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The '''FIFA Confederations Cup''' is an [[association football]] tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by [[FIFA]]. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]], [[CONMEBOL]], [[UEFA]], [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]], [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]], [[CONCACAF]]), along with the [[FIFA World Cup]] winner and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight.
== History and details ==
When the [[FIFA World Cup|World champion]] is also winner of its confederation championship, then the World Cup runner-up also enters the Confederations Cup, ensuring eight teams for the tournament. In the [[Confederations Cup 2005|2005 tournament]], however, [[Brazil]], as World champion, and World Cup runner-up [[Germany]], as host, had qualified. When Brazil also won the [[Copa América]], the vacant eighth spot was awarded to [[Argentina]], runner-up in the Copa América.
On three previous occasions teams have declined to participate in the tournament. The [[UEFA Euro 1996]] winner [[Germany]] declined to participate in the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]], and was replaced by the [[Czech Republic]], the runner-up in that tournament. [[France]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] winner, declined to participate in the [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup]], and was replaced by [[Brazil]], the 1998 World Cup runner-up (and also 1997 Copa America champion). Germany, the runner-up in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], declined to take part in the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]], and was replaced by [[Turkey]], the third-placed team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
The first forerunner of the Confederations Cup was the [[1980 Mundialito]], or Copa D'Oro. The [[Artemio Franchi Trophy]], contested in 1985 and 1993 between the winners of the [[Copa America]] and [[European Football Championships]], is considered a precursor to the Confederations Cup<ref name=artemio>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/intconcup.html Intercontinental Cup for Nations]</ref> and was effectively replaced by the tournament in the same way that the [[Intercontinental Cup]] club tournament preceded the [[FIFA Club World Cup]].
The tournament was originally organised by and held in [[Saudi Arabia]] and called the '''King Fahd Cup''' (or Intercontinental Championship), contested in [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]] and [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]] by the Saudi national side and some continental champions. In [[1997]], [[FIFA]] took over the organization of the tournament, named it the ''FIFA Confederations Cup'' and staged the competition every two years.
From 2005, the Confederations Cup is to be held once in every four years, one year prior to each [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in the host country of the forthcoming [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. It is now considered a dress-rehearsal for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] it precedes; it uses around half of the stadia intended for use at the following year's [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] and gives the host nation, who qualify for that tournament automatically, a vital taste of competitive football during two years of friendlies.
For the next edition of the tournament, host nation [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] ([[2006 FIFA World Cup]] winner), [[Spain national football team|Spain]] ([[UEFA Euro 2008]] winner), the [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] ([[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] winner), [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] ([[Copa América 2007]] winner), [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] ([[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] winner) and [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] ([[2008 African Cup of Nations]] winner) have already qualified. Starting with this tournament, however, the South American and European champions will continue to be invited, but will no longer be obliged to take part[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=95756.html]. It is unclear how the tournament will change should those nations elect not to participate.
==Results==
''For finals including both [[Artemio Franchi Trophy]] and Confederations Cup, see [[Mundialito, Artemio Franchi trophy and FIFA Confederations Cup statistics]].''
===Summaries===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host
!colspan=3|Final
!colspan=3|Third Place Match
|-
!width=15%|Winner
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Runner-up
!width=15%|3rd Place
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|4th Place
|-
|1992 <br /> ''[[1992 King Fahd Cup|Details]]''
|{{KSA}}
|'''{{fb-big|Argentina}}'''
|'''3–1'''
|{{fb-big|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{fb-big|USA}}
|'''5–2'''
|{{fb-big|Ivory Coast}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|1995 <br /> ''[[1995 King Fahd Cup|Details]]''
|{{KSA}}
|'''{{fb-big|Denmark}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fb-big|Argentina}}
|{{fb-big|Mexico}}
|'''1–1''' <br /> '''(5–4 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pens]])'''
|{{fb-big|Nigeria}}
|-
|1997 <br /> ''[[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{KSA}}
|'''{{fb-big|Brazil}}'''
|'''6–0'''
|{{fb-big|Australia}}
|{{fb-big|Czech Republic}}
|'''1–0'''
|{{fb-big|Uruguay}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|1999 <br /> ''[[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{MEX}}
|'''{{fb-big|Mexico}}'''
|'''4–3'''
|{{fb-big|Brazil}}
|{{fb-big|USA}}
|'''2–0'''
|{{fb-big|Saudi Arabia}}
|-
|2001 <br /> ''[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{KOR}}<br />{{JPN}}
|'''{{fb-big|France}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fb-big|Japan}}
|{{fb-big|Australia}}
|'''1–0'''
|{{fb-big|Brazil}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|2003 <br /> ''[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{FRA}}
|'''{{fb-big|France}}'''
|'''1–0''' <br /> [[golden goal]]
|{{fb-big|Cameroon}}
|{{fb-big|Turkey}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{fb-big|Colombia}}
|-
|2005 <br /> ''[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{GER}}
|'''{{fb-big|Brazil}}'''
|'''4–1'''
|{{fb-big|Argentina}}
|{{fb-big|Germany}}
|'''4–3''' <br /> [[extra time|aet]]
|{{fb-big|Mexico}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2009 <br /> ''[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|
|<br />
|-
|''2013 <br /> [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|Details]]''
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|
|<br />
|}
*NOTE: The 1992 and 1995 tournaments were named the King Fahd Cup. [[FIFA]] recognizes them officially as Confederations Cups now.<ref>http://www.fifa.com/confederationcup Official FIFA Confederations Cup Website</ref>
===Successful national teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team
!Titles
!Runners-up
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fb|BRA}}
|bgcolor=gold|2 ([[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]], [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]])
|1 ([[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]])
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fb|FRA}}
|bgcolor=gold|2 ([[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]], [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]*)
| -
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fb|ARG}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 ([[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]])
| 2 ([[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]], [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]])
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fb|DEN}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 ([[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]])
| -
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{fb|MEX}}
|bgcolor=gold|1 ([[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]*)
| -
|-
|{{fb|AUS}}
| -
| 1 ([[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]])
|-
|{{fb|KSA}}
| -
| 1 ([[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]*)
|-
|{{fb|JPN}}
| -
| 1 ([[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]*)
|-
|{{fb|CMR}}
| -
| 1 ([[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]])
|-
|}
:''<nowiki>*</nowiki> = hosts''
==Broadcasting rights==
*'''United Kingdom''': Live coverage of selected matches has been shown on terrestrial channel [[Five (channel)|Five]], formerly known as Channel 5. Delayed coverage is usually shared between Five and [[satellite]]/[[cable television|cable]] network British [[Eurosport]]. Seen as a lower key event, the Confederations Cup has never been shown on main [[BBC]] and [[ITV]] channels. The rights are generally bought up quietly, around six months before the main event for much less money than the [[FIFA World Cup]].
*In '''Italy''' [[RAI]] must, by law, broadcast the ''[[Italy national football team|Azzurri]]'' matches, therefore the state broadcaster is very likely to buy part of the rights (if not all of them, since they are cheaper than the World Cup ones) for the Confederations Cup when Italy participates. In the past, the 2003 edition was broadcasted by a syndication of local televisions, the 2005 edition instead, by [[SKY]].
*'''Australia''': In the past, Australia frequently qualified for the tournament as champions of Oceania. This meant the tournament was considered quite significant for Australian soccer, and the vast majority of games were shown live on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]], a public Free-to-air network. Now that Australia has entered the [[Asian Football Confederation]], qualification for this tournament, and therefore transmission of the Cup on Australian television, will be less likely.
==Goalscorers==
*see [[FIFA Confederations Cup goalscorers]].
===Top scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Player
!Goals
|-
|1992
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Batistuta]] <br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Murray (soccer)|Bruce Murray]]
|align=center|2
|-
|1995
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Luis García Postigo|Luis García]]
|align=center|3
|-
|1997
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romário]]
|align=center|7
|-
|1999
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]] <br />{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]] <br />{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Marzouq Al-Otaibi]]
|align=center|6
|-
|2001
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Carrière]] <br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Pirès]] <br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Vieira]] <br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sylvain Wiltord]] <br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shaun Murphy (footballer)|Shaun Murphy]] <br />{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takayuki Suzuki]] <br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hwang Sun-Hong]]
|align=center|2
|-
|2003
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|align=center|4
|-
|2005
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano]]
|align=center|5
|}
===Overall Topscorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Country
!Goals
|-
|[[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]||{{flag|MEX}}||9
|-
|[[Ronaldinho]]||{{flag|BRA}}||9
|-
|[[Romário]]||{{flag|BRA}}||7
|-
|[[Adriano Leite Ribeiro|Adriano]]||{{flag|BRA}}||7
|-
|[[Marzouq Al-Otaibi]]||{{flag|KSA}}||6
|-
|[[Alexsandro de Souza|Alex]]||{{flag|BRA}}||5
|-
|[[John Aloisi]]||{{flag|AUS}}||5
|-
|[[Vladimír Šmicer]]||{{flag|CZE}}||5
|-
|[[Robert Pirès]]||{{flag|FRA}}||5
|}
==Summary==
===Participations Details===
{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" width="500px" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|'''Team'''||'''{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 1992|1992]]'''||'''{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 1995|1995]]'''||'''{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 1997|1997]]'''||'''{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 1999|1999]]'''||'''{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 2001|2001]]'''||'''{{flagicon|France}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 2003|2003]]'''||'''{{flagicon|Germany}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 2005|2005]]'''||'''{{flagicon|South Africa}}<br/>[[Confederations Cup 2009|2009]]'''||'''Total'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|BRA}}
||-||-||'''W'''||F||4°||1R||'''W'''||Q||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|MEX}}
||-||3º||1R||'''W'''||1R||-||4°||-||'''5'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|SAU}}
||F||1R||1R||4°||-||-||-||-||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|JPN}}
||-||1R||-||-||F||1R||1R||-||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|USA}}
||3°||-||-||3°||-||1R||-||Q||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|ARG}}
||'''W'''||F||-||-||-||-||F||-||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|AUS}}
||-||-||F||-||3°||-||1R||-||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|CMR}}
||-||-||-||-||1R||F||-||-||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|FRA}}
||-||-||-||-||'''W'''||'''W'''||-||-||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|GER}}
||-||-||-||1R||-||-||3°||-||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|NZL}}
||-||-||-||1R||-||1R||-||-||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|EGY}}
||-||-||-||1R||-||-||-||Q||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|RSA}}
||-||-||1R||-||-||-||-||Q||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|BOL}}
||-||-||-||1R||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|CAN}}
||-||-||-||-||1R||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|COL}}
||-||-||-||-||-||4°||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|KOR}}
||-||-||-||-||1R||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|CIV}}
||4°||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|DEN}}
||-||'''W'''||-||-||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|UAE}}
||-||-||1R||-||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|GRE}}
||-||-||-||-||-||-||1R||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|ITA}}
||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Q||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|NGA}}
||-||4°||-||-||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|CZE}}
||-||-||3°||-||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|TUN}}
||-||-||-||-||-||-||1R||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|TUR}}
||-||-||-||-||-||3°||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|URU}}
||-||-||4°||-||-||-||-||-||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|{{fb|IRQ}}
||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Q||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
|{{fb|ESP}}
||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||Q||'''1'''
|}
'''1R''': eliminated in the First Round<br/>
'''F''': Finalist<br/>
'''W''': Champion<br/>
'''Q''': Qualified
===General Statistics===
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=80%
|- align=center
!bgcolor=#efefef width=50% colspan=2|Team
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|P
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|W
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|D
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|L
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|GF
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|GC
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|Dif
!bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|Pts
!bgcolor=#efefef width=10%|%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''1
|align=left|{{fb|France}}
|10||9||0||1||24||5||+19||'''27'''||90,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''2
|align=left|{{fb|Denmark}}
|3||2||1||0||5||1||+4||'''7'''||77,7%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''3
|align=left|{{fb|South Korea}}
|3||2||0||1||3||6||-3||'''6'''||66,6%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''4
|align=left|{{fb|Brazil}}
|23||13||5||5||50||20||+30||'''44'''||63,7%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''5
|align=left|{{fb|Argentina}}
|10||5||3||2||22||14||+18||'''18'''||60,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''6
|align=left|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|5||3||0||2||8||6||+2||'''9'''||60,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''7
|align=left|{{fb|Nigeria}}
|3||1||2||0||4||1||+3||'''5'''||55,5%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''8
|align=left|{{fb|Germany}}
|8||4||1||3||17||17||0||'''13'''||54,1%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''9
|align=left|{{fb|Cameroon}}
|8||4||1||3||5||5||0||'''13'''||54,1%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''10
|align=left|{{fb|Mexico}}
|19||8||5||6||33||28||+5||'''29'''||50,8%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''11
|align=left|{{fb|Czech Republic}}
|5||2||1||2||10||7||+3||'''7'''||46,6%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''12
|align=left|{{fb|Turkey}}
|5||2||1||2||8||8||0||'''7'''||46,6%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''13
|align=left|{{fb|Japan}}
|13||5||2||6||15||16||-1||'''17'''||43,5%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''14
|align=left|{{fb|United States}}
|10||4||1||5||12||11||+1||'''13'''||43,3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''15
|align=left|{{fb|Australia}}
|13||5||1||7||13||20||-7||'''16'''||41,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''16
|align=left|{{fb|Colombia}}
|5||2||0||3||5||5||0||'''6'''||40,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''17
|align=left|{{fb|Tunisia}}
|3||1||0||2||3||5||-2||'''3'''||33,3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''18
|align=left|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}
|3||1||0||2||2||8||-6||'''3'''||33,3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''19
|align=left|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|12||3||1||8||13||31||-18||'''10'''||27,7%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''20
|align=left|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|3||0||2||1||2||3||-1||'''2'''||22,2%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''21
|align=left|{{fb|Egypt}}
|3||0||2||1||5||9||-4||'''2'''||22,2%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''22
|align=left|{{fb|South Africa}}
|3||0||1||2||5||7||-2||'''1'''||11,1%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''23
|align=left|{{fb|Greece}}
|3||0||1||2||0||4||-4||'''1'''||11,1%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''24
|align=left|{{fb|Canada}}
|3||0||1||2||0||5||-5||'''1'''||11,1%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|'''25
|align=left|{{fb|Cote d'Ivoire}}
|2||0||0||2||2||9||-7||'''0'''||0,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|'''26
|align=left|{{fb|New Zealand}}
|6||0||0||6||2||17||-15||'''0'''||0,0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{it}} [http://www.enricosiboni.altervista.org/nazionali/confederations_cup.htm Enrico Siboni Web Site - Winners of Confederations Cup]
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