| Copa das Confederações da FIFA Brasil 2013[a] | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 15–30 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 68 (4.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 804,659 (50,291 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fred Fernando Torres (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Neymar |
| Best goalkeeper | Júlio César |
| Fair play award | Spain |
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The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held in Brazil from 15 to 30 June 2013 as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1] The most recent winners of the six continental championships appeared in the tournament, along with hosts Brazil and UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up Italy, who qualified because the Euro 2012 winners, Spain, had also won the most recent FIFA World Cup in 2010 thus securing a spot in the tournament.
Host nation, Brazil successfully defended their title with a 3–0 win over Spain in the final. It was their fourth Confederations Cup title and third in a row, after previous wins in 1997, 2005 and 2009.
According to then FIFA president Sepp Blatter, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was the best version of the tournament ever played.[2] The competition was the first national team tournament to employ goal-line technology, which was also used at the 2014 World Cup.[3]
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- ^ "Plenty to look forward to in 2011". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Para Joseph Blatter, Brasil organizou a melhor Copa das Confederações (in Portuguese)
- ^ "FIFA launch GLT tender for Brazil 2013/14". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.