Confederations Cup, June 14-28, from four cities in South Africa, host nation for next summer’s 2010 FIFA World Cup. All 16 matches will also be available live and for replay on ESPN360.com.
ESPN2 will air 12 matches. ESPN will televise four, including two group stage matches – United States vs. 2006 FIFA World Cup champion Italy (June 15, 2:25 p.m. ET), and Italy vs. Brazil (June 21, 2:25 p.m.). ESPN will also air both semifinals -- Wednesday, June 24 at 2:25 p.m. in Bloemfontein, and Thursday, June 25, at 2:25 p.m. in Johannesburg.
The Event
The FIFA Confederations Cup is one of the most competitive tournaments among national soccer teams. It features champions of each of the six FIFA confederations – CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), CAF (African Football Confederation), CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation), AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and OFC (Oceana Football Confederation), and both the upcoming host country and past winner of the FIFA World Cup.
Originally organized by and held in Saudi Arabia, and known as the King Fahd Cup, the tournament was founded in 1992. FIFA took control of the event in 1997, renaming it the FIFA Confederations Cup and hosting the tournament every two years. Now contested every four years (since 2005), the Confederations Cup is played one-year prior to the FIFA World Cup.
The teams:
CONCACAF: United States - 2007 Gold Cup
Italy - 2006 World Cup
UEFA: Spain - Euro 2008
CONMEBOL: Brazil - 2007 Copa America
South Africa - Host (2010 World Cup host)
AFC: Iraq - 2007 Asian Cup
CAF: Egypt - 2008 African Nations Cup
OFC: New Zealand - 2008 Oceanic
Group A
1. Spain - #1
2. South Africa - #77
3. New Zealand - #79
4. Iraq - #85
Group B
1. Brazil - #4
2. Italy - #5
3. USA - #15
4. Egypt - #37
#: FIFA World Ranking as of June 7
Date Fixture Time (ET) TV Venue Report
Game times – 9:55 a.m. and 2:25 p.m.
June 14 S Africa v Iraq 9:55 E2/360/EM Johannesburg -
June 14 N Zealand v Spain 2:25 E2/360 Rustenburg -
June 15 Brazil v Egypt 9:55 E2/360/EM Bloemfontein -
June 15 USA v Italy 2:25 E1/360/EM Pretoria -
June 17 Spain v Iraq 9:55 E2/360/EM Bloemfontein -
June 17 S Africa v N Zealand 2:25 E2/360/EM Rustenburg -
June 18 USA v Brazil 9:55 E2/360 Pretoria -
June 18 Egypt v Italy 2:25 E2/360/EM Johannesburg -
June 20 Span v S Africa 2:25 E2/360/EM Bloemfontein -
June 20 Iraq v N Zealand 2:25 360 Johannesburg -
June 21 Egypt v USA 2:25 E2/360/EM Rustenburg -
June 21 Italy v Brazil 2:25 E1/360 Pretoria
Semifinals
June 24 A1 v B2 2:25 E1/360/EM Bloemfontein -
June 25 A2 v B1 2:25 E1/360/EM Johannesburg -
Third Place Match
June 28 Semi Losers 8:55 E2/360/EM Rustenburg -
Final
June 28 Semifinal Winners 2:25 E2/360/EM Johannesburg -
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