2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Кубок конфедераций 2017 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Russia |
Dates | 17 June – 2 July |
Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup is the 10th edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It will be held in Russia from 17 June to 2 July 2017 as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Russia was announced as the host on 2 December 2010 after the country was awarded the hosting rights of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[2] The matches will be played in four different stadiums across four cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan and Sochi. It will be the first time Russia hosts the tournament, and the third time the Confederations Cup is held within the European continent. As hosts, Russia automatically qualified for the tournament. The six winners of the FIFA confederation championships as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup champions, Germany, also qualified.
The final tournament will be played in two stages: a group stage and a latter knockout stage. In the group stage each team will play three games in a group of four, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage the four teams will competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final match of the tournament. A third-place match will also be played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
The defending champions, Brazil, who won the previous three Confederation Cups (2005, 2009, 2013) failed to qualify following their loss on penalties to Paraguay in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa América. 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners Australia also became the first team to qualify from multiple confederations, having previously represented the OFC in 1997, 2001 and 2005.
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Qualification
The eight competing teams will be the host nation, the reigning FIFA World Cup champions, and the six holders of the FIFA confederation championships. If any team qualifies for multiple berths (such as, if the World Cup champions also won their continental championship), the next best-placed team from their continental championship qualifies.
After Russia secured a spot in the tournament as hosts, Germany were the first team to qualify via competition, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The final match saw the Germans clinch the country's fourth world title through a 1–0 extra-time win to Argentina. Australia were the next team to qualify after beating South Korea 1–2 in extra-time in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final. The victory marked Australia's first Asian Cup win since their move from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. It was also the first time a team had become champions of two confederations, following Australia's four OFC Nations Cup titles. Chile were the fourth team to secure a spot at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup after defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final on a penalty shootout after a goalless draw. As 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico's qualifying path saw them face 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions United States in the 2015 CONCACAF Cup play-off match. The new format, in which the two most recent CONCACAF Gold Cup winners compete to decide the representative team of CONCACAF, was won by the Mexicans 3–2.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance in tournament1 |
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Russia | UEFA | 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts | 2 December 2010 | 1st |
Germany | UEFA | 2014 FIFA World Cup winners | 13 July 2014 | 3rd (1999, 2005) |
Australia | AFC | 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners | 31 January 2015 | 4th (1997, 2001, 2005) |
Chile | CONMEBOL | 2015 Copa América winners | 4 July 2015 | 1st |
Mexico | CONCACAF | 2015 CONCACAF Cup winners | 10 October 2015 | 7th (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2013) |
TBD | OFC | 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners | 11 June 2016 | TBD |
TBD | UEFA | UEFA Euro 2016 winners[upper-alpha 1] | 10 July 2016 | TBD |
TBD | CAF | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winners | 5 February 2017 | TBD |
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- ↑ If Russia or Germany win Euro 2016, the best-placed FIFA member not yet qualified will take the spot[citation needed] (see below).
Teams in contention
CAF berth
Winners of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
- Teams qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
- Teams competing in qualifying that can advance to the final tournament
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- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Comoros
- Congo
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Niger
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
OFC berth
Winners of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup
- Teams that can still win the 2016 OFC Nations Cup
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UEFA berth
Winners of UEFA Euro 2016
- Teams qualified for UEFA Euro 2016
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Note: Russia (host nation) and Germany (World Cup champion) have already qualified for the Confederations Cup.
Final draw
The draw is scheduled to take place on 26 November 2016 at the Tennis Academy in the city of Kazan.[3]
Venues
Four cities will serve as the venues for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4][5] All four venues will also be among the 12 used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
On 8 October 2015, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee agreed on the official names of the stadiums used during the tournament.[6]
Saint Petersburg | Moscow | ||
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Piter Arena | Otkrytie Arena | ||
Capacity: 66,881 (new stadium) |
Capacity: 44,829 | ||
Kazan | Sochi | ||
Kazan Arena | Fisht Olympic Stadium | ||
Capacity: 45,015 | Capacity: 47,659 | ||
Schedule
The full schedule was announced by FIFA on 24 July 2015 (without kick-off times, which will be confirmed later).[7][8] Russia will be placed in position A1 in the group stage and play in the opening match at the Zenit Arena in Saint Petersburg on 17 June. The distribution of the knockout stage matches are as follows:[9]
- The Piter Arena in Saint Petersburg will host the final on 2 July.
- The Kazan Arena in Kazan will host the first semi-final on 28 June.
- The Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi will host the second semi-final on 29 June.
- The Otkrytie Arena in Moscow will host the third place match on 2 July.
The draw will be held on 26 November 2016 in Kazan.[citation needed]
All times are local Moscow time (UTC+3)
Group stage
The group stage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup will take place from 17–25 June 2017. Each team will play three games, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Tiebreaking criteria for group stage |
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The teams will be ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In all matches in the knockout stage, if the score are level at the end of 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of extra time will take place. If the score are still level after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 June — Kazan | ||||||
Winner Group A | ||||||
2 July — Saint Petersburg | ||||||
Runner-up Group B | ||||||
Winner Match 13 | ||||||
29 June — Sochi | ||||||
Winner Match 14 | ||||||
Winner Group B | ||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||
Third Place | ||||||
2 July — Moscow | ||||||
Loser Match 13 | ||||||
Loser Match 14 |
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
References
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External links
- FIFA Confederations Cup, FIFA.com
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- International association football competitions hosted by Russia
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