2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

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2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Кубок конфедераций 2017 (in Russian)
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
Dates17 June – 2 July
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored43 (2.69 per match)
Attendance628,304 (39,269 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Leon Goretzka
Germany Lars Stindl
Germany Timo Werner
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Germany Julian Draxler
2013

The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup (Russian: Кубок конфедераций 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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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

Group stage[change | change source]

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

Group A[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Bracket[change | change source]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June — Kazan
 
 
 Portugal0(0)
 
2 July — Saint Petersburg
 
 Chile (pen)0 (3)
 
 Chile0
 
29 June — Sochi
 
 Germany1
 
 Germany4
 
 
 Mexico1
 
Third place
 
 
2 July — Moscow
 
 
 Portugal (aet)2
 
 
 Mexico1

Semi-finals[change | change source]

Portugal 0–0 Chile
Report
Penalties
Quaresma Penalty missed
Moutinho Penalty missed
Nani Penalty missed
0–3 Penalty scored Vidal
Penalty scored Aránguiz
Penalty scored Sánchez
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 40,855
Germany 4–1 Mexico
Goretzka Goal 6'8'
Werner Goal 59'
Younes Goal 90+1'
Report Fabián Goal 89'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 37,923

Third place match[change | change source]

Portugal 2–1 (aet) Mexico
Pepe Goal 90+1'
Adrien Goal 104' (pen.)
Report Neto Goal 54' (o.g.)
Otkrytie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 42,659

Final[change | change source]

Chile 0–1 Germany
Report Stindl Goal 20'

Statistics[change | change source]

Goal scorers[change | change source]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Tournament rankings[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

  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.