Confederations Cup 2009 South Africa

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Confederations Cup South Africa 2009

Confederations Cup

The 2009 Confederations Cup takes place in South Africa from June 14 - June 28.

Matches will be held in the following venue cities:
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Rustenburg.

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Stadiums

Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium (62,000 capacity), Pretoria Loftus Versfeld Stadium (50,000), Bloemfontein Free State Stadium (48,000) and Rustenburg Royal Bafokeng Stadium (42,000).

Teams & Groups

There are 8 competing teams, Brazil (2002 World Cup winners and Confederation Cup holders), Italy (2006 World Cup winners), South Africa (hosts), Spain (2008 European Champions), Iraq (Asia Cup 2007 winners), USA (CONCACAF Gold Cup winners), Egypt (African Champions) and New Zealand divided into two groups.

Time

South African time

Group A

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	F	A	Points
Spain	3	3	0	0	8	0	9
South Africa	3	1	1	1	2	2	4
Iraq	3	0	2	1	0	1	2
New Zealand	3	0	1	2	0	7	1

Group B

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	F	A	Points
Brazil	3	3	0	0	10	3	9
USA	3	1	0	2	4	6	3
Italy	3	1	0	2	3	5	3
Egypt	3	1	0	2	4	7	3

Match Schedule

Confederations Cup 2009 tournament schedule
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Sun 14 June	16.00	South Africa 0 v Iraq 0	Johannesburg
Sun 14 June	20.30	New Zealand 0 v Spain 5	Rustenburg
Mon 15 June	16.00	Brazil 4 v Egypt 3	Bloemfontein
Mon 15 June	20.30	USA 1 v Italy 3	Pretoria
Wed 17 June	16.00	Spain 1 v Iraq 0	Bloemfontein
Wed 17 June	20.30	South Africa 2 v New Zealand 0	Rustenburg
Thur 18 June	16.00	USA 0 v Brazil 3	Pretoria
Thur 18 June	20.30	Egypt 1 v Italy 0	Johannesburg
Sat 20 June	20.30	Iraq 0 v New Zealand 0	Johannesburg
Sat 20 June	20.30	Spain 2 v South Africa 0	Bloemfontein
Sun 21 June	20.30	Italy 0 v Brazil 3	Pretoria
Sun 21 June	20.30	Egypt 0 v USA 3	Rustenburg
Semi Finals
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Wed 24 June	20.30	Spain 0 v USA 2	Bloemfontein
Thurs 25 June	20.30	Brazil 1 v South Africa 0	Johannesburg

Third Place Play-Off
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Sun 28 June	15.00	Spain 3 v South Africa 2	Rustenburg

Final
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Sun 28 June	20.30	USA 2 v Brazil 3	Johannesburg

Predictions

Host nations traditionally do well in this tournament, Mexico winning in 1999, France in 2003 and Japan reaching the final in 2001 with Germany semi-finalists in 2005. South Africa are in the easiest of the two groups, Group A, but it's difficult, on the evidence of their present form and FIFA ranking, seeing the Bafana Bafana making much impression on home soil in 2009. Euro 2008 winners Spain may be the early bookies' favorites, with Brazil unpredictable under coach Dunga and Italy unlikely to take this event too seriously.

Past Winners

Year	Hosts	Winners
1992	Saudi Arabia	South Africa
1995	Saudi Arabia	Denmark
1997	Saudi Arabia	Brazil
1999	Mexico	Mexico
2001	Korea/Japan	France
2003	France	France
2005	Germany	Brazil
2009	South Africa	Brazil