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Brigie
 IP: 190.58.71.251 Aug 24, 08 - 5:24 AM |
Confederations Cup
I guess we're not going to the confederations cup next year it sucks  .Found this article from wikipedia on those who qualify Sorry Dar but I really hoped as you hoped that we enter as Olympic Champs.I hate Fifa When the World champion is also winner of its confederation championship, then the World Cup runner-up also enters the Confederations Cup, ensuring eight teams for the tournament. In the 2005 tournament, however, Brazil, as World champion, and World Cup runner-up Germany, as host, had qualified. When Brazil also won the Copa América, the vacant eighth spot was awarded to Argentina, runner-up in the Copa América. On three previous occasions teams have declined to participate in the tournament. The UEFA Euro 1996 winner Germany declined to participate in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was replaced by the Czech Republic, the runner-up in that tournament. France, 1998 FIFA World Cup winner, declined to participate in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was replaced by Brazil, the 1998 World Cup runner-up (and also 1997 Copa America champion). Germany, the runner-up in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, declined to take part in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was replaced by Turkey, the third-placed team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The first forerunner of the Confederations Cup was the 1980 Mundialito, or Copa D'Oro. The Artemio Franchi Trophy, contested in 1985 and 1993 between the winners of the Copa America and European Football Championships, is considered a precursor to the Confederations Cup  and was effectively replaced by the tournament in the same way that the Intercontinental Cup club tournament preceded the FIFA Club World Cup.The tournament was originally organised by and held in Saudi Arabia and called the King Fahd Cup (or Intercontinental Championship), contested in 1992 and 1995 by the Saudi national side and some continental champions. In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years. From 2005, the Confederations Cup is to be held once in every four years, one year prior to each World Cup in the host country of the forthcoming World Cup. It is now considered a dress-rehearsal for the World Cup it precedes; it uses around half of the stadia intended for use at the following year's World Cup and gives the host nation, who qualify for that tournament automatically, a vital taste of competitive football during two years of friendlies. For the next edition of the tournament, host nation South Africa, Italy (2006 FIFA World Cup winner), Spain (UEFA Euro 2008 winner), the USA (2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner), Brazil (Copa América 2007 winner), Iraq (2007 AFC Asian Cup winner) and Egypt (2008 African Cup of Nations winner) have already qualified. Starting with this tournament, however, the South American and European champions will continue to be invited, but will no longer be obliged to take part.  It is unclear how the tournament will change should those nations elect not to participate.Cheaters Brazil get to enter according to Dar they should have been some sharing of red cards in the copa final
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Daryl
IP: 190.59.25.39 Aug 24th, 2008 - 6:34 AM |
Re: Confederations Cup
Thanks for the great article Bri.. Oh well I hope we play some friendlies on the African Continent before the WC 2010.. Forza Argies 
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