The Official Fifa Confederations Cup Thread

[SuRFy]

Group A

Germany
Australia
Argentina
Tunisia

Group B

Brazil
Greece
Japan
Mexico

Schedule

15-Jun-05 Cologne Argentina – Tunisia 18:00
15-Jun-05 Frankfurt Germany – Australia 21:00
16-Jun-05 Hanover Japan – Mexico 18:00
16-Jun-05 Leipzig Brazil – Greece 20:45
18-Jun-05 Cologne Tunisia – Germany 18:00
18-Jun-05 Nuremberg Australia – Argentina 20:45
19-Jun-05 Frankfurt Greece – Japan 18:00
19-Jun-05 Hanover Mexico – Brazil 20:45
21-Jun-05 Leipzig Australia – Tunisia 20:45
21-Jun-05 Nuremberg Argentina – Germany 20:45
22-Jun-05 Frankfurt Greece – Mexico 20:45
22-Jun-05 Cologne Japan – Brazil 20:45

Semi Final

25-Jun-05 Nuremberg Winner A – Runner-up B 18:00
26-Jun-05 Hanover Winner B – Runner-up A 18:00

Final

29-Jun-05 Frankfurt Final 20:45

Third Place Match

29-Jun-05 Leipzig Third-place Match 17:45

Venues

Hanover

Population: 525,000
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover
Scheduled Work: Reconstruction
Investment: €63m

Gross Capacity: 44,652
Total Seating Capacity: 39,297

Frankfurt

Population: 650,000
Stadium: Waldstadion
Scheduled Work: A brand new stadium
Investment: €126m

Gross Capacity: 48,132
Total Seating Capacity: 43,324

Köln

Population: 1 million
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne
Scheduled Work: Reconstruction
Investment: €110m

Gross Capacity: 46,120
Total Seating Capacity: 40,590

Leipzig

Population: 494,000
Stadium: Zentralstadion
Scheduled Work: A brand new stadium
Investment: €90.6m

Gross Capacity: 44,199
Total Seating Capacity: 38,898

Nuremberg

Population: 490,000
Stadium: Franken-Stadion
Scheduled Work: Reconstruction
Investment: €56m

Gross Capacity: 41,926
Total Seating Capacity: 36,898

 

[Oz_Leeds_Fan]

It'll be good for Australia to play agaisnt some quality opposistion like Argentina and Germany. I dont expect them to get throught the group phase but if they do it'd be bloody great to see them agaisnt Brazil!!! we'd get thumped but it would be an experiance for the lads

 

[Joe Star]

umm just out of curiosity.......how do teams qualify for the confederations cup? Or are they always the same?

 

[jimorrizon]

i cant wait for this match:19-Jun-05 Hanover Mexico – Brazil 20:45

Brazil with most of its cracks or elite players VS Mexico's Best Players....

 

[kingmonkey]

umm just out of curiosity.......how do teams qualify for the confederations cup? Or are they always the same?

I think it's the Champions of each confederation, plus the World Champions, plus the hosts and one invited nation.

 

[newbie original]

Any idea on the squads?

 

[Bobby]

Mexico has to do like 3 things.

Gold Cup
This crappy cup
and WC Qualifying.

How are they going to pull that off?

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

Mexico has to do like 3 things.

Gold Cup
This crappy cup
and WC Qualifying.

How are they going to pull that off?

They're soldiers.


They should only play in the Gold Cup...Qualifying is pretty much done. Players like Salcido, Lozano, Fonseca are gonna gain a lot of experience by playing in these cups, but I'm afraid LaVolpe will tire them out...hopefully they get a break so they can prepare for the WC.

Mexico 3-1 Japan
Mexico 2-1 Greece
Mexico 1-1 Brazil

 

[Bobby]

Nobody in Germany is sueing Blanco are they?

 

[shokz]

\o Arg-en-tina! o/
\o Arg-en-tina! o/
\o Arg-en-tina! o/

 

[TOON ARMY]

The only chance Germany has of winning something

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

Nobody in Germany is sueing Blanco are they?

Explain.

 

[Kibe Kru]

Any idea on the squads?

Brazil:
GK: Dida (Milan)
Marcos (Palmeiras)
Gomes (PSV)

Defenders:
Juan (Bayer Leverkusen)
Lúcio (Bayern de Munique)
Luisão (Benfica) - probably won't play, Anderson (Corinthians) was called up?
Roque Júnior (Bayer Leverkusen)

Fullbacks:
Cicinho (São Paulo)
Belletti (Barcelona)
Léo (Santos)
Gilberto (Hertha Berlin)

Midfielders:
Emerson (Juventus)
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal)
Zé Roberto (Bayern de Munique)
Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon)
Renato (Sevilla)
Kaká (Milan)
Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
Alex (Fenerbahce)

Attackers:
Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - won't play, Grafite (Sao Paulo) was called up
Adriano (Inter de Milão)
Robinho (Santos)
Ricardo Oliveira (Betis)

Germany:
GK: Kahn, Lehmann, Hildebrand
Def: Friedrich, Hinkel, Huth, Mertesacker, Owomoyela, Schulz
Mid: Ballack, Borowski, Deisler, Ernst, Frings, Hamann (won't play, injured), Hitzlsperger, Schneider, Schweinsteiger
Att: Asamoah, Hanke, Klose, Kuranyi, Podolski

 

[Bobby]

Explain.

The reason he doesn't play in the US is because some mexican in dallas wants to take him to court.

 

[Internazionale]

This tourney shouldn't exist anymore.

Pathetic FIFA !

 

[SuRFy]

Just because you lost to Australia......

 

[SiCkFeSt^]

Its stupid, especially since argentina and brazil are taking there best players which leaves Inter in a bad position for the Coppa Italia, atleast brazil have allowed Adriano to play the first leg

 

[Limberopoulos21]

I think it's pointless, another world cup but less glorious. And recently people are talking about player fatigue, to me one quality tourny is better than 10 of them with teams not giving it their all.

 

[WilliamFAlmeida]

I think its a great idea that Brasil bring their A squad - R9
It it great preparation for the world cup next year which will be held in Germany.
Brasil better win this, and if they dont, they'll have A LOT to learn from it.


To get in this tournament you have to win in your continent, or WC or be host.

 

[SuRFy]

Yeah, well it should be a good tournament, looking forward how Australia is going to go, we are not the same Australia you seen last.