2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa das Confederações da FIFA
Brasil 2013[a]
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates15–30 June
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Italy
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored68 (4.25 per match)
Attendance804,659 (50,291 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Fred
Spain Fernando Torres
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Brazil Neymar
Best goalkeeperBrazil Júlio César
Fair play award Spain
2009
2017

The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held in Brazil from 15 to 30 June 2013 as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1] The most recent winners of the six continental championships appeared in the tournament, along with hosts Brazil and UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up Italy, who qualified because the Euro 2012 winners, Spain, had also won the most recent FIFA World Cup in 2010 thus securing a spot in the tournament.

Host nation, Brazil successfully defended their title with a 3–0 win over Spain in the final. It was their fourth Confederations Cup title and third in a row, after previous wins in 1997, 2005 and 2009.

According to then FIFA president Sepp Blatter, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the best version of the tournament ever played.[2] The competition was the first national team tournament to employ goal-line technology, which was also used at the 2014 World Cup.[3]


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  1. ^ "Plenty to look forward to in 2011". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ^ Para Joseph Blatter, Brasil organizou a melhor Copa das Confederações (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "FIFA launch GLT tender for Brazil 2013/14". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.

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