FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup
The trophy awarded to champions
Organising bodyFIFA
Founded1992
Abolished2017 (2017)
RegionInternational
Number of teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Last champions Germany (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil (4 titles)
Websitefifa.com/confederationscup

The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA), along with the current FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight.

Between 2001 and 2017 (with an exception in 2003), the tournament was held in the country that would host the World Cup the following year, acting as a test event for the larger tournament.

The last champions were Germany, who won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup by defeating Chile 1–0 in the final to win their first title.

In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be staged, with its slot replaced by an expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup, as well as the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, as a prelude to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference revamp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "FIFA President confirms 22 national teams will participate in FIFA Arab Cup 2021 in Qatar". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

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