Confed Cup 2009
ChampionsBrazil
Brazil won, ahead of United States (2–3 in the final, 28 Jun 2009). 8 teams, 16 games, 2.75 goals a game; hosted by South Africa.
The road to the final
Semi-finals
Final
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spainthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| South Africathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| United Statesthrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Semi-finals
- 2009-06-24Spain0–2United StatesUpsetSemi-finals · Bloemfontein83%
- 2009-06-25South Africa0–1BrazilSemi-finals · Johannesburg9%
Third-place play-off
- 2009-06-28South Africa2–3SpainThird-place play-off · Rustenburg12%
Final
- 2009-06-28United States2–3BrazilFinal · Johannesburg23%
Top scorers
- Luís Fabiano Brazil 5
- Fernando Torres Spain 3
- David Villa Spain 3
- Clint Dempsey United States 3
- Kaká Brazil 2
- Mohamed Zidan Egypt 2
- Landon Donovan United States 2
- Giuseppe Rossi Italy 2
- Bernard Parker South Africa 2
- Katlego Mphela South Africa 2
Upsets
- 2009-06-18Egypt1–0ItalyUpsetGroup B · Johannesburg21%
- 2009-06-24Spain0–2United StatesUpsetSemi-finals · Bloemfontein83%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.