Confederations Cup Brazil 2013
Confederations Cup
The 2013 Confederations Cup takes place in Brazil from June 15 - June 30.
Matches will be held in the following Brazil venue cities though as yet they remain unconfirmed:
Belo Horizonte, Recife, Brazilia, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza and Salvador.
Keep up-to-date with all the action on Soccerphile Confederations Cup Blog
Stadiums
Belo Horizonte, Recife, Brazilia, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza and Salvador.
Teams & Groups
There are 8 competing teams, Brazil (hosts, 2002 World Cup winners and Confederation Cup holders), Italy (qualify as 2012 European Championships runners-up), Spain (2012 European Champions and 2010 World Cup winners), Mexico (CONCACAF Gold Cup winners), (African Champions 2013), Japan (2011 Asian Champions), Uruguay (2011 Copa América winners) and Tahiti (2012 OFC Nations Cup winners) divided into two groups.
Time
Brazil is UTC/GMT -3 hours.
Group A
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | F | A | Points |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | F | A | Points |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Match Schedule
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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, though Brazil broke this trend by defeating the USA 3-2 in South Africa in 2009. Euro 2012 winners Spain may be the early bookies' favorites, with Brazil unpredictable under new coach Felipe Scolari and Italy unlikely to take this event too seriously. Japan and Mexico, who are past winners of this competition, will not be push-overs though are unlikely to challenge Brazil on home soil and top-ranked Spain; Tahiti look way out of their depth in this company.
2013 Confederations Cup preview - a look ahead at the chances of the young Brazilian team.
Brazil beat Spain in the final of the 2013 Confederations Cup.
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 |
| 2013 | Brazil | Brazil |
| 2017 | Russia | Germany |