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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009
Tournament details
Host nation Flag of South Africa South Africa
Dates June 14June 28
Teams (from 6 confederations)
Venues (in 5 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches 16

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in South Africa from June 14 to June 28, 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football tournament for national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country, to bring... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. ...


Venues

Five cities selected as venues of this competition: [1]

Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ... Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a proposed 50,000 seat stadium to be built on Nelson Mandela Bay for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. ... Bloemfontein at night Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for fountain of Bloem (bloom) or flower fountain is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa. ... The Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park Stadium, is a football (soccer) stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ellis Park Stadium is a stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country South Africa Province Gauteng Established 1855 Area  - City 1,644 km²  (634. ... Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Pretoria, South Africa. ... Rustenburg (place of rest) is a large town situated in at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa. ... Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Phokeng, Rustenburg The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a rugby union and football (soccer) stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. ...

Participating teams

Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup is the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Copa América 2007 was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for South America. ... The Asian Football Confederations 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals are currently being held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ... The 2008 African Cup of Nations will be the 26th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ... The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. ... The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for Oceania Football Confederation will take a different format from previous years because Australia now competes in the Asian Football Confederation. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ Clear declaration to defend the autonomy of sport
  2. ^ If Italy wins Euro 2008, the spot will be given to the World Cup runner-up, France.
  3. ^ a b In December 2004, FIFA decided that, starting with this edition, "the South American and European champions will no longer be obliged to take part". [1]
  4. ^ Runners-up take part if South Africa win the 2008 African Nations Cup.
  5. ^ The OFC qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will double as the Nations Cup: the top team in the four-team final round (to be played home-and-away, 2007-2008) will be declared the Nations Cup champion, participate in the Confederations Cup and playoff with a member of the AFC for a place in the World Cup. (possibly New Zealand)

 

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