Statistical Kit. FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil June 2013

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1 Statistical Kit FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil June 2013 Last update

2 Contents The FIFA Confederations Cup Continental showdown... 3 History... 3 Roll of Honour... 4 List of participating teams... 5 Match Schedule... 6 Team facts and figures... 7 Brazil (BRA) A Japan (JPN) A Mexico (MEX) A Italy (ITA) A Spain (ESP) B Uruguay (URU) B Tahiti (TAH) B Nigeria (NGA) B Previous head-to-head matches The FIFA Confederations Cup things you need to know Awards Trophy Stadiums since FIFA Confederations Cup first ever facts Final match round-ups Nutshell Final matches since Highest attendances - spectators Goals, cards, attendances: comparative statistics Ranking by tournament All-time ranking Competition Stats & Facts: Goals Competition Stats & Facts: Team statistics Competition Stats & Facts: Player statistics Competition Stats & Facts: Coach statistics Competition Stats & Facts: Referee statistics Participating teams of previous tournaments Results and standings of qualified teams FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

3 The FIFA Confederations Cup Continental showdown One of the most recent introductions to FIFA s range of competitions for national teams is the FIFA Confederations Cup, held every four years. In recent times, it has been seen as a warm-up event in the host country of the next FIFA World Cup, but is by no means a minor competition. In fact, due to the nature of its participants, it is often referred to as the Festival of Champions tournament. The FIFA Confederations Cup aims to give the top teams from all continents a chance to represent their region in a world play-off, and this opportunity together with the handsome prize money that goes with it is particularly important and appealing to teams from certain developing football continents. History The FIFA Confederations Cup was first designated a FIFA competition in December 1997 when it was held in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Previously there had been two other tournaments in Riyadh, in 1992 and 1995, under the title of Intercontinental Championship. In 1992, the winners were Argentina, then reigning South American champions. They came with a starstudded team including Batistuta, Redondo, Caniggia and Simeone and carried off the trophy after defeating the host country, despite their tremendous support from the home fans, in the final. The other two teams taking part on that occasion were the USA and Côte d Ivoire. Six teams took part in the 1995 competition and this time it was Denmark who took the honours, with strong performances from the Laudrup brothers earning them victory over Argentina. Mexico and Nigeria made it to the semi-finals, while Japan and the host country were eliminated after losing both of their group matches. In 1997, Brazil promptly stamped their authority on the competition to win the striking new gold trophy. One of the main purposes of the tournament was clearly demonstrated when Australia made it to the final to take on the then world champions. In 1999, the Mexicans richly deserved to win the cup as one of two teams unbeaten in the group stage to make it to the final. The home Azteca factor Mexico had not been beaten there for 18 years could not be ignored. Brazil lived up to expectations as their talent factory continued to produce outstanding players. The tournament also witnessed a standard of goalkeepers seldom seen in a single tournament with the likes of Keller (USA), Campos (MEX), Dida (BRA) and Utting (NZL) competing. Surprise packages Saudi Arabia recovered after a 5-1 thrashing by Mexico in their opening match to qualify for the semi-finals, following a 5-1 win in an all-arab clash with Egypt. The USA defeated giants Germany only to later narrowly fail to a golden goal by Mexico s top scorer Blanco. New Zealand went home happy after gamely facing up to Germany and the USA. In Korea/Japan in 2001, a near-capacity crowd of over 65,000 saw world champions France defeat co-hosts Japan with the only goal of the final to win the tournament and complete an unprecedented hat-trick of three major trophies in just four years. But they had to defend resolutely at times as Japan staged a secondhalf fight-back. In 2003, defending and European champions France hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup, organising matches in three of the 1998 World Cup stadiums Lyons, St Etienne and Paris/St Denis. Brazil had to accept an early flight home after the group stage, bowing out of a tough group of strong performers in the shape of Cameroon, Turkey and the USA. The revitalised hosts, on the other hand, won their group. Turkey consolidated their rise as a global football power and only just missed out on a place in the final. The event was overshadowed by the tragic death of Cameroonian midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe, whose team-mates conceded the title to France by a whisker in an emotionally charged final against an equally shaken French side. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

4 Despite the absence of superstar striker Ronaldo from the FCC 2005, Brazil dazzled in an exciting final against rivals Argentina to lift the trophy for the second time. Adriano gained justified recognition as a force to be reckoned with, earning both the adidas Golden Ball and Golden Shoe awards. While Argentina s defeat was hard to take, their performance clearly showed a hint of great things to come with the competition shining a spotlight on the magical skills of their key player, Riquelme. The competition also displayed German prowess in the shape of a well-organised dry run for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the emergence of a young and promising German team in particular, the partnership of up-and-coming starlets Podolski and Schweinsteiger under the watchful eye of footballing legend Jürgen Klinsmann, enabling them to secure third-place in a thrilling extra time play-off against Mexico. In 2009, for the first time in the history of the FIFA Confederations Cup, the event took place on African soil. South Africa certainly proved themselves capable of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup and impressively presented some of their World Cup host cities Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein und Tshwane/Pretoria. The gripping tournament in South Africa ended with a worthy final in Johannesburg with both Brazil and the USA battling for the title. After a 3-2 victory, it was Brazil who lifted the trophy for the third time. Roll of Honour Year Host Teams/matches Winner Final score Runner-up 3 rd place 3 rd place score 4 th place 2009 South Africa 8/16 Brazil 3:2 USA Spain 3:2 AET (2:2, 0:0) South Africa 2005 Germany 8/16 Brazil 4:1 Argentina Germany 4:3 AET (3:3, 2:1) Mexico 2003 France 8/16 France 1:0 AET Cameroon Turkey 2:1 Colombia 2001 Korea/Japan 8/16 France 1:0 Japan Australia 1:0 Brazil 1999 Mexico 8/16 Mexico 4:3 Brazil USA 2:0 Saudi Arabia 1997 Saudi Arabia 8/16 Brazil 6:0 Australia Czech Republic 1:0 Uruguay Intercontinental Championship for the King Fahd Cup Year Host Teams/matches Winner Final score Runner-up 3 rd place 3 rd place score 4 th place 1995 Saudi Arabia 6/8 Denmark 2:0 Argentina Mexico 5:4 PSO (1:1, 1:1) Nigeria 1992 Saudi Arabia 4/4 Argentina 3:1 Saudi Arabia USA 5:2 Côte d Ivoire FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

5 List of participating teams Flag Team Confederation Reason for qualification Brazil (BRA) A1 CONMEBOL Brazil is qualified automatically as the Host Country. Japan (JPN) A2 AFC Mexico (MEX) A3 CONCACAF Italy (ITA) A4 UEFA Spain (ESP) B1 UEFA Uruguay (URU) B2 CONMEBOL Tahiti (TAH) B3 OFC Nigeria (NGA) B4 CAF The AFC Asian Cup 2011 took place in January 2011 in Qatar. Japan beat Australia 1-0 in the final and became the first team to qualify through a continental competition for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil Mexico defeated USA 4-2 in the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, thereby booking their place at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil With Spain already guaranteed a place as world champions, Italy qualified automatically as the European representative after reaching the final of UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. As the reigning world champions, Spain qualify automatically for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil Uruguay won the Copa America 2011, which took place in Argentina. They qualify as the second representatives from South America, alongside hosts Brazil. Tahiti won the OFC Nations Cup 2012 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. They beat New Caledonia 1-0 in the final and will now become the first nation other than Australia or New Zealand to represent Oceania at the global tournament in June Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 in the 2013 CAF Africa Cup of Nations to earn the right to represent Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil The Africa Cup of Nations was played in South Africa in January and February FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

6 Match Schedule Group stage Date Match City Match No Local Time Group Brazil - Japan BRASILIA 1 16:00 A Mexico - Italy RIO DE JANEIRO 2 16:00 A Spain - Uruguay RECIFE 3 19:00 B Tahiti Nigeria BELO HORIZONTE 4 16:00 B Brazil - Mexico FORTALEZA 5 16:00 A Italy - Japan RECIFE 6 19:00 A Spain - Tahiti RIO DE JANEIRO 7 16:00 B Nigeria - Uruguay SALVADOR DE BAHIA 8 19:00 B Italy - Brazil SALVADOR DE BAHIA 9 16:00 A Japan - Mexico BELO HORIZONTE 10 16:00 A Nigeria - Spain FORTALEZA 11 16:00 B Uruguay - Tahiti RECIFE 12 16:00 B Second stage - Semi-final Date Match City (Country) Match No Local Time A - 2B BELO HORIZONTE 13 16: B - 2A FORTALEZA 14 16:00 Second stage - Match for third place L13 - L14 SALVADOR DE BAHIA 15 13:00 Second stage - Final W13 - W14 RIO DE JANEIRO 16 19:00 GROUP A Brazil (BRA) Japan (JPN) Mexico (MEX) Italy (ITA) GROUP B Spain (ESP) Uruguay (URU) Tahiti (TAH) Nigeria (NGA) FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

7 Team facts and figures GROUP A Brazil Mexico Japan Italy Brazil (BRA) A1 Brazil is qualified automatically as the Host Country. Confederation CONMEBOL Population (December 2012) 199,321,413 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 18 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) 19 1 st in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 Olympic Football Tournaments: silver in 1984, 1988, 2012 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1 st in 1997, 1999, 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 st in 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011 Copa America: 1 st in 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup No of participations - best rank; year 6 1 st in 1997, 2005, 2009 Number of matches played 28 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against Best goalscorer RONALDINHO, 9 goals (6: 1999; 3: 2005) Most-capped player DIDA, 22 matches (5: 1997; 5; 1999; 5: 2001; 3: 2003; 4:2005 ) Brazil have racked up more FIFA Confederations Cup participations than any other team: this will be their seventh since 1997, all of them consecutive. A Seleção have also won the most titles (three in 1997, 2005 and2009) played the most matches (28), won the most games (18) and scored the most goals (64). Brazil claimed their three FIFA Confederations Cup titles on three different continents, having lifted the trophy in Mexico in 1997, Germany in 2005 and South Africa in Whenever Brazil have been crowned FIFA Confederations Cup champions, the following FIFA World Cup TM has been won by a European side, namely France in 1998, Italy in 2006 and Spain in Brazil have won their last seven FIFA Confederations Cup matches and are unbeaten in eight. Their most recent defeat stretches back to 2005, when Mexico beat them 1-0 win in Hanover. The record for the most appearances in the FIFA Confederations Cup is held by Brazil s Dida, who played 22 games over five campaigns between 1997 and FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

8 Japan (JPN) A2 The AFC Asian Cup 2011 took place in January 2011 in Qatar. Japan beat Australia 1-0 in the final and became the first team to qualify through a continental competition for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil Confederation AFC Population (December 2012) 127,368,088 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 28 FIFA World Cup (No of participations best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup No of participations best rank; year 4 2 nd in 2001 Number of matches played 13 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against Round of 16 in 2002, 2010 Olympic Football Tournament: bronze in 1968 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 5 th in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2 nd in 1999 Asian Nations Cup: 1 st in 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011 Best goalscorer Shunsuke NAKAMURA, 4 goals (3: 2003; 1: 2005) Most-capped player Hidetoshi NAKATA, 10 matches (4: 2001; 3: 2003; 3: 2005) Japan are taking part in their fifth FIFA Confederations Cup, eight years since their last outing at Germany The Samurai Blue have accrued more participations and more matches (13) than any other Asian side in the event s history. In the 2001 edition played in Korea/Japan, Japan came second after losing the final 1-0 to the reigning world champions France. Patrick Vieira s match-winner was the only goal that Japan conceded during the campaign. On their last appearance in 2005, Japan were eliminated in the opening round solely on account of their goal difference, which was worse than Brazil s. Shunsuke Nakamura and Hidetoshi Nakata are the only Japanese players to have scored in two different editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Nakamura netted three goals in 2003 and one in 2005, whereas Nakata was on target once in both the 2001 and 2003 editions. The only home-grown coach to have led Japan at the FIFA Confederations Cup was Shu Kamo, during their debut participation in Each of their subsequent campaigns were overseen by foreign coaches, namely France s Philippe Troussier in 2001 and Brazil s Zico in 2003 and FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

9 Mexico (MEX) A3 Mexico defeated USA 4-2 in the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, thereby booking their place at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil Confederation CONCACAF Population (December 2012) 114,975,406 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 15 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup No of participations - best rank; year 5 1 st in 1999 Number of matches played 19 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against quarter-finals in 1970, 1986 Olympic Football Tournaments: Gold in 2012 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1 st in 2011, 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2 nd in 1977 CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1 st in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011 Best goalscorer Cuauhtemoc BLANCO, 9 goals (3: 1997; 6:1999) Most-capped player Pavel PARDO, 16 matches (3: 1997; 5: 1999; 3: 2001; 5: 2005) Mexico are second only to Brazil in terms of FIFA Confederations Cup participations (this will be the Mexicans sixth), matches played (19) and goals scored (33). El Tri are the only CONCACAF team to have won the trophy, achieving the feat as hosts in 1999 with a 4-3 win over Brazil in the final. That deciding match of the FIFA Confederations Cup 1999 generated the biggest attendance in the tournament s history, with 110,000 spectators packing into Mexico City s Azteca stadium on 4 August. Cuauhtemoc Blanco is the all-time joint top-scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup with nine goals, the same number as Brazil s Ronaldinho. The Mexican hit three goals in 1997 and six in the victorious 1999 campaign. Mexico were involved in five of the eight FIFA Confederations Cup matches that have gone into extra time. Two of those games finished straight after the added half-hour, with Mexico winning one and losing one. The other three continued to penalty shoot-outs, only one of which culminated in a Tricolor victory. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

10 Italy (ITA) A4 With Spain already guaranteed a place as world champions, Italy qualified automatically as the European representative after reaching the final of UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Confederation UEFA Population (December 2012) 61,261,254 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 5 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup 17 1 st in 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 Olympic Football Tournament: Gold in 1936 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 4 th in 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup: quarter-finals in 1987 UEFA EURO: 1 st in 1968 No of participations - best rank; year 1 group stage in 2009 Number of matches played 3 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against 3-5 Best goalscorer Giuseppe ROSSI, 2 goals: 2009 Most-capped player 9 players with 3 caps Italy are competing in their second finals, having attended the previous 2009 edition in South Africa as the reigning world champions. The Italians are taking part in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 as the runners-up of UEFA EURO The last vice-champions of Europe to feature in this competition were Czech Republic in During their only previous participation in 2009, Italy were eliminated in the opening round following a 3-1 win over USA and two losses, 1-0 to Egypt and 3-0 to Brazil. Also at South Africa 2009, Italy were drawn in the same group as the two eventual finalists, Brazil and USA. The last match Italy played on Brazilian soil dates back to 1 July 1956, when they lost 2-0 to the host team in a friendly. Prior to that Gli Azzurri had contested two games at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, losing 3-2 to Sweden and beating Paraguay 2-0. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

11 GROUP B Spain Uruguay Tahiti Champion of Africa Spain (ESP) B1 As the reigning world champions, Spain qualify automatically for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil Confederation UEFA Population (December 2012) 47,042,984 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 1 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup 13 1 st in 2010 No of participations - best rank; year 1 3 rd in 2009 Number of matches played 5 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against 11-4 Best goalscorer Most-capped player Olympic Football Tournament: Gold in 1992 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2 nd in 1991, 2003, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 st in 1999 UEFA EURO: 1 st in 1964, 2008, 2012 Fernando TORRES, 3 goals: 2009 David VILLA, 3 goals: 2009 David VILLA, 5 matches: 2009 Fernando TORRES, 5 matches: 2009 Santi CAZORLA, 5 matches: 2009 Spain have taken part in the FIFA Confederations Cup just once before, finishing third in 2009 after a 3-2 extratime win over hosts South Africa. During that 2009 campaign Spain kept clean sheets in each of their three group matches, a feat previously achieved twice by Brazil (in 1999 and 2001) and once by Japan (2001) and Cameroon (2003). The 2-0 defeat to USA in the semi-finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 ended Spain s sequence of 35 matches undefeated, which equalled Brazil's world record set between 1993 and The run had begun on 7 February 2007 with a 1-0 victory over England in Manchester. In the match against New Zealand, Fernando Torres scored the only hat-trick of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009, the eighth in the history of the tournament. It was also the second treble netted by a European player, after Vladimir Smicer in Czech Republic s 6-1 defeat of United Arab Emirates in No fewer than 18 members of the Spanish squad at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 went on to be crowned world champions the following year in South Africa. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

12 Uruguay (URU) B2 Uruguay won the Copa America 2011, which took place in Argentina. They qualify as the second representatives from South America, alongside hosts Brazil. Confederation CONMEBOL Population (December 2012) 3,316,328 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 16 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup 11 1 st in 1930, 1950 No of participations - best rank; year 1 4 th in 1997 Number of matches played 5 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against 8-6 Best goalscorer Most-capped player Olympic Football Tournament: Gold in 1924, 1928 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2 nd in 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2 nd in 1997 Copa America: 1 st in 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 Nicolas OLIVERA, 2 goals: 1997 Dario SILVA, 2 goals: players with 5 caps Uruguay are making their second appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup, after finishing fourth in the 1997 tournament. In their only previous FIFA Confederations Cup campaign, Uruguay won their three group matches before losing their semi-final against Australia 1-0 after extra time. The winner was a golden goal struck by Harry Kewell on 92 minutes. Uruguay s return to the FIFA Confederations Cup after a 16-year absence coincides with them winning the Copa America the same number of years since they last won it ( ). Uruguay have scored in three of their five matches played in the competition against United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic and South Africa and on each occasion they netted on 88 minutes or later. Uruguay are one of a trio of sides that have played at least five games in the FIFA Confederations Cup without drawing any of them. La Celeste have collected three wins and two defeats in total. The other two teams are France with nine wins and one defeat, and Spain with four wins and one defeat. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

13 Tahiti (TAH) B3 Tahiti won the OFC Nations Cup 2012 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. They beat New Caledonia 1-0 in the final and will now become the first nation other than Australia or New Zealand to represent Oceania at the global tournament in June Confederation OFC Population (December 2012) 274,512 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 143 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup No of participations - best rank; year Number of matches played Wins draws losses Goals for goals against Best goalscorer Most-capped player - FIFA U-20 World Cup: group stage in 2009 OFC Nations Cup: 1 st in 2012 NEWCOMER This is the first time that Tahiti have qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup. Tahiti s only previous participation in the finals of a FIFA competition was at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 in Egypt, when they were eliminated at the group stage with three defeats, no goals scored and 21 conceded. Tahiti qualified by virtue of winning their first OFC Nations Cup in The islanders clinched the title with a 1-0 win over New Caledonia in the final on 10 June, thanks to a goal by Steevy Chong Hue. Tahiti are the third side to represent Oceania in the FIFA Confederations Cup, having been preceded by Australia (before their switch to the AFC in 2006) and New Zealand. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

14 Nigeria (NGA) B4 Nigeria defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 in the 2013 CAF Africa Cup of Nations to earn the right to represent Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil The Africa Cup of Nations was played in South Africa in January and February Confederation CAF Population (December 2012) 170,123,740 FIFA World Ranking (February 2013) 30 FIFA World Cup (No of participations - best rank; year) Other FIFA competitions (best rank; year) Continental achievements (best rank; year) Overall record, FIFA Confederations Cup 4 round of No of participations - best rank; year 1 4 th in 1995 Number of matches played 3 Wins draws losses Goals for goals against 4-1 Olympic Football Tournament: Gold in 1996 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1 st in 1985; 1993, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2 nd in 1989, 2005 Africa Cup of Nations: 1 st in 1980, 1994 and 2013 Best goalscorer Daniel AMOKACHI, NGA, 2 goals : 1995 Most-capped player 10 players with 3 caps Nigeria make their return to the FIFA Confederations Cup after an absence of 18 years, having last taken part in 1995 as winners of the CAF African Cup of Nations The Super Eagles finished fourth in that campaign. Nigeria became the final team to qualify for the FIFA Confederations Cup when they claimed the African title on 10 February with a 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso, thanks to Sunday Mba s match-winner. Nigeria are one of two unbeaten teams in the history of the FIFA Confederations Cup, having won one match and drawn two. One of those stalemates took place in the match for third place, which the west Africans subsequently lost on penalties. The other undefeated team is Denmark, with two wins and a draw. Nigeria s 3-0 victory over Japan on their tournament debut in 1995 remains the biggest win by an African team in the FIFA Confederations Cup. The only goal that Nigeria have conceded in the tournament was netted by Mexico s Ramon Ramirez in the match for third place, which finished 1-1 before the Super Eagles lost on penalties. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

15 Previous head-to-head matches FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 participating teams GROUP A: Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Italy Brazil Italy: 15 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Velodrome MARSEILLES (FRA) Italy Brazil 2:1 (0:0) 1938 FIFA World Cup Semifinals France (TM) San Siro MILAN (ITA) Italy Brazil 3:0 (1:0) Friendly Maracanã RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Italy 2:0 (1:0) Friendly San Siro MILAN (ITA) Italy Brazil 3:0 (2:0) Friendly Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Brazil Italy 4:1 (1:1) 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico (TM) Olimpico ROME (ITA) Italy Brazil 2:0 (1:0) Friendly NEW HAVEN NEW HAVEN (USA) Italy Brazil 1:4 (1:1) Friendly El Monumental BUENOS AIRES (ARG) Brazil Italy 2:1 (0:1) 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina (TM) Sarria BARCELONA (ESP) Italy Brazil 3:2 (2:1) 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain (TM) BOLOGNA BOLOGNA (ITA) Italy Brazil 0:1 (0:0) Friendly Rose Bowl LOS ANGELES (USA) Brazil Italy 0:0 AET PSO 3: FIFA World Cup USA (TM) Gerland LYON (FRA) Italy Brazil 3:3 (2:1) Tournoi de France Emirates Stadium LONDON (ENG) Brazil Italy 2:0 (2:0) Friendly Loftus Versfeld Stadium TSHWANE/PRETORIA (RSA) Italy Brazil 0:3 (0:3) Stade de Genève GENEVA (SUI) Italy Brazil 2:2 (0:2) Friendly FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 Final Match for 3rd place Second Round Final Group stage MP W D L GF GA Brazil Italy This is the 16th meeting between the two sides, who have won more FIFA World Cups than any other team. Brazil have the upper hand in the head-to-head series with seven wins to Italy s five, the other two matches having ended drawn. Five of the pair s previous encounters came in the FIFA World Cup. They include two Finals (in 1970 and 1994), a match for third place (1978), a semi-final (1938), and a second-round group match (1982). Brazil and Italy will meet twice in one year for the third time, two friendly matches in 1956 and a friendly and FIFA Confederations Cup match in 2009 similar to this year with their recent friendly in March and their forthcoming meeting in the FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

16 Brazil Japan: 9 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Estadio Sao Januario RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Japan 1:0 (0:0) Friendly LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL (ENG) Brazil Japan 3:0 (1:0) UMBRO Cup TOKYO TOKYO (JPN) Japan Brazil 1:5 (0:2) Friendly Osaka Nagai Stadium OSAKA (JPN) Japan Brazil 0:3 (0:1) Friendly TOKYO TOKYO (JPN) Japan Brazil 0:2 (0:0) Friendly Kashima Stadium Stadium Cologne FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund IBARAKI (JPN) Brazil Japan 0:0 COLOGNE (GER) Japan Brazil 2:2 (1:2) DORTMUND (GER) Japan Brazil 1:4 (1:1) Stadion Miejski WROCLAW (POL) Japan Brazil 0:4 (0:2) Friendly FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Germany FIFA World Cup Germany (TM) Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage MP W D L GF GA Brazil Japan Brazil remain undefeated after nine previous encounters against Japan, with a record of seven wins and two draws. The only one of those matches to be played in Brazil was the first, which took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1989, a week after A Seleção clinched the Copa America. The Brazilians beat Japan 1-0 in that friendly game, courtesy of a solitary goal from Bismarck. The only two meetings in which Japan managed to avoid defeat against Brazil both came in the FIFA Confederations Cup. The Samurai Blue tied 0-0 with the South Americans in 2001 before earning a 2-2 draw in 2005, a result which nevertheless enabled the Brazilians to qualify from the group stage at Japan s expense on account of their superior goal difference. Japan s coach during that latter campaign was Brazilian former No10 Zico. Since that 2-2 draw with Japan in Cologne, Brazil have won all seven of their matches played in the FIFA Confederations Cup. They are now one victory short of equalling France s tournament record of eight consecutive wins, which was established between 2001 and FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

17 Brazil Mexico: 37 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Maracanã RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Mexico 4:0 (1:0) 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil (TM) Group Stage SANTIAGO DE CHILE SANTIAGO DE CHILE (CHI) Mexico Brazil 0:2 (0:0) Pan American Championship Charmilles GENEVA (SUI) Brazil Mexico 5:0 (4:0) 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland (TM) Estadio Olímpico Universitario MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Brazil 1:2 (0:1) Pan American Championship Estadio Nacional SAN JOSE (CRC) Mexico Brazil 2:2 (0:1) Pan American Championship Estadio Nacional SAN JOSE (CRC) Mexico Brazil 1:2 (1:2) Pan American Championship Sausalito VINA DEL MAR (CHI) Brazil Mexico 2:0 (0:0) 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile (TM) Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Brazil 0:2 (0:1) Friendly Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Brazil 2:1 (1:1) Friendly Maracanã RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Mexico 1:2 (1:1) Friendly Estadio Mineirao BELO HORIZONTE (BRA) Brazil Mexico 2:1 (2:1) Friendly Maracanã RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Mexico 2:1 (1:0) Friendly Maracanã RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Mexico 1:1 (0:0) Friendly Jalisco GUADALAJARA (MEX) Mexico Brazil 0:3 (0:1) Friendly Maracanã RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA) Brazil Mexico 2:0 Friendly Memorial Coliseum LOS ANGELES (USA) Brazil Mexico 0:0 Friendly LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES (USA) Mexico Brazil 0:5 (0:4) L.A. Soccer Friendly Estadio Rei Pelé MACEIO (BRA) Brazil Mexico 1:1 (0:0) Friendly Jalisco GUADALAJARA (MEX) Mexico Brazil 0:1 (0:1) Friendly LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES (USA) Brazil Mexico 0:2 (0:0) CONCACAF Gold Cup 1996 USA Final MIAMI MIAMI (USA) Mexico Brazil 0:4 (0:3) Friendly Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera SANTA CRUZ (BOL) Brazil Mexico 3:2 (0:2) Copa America King Fahd Int. FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi RIYADH (KSA) Brazil Mexico 3:2 (1:0) Stadium Arabia Antonio Oddone Sarubbi CIUDAD DEL ESTE (PAR) Brazil Mexico 2:1 (2:0) Copa America Antonio Oddone Sarubbi CIUDAD DEL ESTE (PAR) Mexico Brazil 0:2 (0:2) Copa America Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Brazil 4:3 (2:1) FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico GUADALAJARA GUADALAJARA (MEX) Mexico Brazil 3:3 (1:0) Friendly 12/07/2001 Pascual Guerrero CALI (COL) Brazil Mexico 0:1 (0:1) Copa America Jalisco GUADALAJARA (MEX) Mexico Brazil 0:0 Friendly Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Brazil 1:0 (0:0) CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 USA/Mexico Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Brazil Mexico 0:1 AET CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 USA/Mexico Miguel Grau PIURA (PER) Mexico Brazil 0:4 (0:1) Copa America Stadium Hanover HANOVER (GER) Mexico Brazil 1:0 (0:0) FIFA Confederations Cup Germany Cachamay PUERTO ORDAZ (VEN) Brazil Mexico 0:2 (0:2) Copa America Gillette Stadium FOXBORO/BOSTON (USA) Brazil Mexico 3:1 (1:1) Friendly Nuevo Estadio Corona TORREON (MEX) Mexico Brazil 1:2 (1:0) Friendly Cowboys Stadium ARLINGTON (USA) Brazil Mexico 0:2 (0:2) Friendly MP W D L GF GA Brazil Mexico Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Second Stage Final Group Stage Group Stage Final Quarterfinals Group Stage Group Stage FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

18 Brazil Mexico facts & figures The pair have gone toe-to-toe on no fewer than 37 previous occasions and it is the South Americans who lead the overall series with 21 victories to ten, with the other six games ending drawn. Mexico have fared better in FIFA Confederations Cup encounters, with two wins to Brazil s one. The most important of those victories was undoubtedly the 4-3 win in the final of the 1999 edition, which was played out in the Azteca stadium, Mexico City, in front of 110,000 spectators, the biggest attendance in the tournament s history. This will be the fourth Brazil-Mexico encounter in the FIFA Confederations Cup, making it the most-played fixture in the history of the competition alongside Brazil-USA, which has also taken place four times. This is Brazil s 30th match in the FIFA Confederations Cup. The Canarinhos have clocked up the most games of any side in the tournament s history, followed by none other than Mexico who will be making their 21st appearance. Italy Japan: 2 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Mommsen BERLIN (GER) Italy Japan 8:0 (2:0) Saitama Stadium 2002 SAITAMA (JPN) Japan Italy 1:1 (1:0) Friendly Olympic Football Tournament Berlin 1936 Quarter-finals MP W D L GF GA Italy Japan This is only the third meeting between the two teams. The first dates back to 1936, when Italy ran out 8-0 winners in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Football Tournament, before going on to clinch their only Olympic gold medal in the sport. The last encounter was a friendly match played out in November 2001 in Saitama, which finished 1-1. This will be the first time that Italy have faced Asian opposition in the FIFA Confederations Cup. All three previous FIFA Confederations Cup meetings between Japan and European teams ended with a singlegoal margin separating the sides. After losing 1-0 to France in 2001 and 2-1 to the same team in 2003, the east Asians edged Greece 1-0 in FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

19 Italy - Mexico: 11 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Comunale FLORENCE (ITA) Italy Mexico 5:0 (2:0) Friendly Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Italy 2:3 (1:0) Friendly Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Italy 1:1 (0:0) Friendly Luis Dosal TOLUCA (MEX) Italy Mexico 4:1 (1:1) Luigi Ferraris GENOA (ITA) Italy Mexico 2:0 (0:0) Friendly Olimpico ROME (ITA) Italy Mexico 5:0 (4:0) Friendly Estadio Azteca MEXICO CITY (MEX) Mexico Italy 1:1 (1:0) Friendly FLORENCE FLORENCE (ITA) Italy Mexico 2:0 (0:0) Friendly RFK Stadium Oita Stadium Big Eye WASHINGTON DC (USA) Italy Mexico 1:1 (0:0) OITA (JPN) Mexico Italy 1:1 (1:0) King Baudouin BRUSSELS (BEL) Italy Mexico 1:2 (0:1) Friendly 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico (TM) 1994 FIFA World Cup USA (TM) 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan (TM) Quarter-finals Group Stage Group Stage MP W D L GF GA Italy Mexico The two sides have already crossed paths 11 times. The Italians have largely dominated the head-to-head series with six wins to Mexico s one, plus four draws. Moreover, Gli Azzurri have never failed to score in matches against Mexico. Mexico s only win over Italy came in the pair s last friendly encounter, which took place in 2010 ahead of the FIFA World Cup TM in South Africa. The game finished 2-1 following goals from Carlos Vela, Alberto Medina and Leonardo Bonucci. In the FIFA World Cup itself, the teams have played out two draws and one win in Italy s favour. Italy last played on Brazilian soil nearly 57 years ago, in a 2-0 friendly defeat by the host country on 1 July 1956 in Rio de Janeiro. Incidentally, only Brazil have played more FIFA Confederations Cup matches than Mexico, whose meeting with Italy will be their 20th appearance in the tournament. Japan Mexico: 4 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Hakataka No- Mori FUKUOKA (JPN) Japan Mexico 3:2 (1:2) Friendly La Pontaise LAUSANNE (SUI) Japan Mexico 1:2 (1:1) Friendly HONG KONG HONG KONG (HKG) Japan Mexico 0:1 (0:0) Friendly Stadium Hanover HANOVER (GER) Japan Mexico 1:2 (1:1) FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 Group Stage MP W D L GF GA Japan Mexico The pair have met on four previous occasions, with Mexico picking up three wins compared to Japan s one. All four of those games ended with one-goal margins separating the sides. The last time the two teams faced off was in this very competition in Mexico came from behind to win 2-1 with goals from Zinha and Jose Fonseca, after Atsushi Yanagisawa had opened the scoring for Japan. No FIFA Confederations Cup match between AFC and CONCACAF representatives has ended in a draw. The North, Central America and Caribbean Confederation leads the head-to-head series with five wins to three. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

20 GROUP B: Spain, Uruguay, Tahiti, Nigeria Spain Uruguay: 9 Matches Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage Pacaembu SAO PAULO (BRA) Uruguay Spain 2:2 (1:2) 1950 FIFA World Final Cup Brazil (TM) Round LA CORUNA LA CORUNA (ESP) Spain Uruguay 1:1 Friendly MADRID MADRID (ESP) Spain Uruguay 2:0 Friendly MONTEVIDEO MONTEVIDEO (URU) Uruguay Spain 0:0 Friendly Friuli UDINE (ITA) Uruguay Spain 0: FIFA World Cup Italy (TM) Carlos Tartiere OVIEDO (ESP) Spain Uruguay 2:1 (2:0) Friendly Riazor LA CORUNA (ESP) Spain Uruguay 2:2 (1:2) Friendly El Molinon GIJON (ESP) Spain Uruguay 2:0 (2:0) Friendly Khalifa International Stadium DOHA (QAT) Spain Uruguay 3:1 (1:1) Friendly MP W D L GF GA Spain Uruguay Spain are unbeaten in nine encounters with Uruguay, having collected four wins and five draws. The sides last met in February 2013 when Spain notched a 3-1 friendly win in Doha. Brazil hosted the first meeting between Spain and Uruguay, which took place in the final-round group at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and finished 2-2 in Sao Paulo. Their only other encounter in the global extravaganza also ended in a stalemate, 0-0 in Udine in the first round of the 1990 edition. Spain are yet to concede a goal in the first round of the FIFA Confederations Cup, having prevented New Zealand, Iraq and South Africa from scoring against them during the 2009 campaign. Nigeria - Spain: 1 Match Date Venue City (Country) Team A Team B Result Competition Stage La Beaujoire NANTES (FRA) Spain Nigeria 2:3 (1:1) 1998 FIFA World Cup France (TM) Group Matches Group Stage MP W D L GF GA Nigeria Spain The sides only prior encounter took place in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Nigeria triumphed 3-2. Spain had twice taken the lead through Fernando Hierro and Raul, only for Nigeria to reply first through Mutiu Adepoju and then with an own goal by Andoni Zubizarreta, before Sunday Oliseh grabbed the winner 12 minutes from the end. Two reigning world champions have been knocked out of the FIFA Confederations Cup in the first round, namely Brazil in 2003 and Italy in In their first and only prior campaign, in 2009, Spain encountered African opposition twice. Each time La Roja came up against South Africa, beating them 2-0 in the first round and then 3-2 after extra time in the match for third place. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

21 Tahiti - Nigeria: No previous head-to-heads This is the pair s first meeting at A international level, although they did square up at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 in Egypt. Nigeria prevailed 5-0 on that occasion, a first-round match held in Cairo. There have been two prior encounters between African and Oceanian sides in the FIFA Confederations Cup, both of which finished 2-0 in favour of CAF representatives: Tunisia saw off Australia in 2005, before South Africa overcame New Zealand in Nigeria are one of two undefeated sides in the FIFA Confederations Cup, the other being Denmark. The west Africans went unbeaten in their previous participation in 1995, earning one win, two draws and losing only on penalties to Mexico in the match for third place. Spain - Tahiti: No previous head-to-heads This is the first A international meeting between the pair. Four years ago, Spain and Tahiti found themselves pitched together in the same first-round group of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 in Egypt, with the Iberians cantering to a 8-0 win. Spain s senior international side have met Oceanian opposition only once before, in this very competition in 2009, when they comfortably beat New Zealand 5-0 in Rustenburg. This is the sixth UEFA-OFC showdown in the FIFA Confederations Cup, in which European teams have largely dominated with four wins to one. The only defeat conceded by a UEFA team to Oceanian opponents was a 1-0 upset suffered by reigning world champions France against Australia in Nigeria Uruguay: No previous head-to-heads The two countries have never met at senior level, nor have they played each other in the finals of any FIFA competition. Of all the teams participating in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013, Nigeria and Uruguay have waited the longest to make their respective returns to the competition. The west Africans last appearance was in 1995, whereas the South Americans have been absent since CONMEBOL teams have a superior head-to-head record against their African counterparts in the FIFA Confederations Cup. In ten prior showdowns, South American sides have collected six wins to two, plus two draws. The two African victories were both 1-0 wins to Cameroon over Brazil and Colombia at the 2003 edition. Uruguay - Tahiti: No previous head-to-heads The sides have never met before either at A international level, or in the finals of a FIFA competition. Uruguay last faced an Oceanian national team in November 2005, when they lost 1-0 after extra time (and then again on penalties at the end of the match) to Australia in the return leg of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off. There have been two OFC victories over CONMEBOL opposition in the FIFA Confederations Cup. The losing team in the first of those matches was none other than Uruguay, who were beaten 1-0 after extra time by Australia in the 1997 semi-finals. Subsequently in 2001, Australia also beat Brazil 1-0 in the match for third place. Nevertheless, South American sides have the better head-to-head record against Oceanian teams in this tournament, with four victories to two, plus one draw. LEGEND AET: after extra time/prorrogação; PSO: penalty shoot-out; MP: number of matches played/ partidas jogadas; W: wins/ vitória; D: draws/ empate; L: losses/ derrota; GF: goals for/ gols feitos; goals against/ gols contra. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

22 The FIFA Confederations Cup things you need to know 1 The FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 is the seventh edition under this name, the first of which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in Before this there were two preceding tournaments in 1992 and 1995 known as the King Fahd Cup which were also organised by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and which are generally included in historical and statistical reviews. 2 The FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 will be Brazil s seventh consecutive participation the most of all national teams. They also have been awarded the most trophies having won in 1997, 2005, 2009 and being runners-up in The only teams to successfully defend their title are France in 2003 and Brazil in To date 29 teams have participated in at least one edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup. In Brazil 2013 Tahiti will be the only newcomer. 5 This will be the fourth edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup to be played one year before in the same host country as the FIFA World Cup. The first was Korea/Japan 2001, followed by Germany 2005 and South Africa Brazil 2013 will be the first FIFA Confederations Cup with four representative teams that were former world champions: Uruguay, Italy, Brazil and Spain. 7 Five out of the eight participating teams at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 were also present in the FIFA World Cup 1950 also hosted by Brazil: Italy, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay and Brazil. 8 Brazil will be the fifth different confederation to host the FIFA Confederations Cup South America. Asia have already done so four times, Europe twice, North Central America and Caribbean once and Africa once. Only the Oceania zone has not yet hosted the event. In the eight competitions held to date, South Americans have claimed the title four times (with three wins for Brazil and one for Argentina) although Europe have almost matched the feat with three titles (two for France and one for Denmark). The only other title went to North and Central America thanks to Mexico s win over Brazil on home soil in Each confederation has been represented in the final at least once. So far, only France (2003) and Brazil (2009) have successfully defended their title. 9 Only previous hosts Mexico (1999) and France (2003) triumphed on home soil. Japan did, however, reach the final in All confederations have been represented at least once in a FIFA Confederations Cup final. Australia s qualification in 1997, when they were still part of the Oceania Football Confederation, was the biggest surprise. 11 Continental derbies have been few and far between at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Two teams from the same confederation have only come up against each other on three occasions. The most recent encounter was the super clásico between Brazil and Argentina in the 2005 final. The two before that were Mexico and USA in 1999 and France and Turkey in This list could be extended in 2013 if Brazil meet Uruguay or if Spain play Italy. 12 Brazil s goalkeeper Dida is the player with the most participations. He was present in five editions from 1997 to 2005 for a total of 22 matches. Mexico s Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Brazil s Ronaldinho are the all-time top scorers with nine goals each. 13 No foreign coach has ever won a FIFA Confederations Cup title. All eight winning coaches were native. Brazil s Mario Zagallo and Carlos Alberto Parreira are the only two to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

23 Awards FIFA Fair Play Year Host country FIFA Fair Play Award winner 2009 South Africa Brazil 2005 Germany Greece 2003 France Japan 2001 Korea/Japan Japan 1999 Mexico Brazil 1997 Saudi Arabia South Africa adidas Golden Boot* Year Host country adidas Golden Boot* winner Goals scored 2009 South Africa LUIS FABIANO (BRA) 5 goals 2005 Germany ADRIANO (BRA) 5 goals 2003 France Thierry HENRY (FRA) 4 goals/2 assists 2001 Korea/Japan Robert PIRES / Eric CARRIERE (FRA) 2 goals/2 assists 1999 Mexico RONALDINHO (BRA) 6 goals/4 assists 1997 Saudi Arabia ROMÁRIO (BRA), 7 goals *Prior to 2010 known as the adidas Golden Shoe adidas Golden Ball Year Host country adidas Golden Ball winner 2009 South Africa KAKA (BRA) 2005 Germany ADRIANO (BRA) 2003 France Thierry HENRY (FRA) 2001 Korea/Japan Robert PIRES (FRA) 1999 Mexico RONALDINHO (BRA) 1997 Saudi Arabia DENILSON (BRA) adidas Golden Glove (first presented in 2009) Year Host country adidas Golden Glove winner 2009 South Africa Tim HOWARD (USA) adidas Golden Boot: top goalscorer adidas Golden Ball: most outstanding player adidas Golden Glove: most outstanding goalkeeper FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil

24 Trophy Designer Fritz Jucker, Zurich, Switzerland Manufacturer Europokal, Volketswil/Switzerland Beat Meixger Schumacher Goldschmied, Buelach/Switzerland Walter Schumacher Year of design 1997 Material Bronze, gold plated Base: Lapis lazuli, ebony Weight 8.6 kg Height 40.0 cm Base diameter 16.0 cm Widest point 16.0 cm Description The FIFA Confederations Cup Official Trophy is representative of The tournament s theme Festival of Champions. Two gold ribbons are wrapped around the central body in a festive, dynamic movement. They visually connect the six medallions arranged around the upper segment of the base each bearing the name of one Confederation with the globe. The globe references the six continents whose national teams participate in this FIFA tournament. The Trophy recently underwent a touch of modernisation and was fitted with a re-designed, cone-shaped base to complement the family of FIFA trophies. FIFA Communications & Public Affairs Documentation FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil