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News on the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009
Match schedule, regulations and prize money approved for FIFA Confederations Cup 2009
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 soccer tournament took place at four South African venues from 14 to 28 June 2009.
The tournament, which was full of suprises, was a great taste of what's to come in 2010. A suprise semi-final win by the USA sees Brazil and the USA fighting for the championship cup on the 28th June.
Read more about the Games Schedule for the Confederation Cup 2009 per city and don't forget to download and print your very own copy of our free 2009 Confed Cup Match Schedule.
Confederation Cup Match Schedule per City:
Bloemfontein match schedule
Pretoria match schedule
Johannesburg match schedule
Rustenburg match schedule
Read more about the Group Matches for the Confederation Cup 2009.
Group A match schedule
Group B match schedule
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter highlighted the importance of the competition: “The FIFA Confederations Cup is first and foremost a top football event as it pits the champions of all six confederations, the current world champions and the host country South Africa against each other.
At the same time, it is an ideal test run for the organisers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in terms of infrastructure, logistics and services. As in Germany in 2005, we are looking forward to a festival of champions and thrilling matches.”
In order to appropriately reflect the standing of the competition, the committee agreed to award total prize money of USD 17.6 million.
The winner will receive USD 3.75 million, while USD 3.25 million will be awarded to the runners-up, USD 2.75 to the third-placed team and USD 2.25 to the fourth-placed team. The teams ranked fifth to eighth will each receive USD 1.4 million.
The tournament matches were played at the five venues of
- Johannesburg
- Rustenburg
- Mangaung/Bloemfontein
- Tshwane/Pretoria
- Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
On behalf of the local organising committee (LOC), CEO Dr Danny Jordaan gave a comprehensive report on preparations, highlighting the progress being made in terms of stadium construction, training facilities and other planning and operational matters.
To ensure seamless and efficient cooperation in the build-up to the competition, the committee’s composition was designed to reflect the field of teams that would compete in 2009.
At the meeting, representatives of participating countries of the 2009 Confederations Cup were present:
- Italy (world champions)
- South Africa (hosts)
- Iraq (Asian champions)
- Egypt (African champions)
- the USA (CONCACAF champions)
- Brazil (South American champions)
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Find the soccer stadiums and host cities of the 2009 Confederation Cup in our Soccer South Africa Google Earth Map.
