2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Кубок конфедераций 2017 (in Russian)
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	17 June – 2 July
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runners-up	Chile
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	43 (2.69 per match)
Attendance	628,304 (39,269 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Leon Goretzka Lars Stindl Timo Werner (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Julian Draxler

The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup (Russian: Кубок конфедераций 2017 / Kubok konfederacij 2017) was the 10th and final FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. It took place from 17 June to 2 July. It was hosted in Russia.

The tournament featured the following teams: Russia (hosts), Germany, Australia, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal and Cameroon. Besides the hosts, all of the other teams qualified because they either won the FIFA World Cup or their regional championship.

Venues

Four cities were chosen for the tournament, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sochi and Kazan.^[1][2]

Venues
Name	New Zenit Stadium	Kazan Arena	Otkrytie Arena	Fisht Olympic Stadium
Photo
City	Saint Petersburg	Kazan	Moscow	Sochi
Capacity	66,881	45,015	44,829	47,659
Creation	2016	2013	2014	2013

Qualification

Team	Confederation	Why they qualified
Russia	UEFA	2018 FIFA World Cup host
Germany	UEFA	2014 FIFA World Cup winners
Australia	AFC	2015 AFC Asian Cup winners
Chile	CONMEBOL	2015 Copa América winners
Mexico	CONCACAF	2015 CONCACAF Cup winners
New Zealand	OFC	2016 OFC Nations Cup winners
Portugal	UEFA	UEFA Euro 2016 winners^[B]
Cameroon	CAF	2017 Africa Cup of Nations winners

Group stage

The dates for the tournament were chosen on 24 July 2015.^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
2	Mexico	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
3	Russia	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7	0

17 June 2017
Russia	2–0	New Zealand
18 June 2017
Portugal	2–2	Mexico
21 June 2017
Russia	0–1	Portugal
Mexico	2–1	New Zealand
24 June 2017
Mexico	2–1	Russia
New Zealand	0–4	Portugal

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
2	Chile	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
3	Australia	3	0	2	1	4	5	–1	2
4	Cameroon	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

18 June 2017
Cameroon	0–2	Chile
19 June 2017
Australia	2–3	Germany
22 June 2017
Cameroon	1–1	Australia
Germany	1–1	Chile
25 June 2017
Germany	3-1	Cameroon
Chile	1-1	Australia

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 June — Kazan
	Portugal	0(0)
					2 July — Saint Petersburg
	Chile (pen)	0 (3)
					Chile	0
	29 June — Sochi
					Germany	1
	Germany	4
	Mexico	1
					Third place
					2 July — Moscow
					Portugal (aet)	2
					Mexico	1

Semi-finals

28 June 2017 (2017-06-28)

21:00

Portugal	0–0	Chile
	Report
Penalties
Quaresma Moutinho Nani	0–3	Vidal Aránguiz Sánchez

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 40,855

29 June 2017 (2017-06-29)

21:00

Germany	4–1	Mexico
Goretzka  6', 8' Werner  59' Younes  90+1'	Report	Fabián  89'

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 37,923

Third place match

2 July 2017 (2017-07-02)

15:00

Portugal	2–1 (aet)	Mexico
Pepe  90+1' Adrien  104' (pen.)	Report	Neto  54' (o.g.)

Otkrytie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 42,659

Final

2 July 2017 (2017-07-02)

21:00

Chile	0–1	Germany
	Report	Stindl  20'

New Zenit Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 57,268

Statistics

Goal scorers

3 goals

Leon Goretzka Lars Stindl Timo Werner

2 goals

• Cristiano Ronaldo

1 goal

Tomi Juric Mark Milligan Tom Rogic James Troisi Vincent Aboubakar André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Martín Rodríguez Alexis Sánchez Eduardo Vargas Arturo Vidal

Kerem Demirbay Julian Draxler Amin Younes Néstor Araujo Marco Fabián Javier Hernández Raúl Jiménez Hirving Lozano Héctor Moreno Oribe Peralta

Chris Wood Adrien Silva Cédric Nani Pepe Ricardo Quaresma André Silva Bernardo Silva Aleksandr Samedov Fyodor Smolov

1 own goal

• Michael Boxall (against Russia)
• Luís Neto (against Mexico)

Tournament rankings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	5	4	1	0	12	5	+7	13
2	Chile	5	1	3	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Portugal	5	3	2	0	9	3	+6	11
4	Mexico	5	2	1	2	8	10	–2	7
Eliminated in the Group stage
5	Russia	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
6	Australia	3	0	2	1	4	5	–1	2
7	Cameroon	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1
8	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	8	–7	0

• Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.

References

1. "Mutko to chair 2018 World Cup organising committee". supersport.com. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
2. "Russia 2018 to start and finish at Luzhniki Stadium". FIFA.com. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. "Match schedules for FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and 2018 FIFA World Cup™ unveiled". FIFA.com. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.