CONFEDERATIONS CUP
Group A
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts. | |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Results
June 14
Iraq 0-0 South Africa, Coca-Cola Park
Teams:
South Africa: 16-Itumeleng Khune; 3-Tsepo Masilela, 4-Aaron Mokoena, 14-Matthew Booth, 2-Siboniso Gaxa; 12-Teko Modise, 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi, 5-Benson Mhlongo, 6-MacBeth Sibaya; 17-Bernard Parker (10-Steven Pienaar 85), 18-Thembinkosi Fanteni (21-Katlego Mashego 78)
Iraq: 12-Mohamed Kassid; 3-Basem Abbas, 15-Ali Hussein Rehema, 4-Fareed Majeed, 2-Mohamed Ali Kareem, 14-Salam Shaker; 13-Karrar Jassim (11-Hawar Mulaa Mohammed 74), 5-Nashat Akram, 18-Mahdi Kareem (6-Salih Sadir 88); 7-Emad Mohammed (17-Alaa Abdul Zahra 76), 10-Younis Mahmoud
Attendance: 48,837
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
New Zealand 0-5 Spain, Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Scorers:
Spain: Fernando Torres, 6, 14, 17, Cesc Fabregas 24, David Villa 48
Teams:
Spain: 1-Iker Casillas (captain); 15-Sergio Ramos (19-Alvaro Arbeloa 54), 2-Raul Albiol, 5-Carles Puyol, 11-Joan Capdevila; 10-Cesc Fabregas, 8-Xavi (20-Santi Cazorla 54), 14-Xabi Alonso, 18-Albert Riera; 7-David Villa, 9-Fernando Torres (21-David Silva 70).
New Zealand: 12-Glen Moss; 17-Dave Mulligan, 18-Andy Boyens, 6-Ivan Vicelich, 3-Tony Lochhead; 15-Jeremy Brockie (14-Jeremy Christie 28), 7-Simon Elliott, 8-Tim Brown (captain), 11-Leo Bertos; 9-Shane Smeltz (16-Chris James 76), 10-Chris Killen (21-Kris Bright 85).
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance: 21,649
June 17
Iraq 0-1 Spain, Free State Stadium
Scorer: David Villa 55
Teams:
Spain: 1-Iker Casillas (captain); 15-Sergio Ramos, 3-Gerard Pique, 4-Carlos Marchena, 11-Joan Capdevila; 20-Santi Cazorla (21-David Silva 67), 22-Juan Manuel Mata, 8-Xavi (12-Sergio Busquets 82), 14-Xabi Alonso, 7-David Villa (17-Daniel Guiza 75), 9-Fernando Torres.
Iraq: 12-Mohamed Kassid; 3-Basem Abbas, 14-Salam Shaker, 15-Ali Hussein Rehema, 4-Fareed Majeed, 2-Mohamed Ali Kareem, 22-Muayad Khalid; 11-Hawar Mulaa Mohammed (13-Karrar Jassim 69), 5-Nashat Akram (captain), 20-Samer Saeed (18-Mahdi Kareem 60), 17-Alaa Abdul Zahra (10-Younis Mahmoud 81).
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Attendance: 30,512
New Zealand 0-2 South Africaa, Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Scorer: Bernard Parker 21, 52
Teams:
South Africa: 16-Itumeleng Khune; 2-Siboniso Gaxa, 3-Tsepo Masilela, 4-Aaron Mokoena, 14-Matthew Booth; 6-MacBeth Sibaya, 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi, 10-Steven Pienaar, 12-Teko Modise; 17-Bernard Parker (8-Siphiwe Tshabalala 81), 18-Thembinkosi Fanteni (21-Katlego Mashego 61).
New Zealand: 12-Glen Moss; 3-Tony Lochhead, 6-Ivan Vicelich, 18-Andy Boyens, 17-Dave Mulligan; 7-Simon Elliott, 8-Tim Brown (4-Duncan Oughton 55), 11-Leo Bertos (16-Chris James 66), 14-Jeremy Christie; 9-Shane Smeltz, 10-Chris Killen (20-Chris Wood 75).
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Attendance: 36,598
June 20
Iraq 0-0 New Zealand, Coca-Cola Park
Teams
Iraq: 12-Mohamed Kassid; 2-Mohamed Ali Kareem, 14-Salam Shaker, 15-Ali Hussein Rehema, 3-Basem Abbas; 18-Mahdi Kareem (6-Salih Sadir 67), 5-Nashat Akram, 11-Hawar Mulaa Mohammed (4-Fareed Majeed 46), 13-Karrar Jassim; 7-Emad Mohammed (17-Alaa Abdul Zahra 56), 10-Younis Mahmoud (captain).
New Zealand: 12-Glen Moss; 2-Aaron Scott (17-Dave Mulligan 83), 6-Ivan Vicelich, 5-Ben Sigmund (18-Andy Boyens 71), 3-Tony Lochhead; 15-Jeremy Brockie (14-Jeremy Christie 68), 7-Simon Elliott, 8-Tim Brown (captain), 11-Leo Bertos; 9-Shane Smeltz, 10-Chris Killen.
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Attendance: 23,295
South Africa 0-2 Spain, Free State Stadium
Scorers: Villa 52, Llorente 72.
Teams:
South Africa: Khune; Gaxa, Mokoena, Booth, Masilela; Mhlongo; Pienaar, Sibaya, Dikgacoi, Modise; Parker (Tshabalala 90).
Booked: Sibaya, Dikgacoi.
Spain: Reina; Puyol, Albiol, Pique, Arbeloa; Busquets; Fabregas, Xavi, Riera (Cazorla 81); Villa (Hernandez 60), Torres (Llorente 60).
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Attendance: 38212
Group B
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts. | |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Results
June 15
Brazil 4-3 Egypt, Free State Stadium
Scorers:
Brazil: Kaka 5, 90+1 (pen), Luis Fabiano 12, Juan 37.
Egypt: Zidan 9, Shawky 55, Zidan 56.
Teams:
Brazil: 1-Julio Cesar; 13-Daniel Alves, 3-Lucio (captain), 4-Juan, 6-Kleber (16-Andre Santos 83); 7-Elano Blumer (18-Ramires 63), 8-Gilberto Silva, 10-Kaka, 5-Felipe Melo; 9-Luis Fabiano, 11-Robinho (21-Alex Pato 63)
Egypt: 1-Essam El Hadari; 6-Hani Said, 4-Ahmed Said, 20-Wael Gomaa, 7-Ahmed Fathi, 14-Sayed Moawad; 11-Mohamed Shawky, 8-Hosni Abd Rabou (3-Ahmed Al Muhammadi 75), 17-Ahmed Hassan (captain) (10-Ahmed Eid 52), 22-Mohamed Aboutrika, 9-Mohamed Zidan.
Red card: El Mohamady 90
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Italy 3-1 USA, Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Scorers:
US: Landon Donovan 41 penalty
Italy: Giuseppe Rossi 58, 90+3, Daniele De Rossi 72
Teams:
US: 1-Tim Howard; 21-Jonathan Spector, 15-Jay DeMerit, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 2-Jonathan Bornstein (16-Sacha Kljestan 85); 12-Michael Bradley, 22-Benny Feilhaber (7-DaMarcus Beasley 72), 13-Ricardo Clark; 8-Clint Dempsey, 17-Jozy Altidore (9-Charlie Davies 66), 10-Landon Donovan
Italy: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 19-Gianluca Zambrotta, 4-Giorgio Chiellini, 6-Nicola Legrottaglie, 3-Fabio Grosso; 8-Gennaro Gattuso (17-Giuseppe Rossi 57), 10-Daniele De Rossi, 21-Andrea Pirlo, 16-Mauro Camoranesi (20-Riccardo Montolivo 57), 11-Alberto Gilardino (9-Luca Toni 70), 15-Vincenzo Iaquinta
Red card: Ricardo Clark 33
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
June 18
Brazil 3-0 USA, Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Scorers: Felipe Melo 7, Robinho 20, Maicon 63.
Teams:
USA: Howard, Bornstein, Onyewu, DeMerit, Spector, Bradley, Dempsey, Kljestan, Beasley (Casey 46), Donovan, Altidore (Feilhaber 61).
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Adu, Bocanegra, Califf, Clark, Davies, Pearce, Torres, Wynne, Robles.
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio (Luisao 71), Miranda, Andre Santos, Kaka (Julio Baptista 69), Felipe Melo, Silva, Ramires, Robinho, Luis Fabiano (Nilmar 70).
Subs Not Used: Victor, Alexandre Pato, Dani Alves, Elano, Josue, Juan, Kleber, Kleberson, Gomes.
Sent Off: Kljestan (58).
Att: 34,000
Ref: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland).
Egypt 1-0 Italy, Coca-Cola Park
Scorer: Homos 40.
Teams:
Egypt: El Hadari, Said, Fathi (Hassan 81), Said Ahmed, Gomaa, Moawad (Farag 70), Shawky, Homos, Abd Rabou, Aboutreika, Zidan (Eid 58).
Subs Not Used: El Sayed, Sobhy, El Mohamady, Raouf, Fathallah, Khairy, Tawfik, Abdel-Ghani, Abu Greisha.
Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso, De Rossi, Gattuso (Montolivo 59), Pirlo, Quagliarella (Pepe 66), Rossi (Toni 59), Iaquinta.
Subs Not Used: De Sanctis, Amelia, Dossena, Santon, Legrottaglie, Gamberini, Camoranesi, Palombo, Gilardino.
Att: 34,000.
June 21
Brazil 3-0 Italy, Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Scorers: Luis Fabiano 37, 43, Andrea Dossena 45 own goal
Teams:
Italy: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 19-Gianluca Zambrotta, 4-Giorgio Chiellini, 5-Fabio Cannavaro (captain), 22-Andrea Dossena; 20-Riccardo Montolivo (7-Simone Pepe 46), 10-Daniele De Rossi, 16-Mauro Camoranesi, 21-Andrea Pirlo; 9-Luca Toni (11-Alberto Gilardino 58), 15-Vincenzo Iaquinta (17-Giuseppe Rossi 38)
Brazil: 1-Julio Cesar; 2-Maicon, 3-Lucio (captain), 4-Juan (14-Luisao 24), 16-Andre Santos; 18-Ramires (17-Josue 86), 8-Gilberto Silva (20-Kleberson 84), 5-Felipe Melo; 10-Kaka; 9-Luis Fabiano, 11-Robinho
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Attendance: 41,195
Egypt 0-3 USA, Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Scorers: Davies 22, Bradley 63, Dempsey 71.
Teams:
Egypt: El Hadari, Fathi (Said Ahmed 57), Said, Gomaa, Farag, El Mohamady, Shawky, Abd Rabou, Abdel-Ghani (Abu Greisha 62), Aboutreika, Eid (Hassan 50).
Subs Not Used: El Sayed, Fathallah, Khairy, Zidan, Homos, Tawfik, Moawad, Raouf, Sobhy.
USA: Guzan, Spector, Onyewu, DeMerit, Bornstein, Dempsey, Bradley, Clark, Donovan, Davies (Casey 82), Altidore (Feilhaber 69).
Subs Not Used: Howard, Bocanegra, Pearce, Beasley, Wynne, Califf, Kljestan, Adu, Torres, Robles.
Ref: Michael Hester (New Zealand).
Att: 23,000
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
June 24
Spain 0-2 USA
Scorers: Altidore 27, Dempsey 74.
Teams:
Spain: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Capdevila, Pique, Puyol, Xavi, Fabregas (Santi Cazorla 68), Alonso, Riera (Mata 78), Torres, Villa.
Subs Not Used: Diego Lopez, Albiol, Arbeloa, Marchena, Pablo, Busquets, Silva, Llorente, Guiza, Reina.
US: Howard, DeMerit, Spector, Bocanegra, Onyewu, Clark, Dempsey (Bornstein 88), Davies (Feilhaber 69), Donovan, Bradley, Altidore (Casey 84).
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Pearce, Califf, Wynne, Beasley, Kljestan, Adu, Torres, Robles.
Sent Off: Bradley (87).
Ref: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay).
Att: 40,000
June 25
Brazil 1-0 South Africa
Scorer" Dani Alves 88.
Teams:
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Luisao, Andre Santos (Dani Alves 82), Silva, Felipe Melo, Ramires, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano (Kleberson 90).
Subs Not Used: Victor, Kleber, Elano, Miranda, Josue, Julio Baptista, Alexandre Pato, Nilmar, Gomes.
South Africa: Khune, Gaxa, Booth, Mokoena, Masilela, Pienaar (Van Heerden 90), Dikgacoi, Mhlongo, Modise (Mashego 90), Tshabalala (Mphela 90), Parker.
Subs Not Used: Fernandez, Davids, Mdledle, Fanteni, Moon, Khumalo, Gould, Baloyi.
Ref: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland).
Att: 60,000
Third-place play-off
June 28
Spain 3-2 South Africa (aet)
Scorers: Guiza 88, 89, Alonso 107.
Spain: Mphela 73, 90.
South Africa:
Teams:
Spain: Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Pique, Capdevila, Santi Cazorla, Alonso, Riera, Busquets (Llorente 81), Villa (Silva 57), Torres (Guiza 57).
Subs Not Used: Diego Lopez, Marchena, Puyol, Pablo, Xavi, Fabregas, Sergio Ramos, Mata, Reina.
Booked: Busquets, Pique, Albiol, Llorente.
South Africa: Khune, Gaxa, Booth, Mokoena, Masilela, Pienaar (Mphela 64), Dikgacoi, Sibaya, Modise (Van Heerden 69), Parker, Tshabalala (Mhlongo 84).
Subs Not Used: Fernandez, Davids, Mdledle, Fanteni, Moon, Khumalo, Mashego, Gould, Baloyi.
Ref: Matthew Breeze (Austrailia).
Att: 21,500
Final
Brazil 3-2 USA, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Scorers:
Brazil: Luis Fabiano 46, 74, Lucio 84
USA: Clint Dempsey 10, Landon Donovan 27
Teams:
Brazil: 1-Julio Cesar; 2-Maicon, 3-Lucio (captain), 14-Luisao, 16-Andre Santos (13-Daniel Alves 66); 5-Felipe Melo, 8-Gilberto Silva, 18-Ramires (7-Elano Blumer 67), 10-Kaka; 9-Luis Fabiano, 11-Robinho.
United States: 1-Tim Howard; 21-Jonathan Spector, 15-Jay DeMerit, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (captain); 8-Clint Dempsey, 22-Benny Feilhaber (16-Sacha Kljestan 75), 13-Ricardo Clark (4-Conor Casey 88), 10-Landon Donovan; 9-Charlie Davies, 17-Jozy Altidore (2-Jonathan Bornstein 75)
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Attendance: 52,291
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