Confederations Cup
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The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every two years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF) along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight.
The first tournament was held in Saudi Arabia in 1992, and was known as the King Fahd Cup, named after King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. In 1997, FIFA upgraded the status of the competition, increased the number of teams to eight, and renamed it the FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2001, it was hosted by South Korea and Japan as a warmup for the Template:Wc, and this precedent continued in June 2005, when Template:Wc host Germany will host the 2005 edition.
The 2003 tournament was marred by tragedy, when the Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed and died during the semi-final against Colombia.
List of tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||
| 1992 Details | Saudi Arabia |  Argentina | 3 - 1 | Missing image Saudi_arabia_flag_large.png Saudi Arabia | |
| 1995 Details | Saudi Arabia |  Denmark | 2 - 0 | Argentina | |
| 1997 Details | Saudi Arabia |  Brazil | 6 - 0 |  Australia | |
| 1999 Details | Mexico | Missing image Mexico_flag_large.png Mexico | 4 - 3 | Brazil | |
| 2001 Details | South Korea & Japan |  France | 1 - 0 | Missing image Japan_flag_large.png Japan | |
| 2003 Details | France | France | 1 - 0 asdet | Missing image Cameroon_flag_large.png Cameroon | |
| 2005 Details | Germany | | |||
See also
- European Football Championship
- Copa América
- African Nations Cup
- Asian Cup
- CONCACAF Gold Cup
- OFC Nations Cup
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