2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 8th FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. It took place in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June. Brazil won the tournament after defeating United States. Spain got third place.[1]

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Sokker-Konfederasiebeker in 2009
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates14 – 28 June
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Spain
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Attendance584,894 (36,556 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Luís Fabiano (5 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Kaká
Best goalkeeperUnited States Tim Howard
Fair play award Brazil

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330080+89
 South Africa 31112204
 Iraq 302101-12
 New Zealand 301207-71

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300103+79
 United States 310246-23
 Italy 310235-23
 Egypt 310247-33

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June – Bloemfontein
 
 
 Spain0
 
28 June – Johannesburg
 
 United States2
 
 United States2
 
25 June – Johannesburg
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil1
 
 
 South Africa0
 
Third place
 
 
28 June – Rustenburg
 
 
 Spain (aet)3
 
 
 South Africa2

References

  1. "FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 - FIFA.com". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

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