The
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth
Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host country, to bring the number of teams...
, and was held in
South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...
from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the
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. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Coca-Cola Park in
JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. The tournament was won by
BrazilThe Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions. They are the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships...
, who retained the trophy they won in
2005The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005. The tournament was won by 2002 FIFA World Cup winners Brazil, who defeated Argentina 4–1 in the final Waldstadion in Frankfurt...
by defeating the
United StatesThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international football competitions and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970s...
3–2 in the
finalThe 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28 June 2009 and was contested by the United States and Brazil...
.
The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the
Sandton Convention Centre in
JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
.
The
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth
Confederations CupThe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host country, to bring the number of teams...
, and was held in
South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...
from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the
2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved...
. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Coca-Cola Park in
JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. The tournament was won by
BrazilThe Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions. They are the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships...
, who retained the trophy they won in
2005The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005. The tournament was won by 2002 FIFA World Cup winners Brazil, who defeated Argentina 4–1 in the final Waldstadion in Frankfurt...
by defeating the
United StatesThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international football competitions and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970s...
3–2 in the
finalThe 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28 June 2009 and was contested by the United States and Brazil...
.
Participating teams
| Team |
Confederation |
Qualification |
Participation |
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| CAF The Confédération Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF ....
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2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved...
host |
2nd |
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| UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
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2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000...
winners |
1st |
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| CONCACAFCONCACAF is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
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2007 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
winners |
4th |
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| CONMEBOLThe South American Football Confederation , known by the acronym CONMEBOL or CSF, is the governing body of football in most of South America and is one of FIFA's six continental confederations....
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Copa América 2007The 2007 Copa América was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for South America. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Venezuela, who hosted the tournament for the first time, between June 26...
winners |
6th |
|
| AFCThe 46 member Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel, and including Australia....
|
2007 AFC Asian CupThe Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...
winners |
1st |
|
| CAF The Confédération Africaine de Football , is the administrative and controlling body for African football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym CAF ....
|
2008 African Cup of NationsThe 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football . The tournament was staged at...
winners |
2nd |
|
| UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
|
UEFA Euro 2008 winners |
1st |
|
| OFCThe Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
|
2008 OFC Nations Cup The 2008 Oceania Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Oceania champion qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa and the World Cup qualifying play-off with the AFC 5th-placed team, Bahrain.The tournament was played as a...
winners |
3rd |
The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the
Sandton Convention Centre in
JohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. Each team was represented in the draw by its competitor in the
Miss World 2008Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...
competition, except for Iraq, which was represented by Miss World 2007,
Zhang ZilinZhang Zilin , is the Miss World 2007 title holder, representing the People's Republic of China as Miss China World 2007. She is the first Miss World of East Asian origin.- Biography :...
, from the People's Republic of China. The teams were divided into two pots:
- Pot A: South Africa
The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association...
(automatically placed as Team A1), BrazilThe Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions. They are the most successful national football team in the history of the World Cup, with five championships...
, ItalyThe Italy national football team represents Italy in international football competition and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio...
, SpainThe Spanish national football team represents Spain in international football and is controlled by the . The majority of Spain's matches are held at stadia in Madrid and Valencia. The Spanish side are commonly referred to as La Furia Roja .Spain are the current European champions, having won the...
- Pot B: Egypt
The Egypt national football team , nicknamed The Pharaohs , is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They are the current African Champions having won the 2008 African Nations Cup...
, IraqThe Iraqi national football team is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They are the reigning champions of the Asian Football Confederation .-The Golden Generation:...
, New Zealand, United StatesThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international football competitions and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970s...
Teams from the same confederation were not drawn into the same group, therefore
EgyptThe Egypt national football team , nicknamed The Pharaohs , is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They are the current African Champions having won the 2008 African Nations Cup...
was drawn into Group B. Also as result,
ItalyThe Italy national football team represents Italy in international football competition and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio...
and
SpainThe Spanish national football team represents Spain in international football and is controlled by the . The majority of Spain's matches are held at stadia in Madrid and Valencia. The Spanish side are commonly referred to as La Furia Roja .Spain are the current European champions, having won the...
were drawn into different groups.
Venues
Four cities served as the venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
| Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Pretoria (Tshwane)Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
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Bloemfontein (Mangaung) Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa as well as one of the nation's three capitals, the judicial capital. The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs" and became part of the Mangaung Local Municipality in 2000...
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Rustenburg Rustenburg is a city of 395,761 inhabitants situated in at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa.-History:...
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| Coca-Cola Park 1 |
Loftus Versfeld StadiumLoftus Versfeld Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Pretoria, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 and is an all seater venue.-History:The stadium was named after Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, the founder of organized sports in Pretoria...
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Free State StadiumThe Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used for rugby union, as well as football .The primary rugby union tenants of the facility are:...
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Royal Bafokeng StadiumThe Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a rugby union, football and athletics stadium in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa.The capacity of the stadium was increased from 38,000 to 42,000 to be able to host four first and two second round matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.For 2010, the main west...
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| Capacity: 62,567 |
Capacity: 50,000 |
Capacity: 48,000 |
Capacity: 42,000 |
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As Ellis Park Stadium.
Originally, Port Elizabeth's
Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumNelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a 48,000 seat stadium at Nelson Mandela Bay.The five-tier, 1.1 billion Rand Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was built overlooking the North End Lake, at the heart of the city...
was also chosen as a venue. However, on 8 July 2008, Port Elizabeth withdrew as a host city because its stadium was deemed unlikely to meet the 30 March 2009 deadline for completion. The Nelson Mandela Bay stadium was subsequently completed before the Confederations Cup and was opened on 7 June 2009. It acted as a venue for the
2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South AfricaThe 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour which took place in South Africa from May to July 2009....
on 16 June. All of these stadia hosted matches during the Lions tour, but a minimum of nine days was allowed for pitch recovery between a rugby match and a Confederations Cup match.
Match officials
The referees were announced on 5 May. Two referee teams (led by
Carlos BatresCarlos Alberto Batres González is a Guatemalan football referee. He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments....
and
Carlos AmarillaCarlos Arecio Amarilla Demarqui is a football referee from Paraguay. Amarilla has been a referee since 1997 and his first international game was between Uruguay and Ecuador...
respectively) withdrew due to injuries. Replacements from the same confederation, led by
Benito ArchundiaBenito Armando Archundia Téllez is a Mexican football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records....
and
Pablo PozoPablo Pozo is a Chilean football referee. He referees in the Primera División de Chile. In 2008 Pozo refereed in the Beijing Olympics and the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Pozo has also been pre-selected as one of 38 referees from around the world who could possibly referee in the 2010 FIFA World...
, were selected.
Africa
Coffi CodjiaCoffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008, in which he was the referee for the final.He...
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- Assistant referees: TOG Komi Konyoh, BEN Alexis Fassinou Eddy Maillet
Eddy Maillet is a Seychellois football referee who currently resides in Seychelles. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....
- Assistant referees: CMR Evarist Menkouande, TUN Bechir Hassani
Asia
Matthew BreezeMatthew Christopher Breeze is an Australian association football referee. He is also a police prosecutor. -Domestic career:He officiates in the Australian A-League football competition....
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- Assistant referees: AUS Matthew Cream
Matthew Cream is an Australian football referee. He is the Referee Development Officer in South Australia.Cream has been a FIFA international assistant referee since 2000. He will accompany Matthew Breeze and fellow assistant referee Ben Wilson to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa...
, AUS Ben Wilson
Europe
Howard WebbHoward Melton Webb is an English football referee who operates in the Premier League and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2005. He lives in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.-Career:...
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- Assistant referees: ENG Peter Kirkup
Peter Kirkup is a football referee from England. He will be an assistant referee in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup....
, ENG Michael Mullarkey Martin HanssonMartin Hansson is a Swedish football referee who currently resides in Holmsjö. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001. Hansson works as a firefighter outside refereeing and is fluent in Swedish, English and German. His hobbies include hunting and angling.Hansson started...
- Assistant referees: SWE Fredrik Nilsson, SWE Henrik Andrén
Massimo BusaccaMassimo Busacca is a top Swiss football referee. He lives in Monte Carasso, an Italian-speaking part of Switzerland near Bellinzona, and is also the proprietor of a business....
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- Assistant referees: SUI Matthias Arnet, SUI Francisco Buragina
North America, Central America and Caribbean
Benito ArchundiaBenito Armando Archundia Téllez is a Mexican football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records....
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- Assistant referees: MEX Marvin Torrentera, CAN Héctor Vergara
Héctor Vergara is a Canadian soccer referee. Although born in San Javier, Chile, Vergera grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He attended John Taylor Collegiate...
Oceania
Michael HesterMichael Hester is a New Zealand football referee in the A-League.Hester has been a NZFC certified referee since 2004 and gained his FIFA international qualification in January 2007...
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- Assistant referees: NZL Jan Hendrik-Hintz, NZL Mark Rule
South America
Pablo PozoPablo Pozo is a Chilean football referee. He referees in the Primera División de Chile. In 2008 Pozo refereed in the Beijing Olympics and the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Pozo has also been pre-selected as one of 38 referees from around the world who could possibly referee in the 2010 FIFA World...
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- Assistant referees: CHI Patricio Basualto, CHI Francisco Mondria Jorge Larrionda
Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa is a FIFA football referee from Uruguay who has officiated at international matches since 2000. He is currently one of the world's top referees, having had the highest moment of his career during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he officiated four matches,...
- Assistant referees: URU Pablo Fandiño, URU Mauricio Espinosa
Tie-breaking criteria
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.
Had two or more teams been equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would have been determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Group A
| Team |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8
9 |
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
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3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
2 |
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3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
−7 |
1 |
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| 14 June 2009 |
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0 – 0 |
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0 – 5 |
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| 17 June 2009 |
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1 – 0 |
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2 – 0 |
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| 20 June 2009 |
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0 – 0 |
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2 – 0 |
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Group B
| Team |
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
7
9 |
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
−2 |
3 |
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
−2 |
3 |
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
−3 |
3 |
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| 15 June 2009 |
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4 – 3 |
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1 – 3 |
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| 18 June 2009 |
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0 – 3 |
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1 – 0 |
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| 21 June 2009 |
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0 – 3 |
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0 – 3 |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
Awards
| FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
Golden Ball Winner |
Golden Shoe Winner |
Golden Glove Winner |
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ESP Fernando TorresFernando José Torres Sanz is a Spanish footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Spanish national team as a striker.Torres started his career with Atlético Madrid, progressing through their youth ranks...
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ESP David VillaDavid Villa Sánchez , nicknamed El Guaje is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Valencia CF and Spain....
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Goalscorers
5 goals
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3 goals
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1 goal
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Maicon
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Homos
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Fernando Llorente
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Own goal
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(for Brazil)
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