations Cup when they were awarded a place as the 2002 World Cup runners-up
In 1997, Germany were replaced by 1996 runners-up Czech Republic  and in 2003 they were replaced by Turkey the 2002 third place team
2)France,1998 World Cup winners, declined their place in the 1999 Confederations Cup and were replaced by Brazil, the 1998 World Cup runners-up

Brazil is hosting the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup from June 15-30,2013

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