Confederations Cup News

One of the most recent introductions to FIFA’s range of competitions for national teams is the FIFA Confederations Cup. As the name implies, the tournament principally features the winning teams from each of the six continental confederations, with the defending World Champions, the host country or another team from the host continent making up the eight participants.

The FIFA Confederations Cup aims to give the top teams from all continents a chance to represent their region in a world play-off, and this opportunity – together with the handsome prize money that goes with it – is particularly important and appealing to teams from certain developing football continents.

Last year, Despite the absence of superstar striker Ronaldo from the FCC 2005, Brazil dazzled in an exciting final against rivals Argentina to lift the trophy for the second time. Adriano gained justified recognition as a force to be reckoned with, earning both the adidas Golden Ball and Golden Shoe Awards. While Argentina's defeat was sore, their performance clearly showed a hint of great things to come with the competition shining a spotlight onthe magical skills of their key-player, Riquelme. The competition also displayed German prowess in the shape of a well-organised dry run for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the emergence of a young and promising German team - in particular, the partnership of up-and-coming starlets Podolski and Schweinsteiger - under the watchful eye of footballing legend, Jürgen Klinsmann, enabling them to secure third-place in a thrilling extra time play-off against Mexico.

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FIFA World Cup

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