2009 Confederations Cup Thread

Post #1 » by **magik9113** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:29 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_FIFA_ ... ations_Cup

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup will be the eighth Confederations Cup, and will be held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
All games in the USA will be shown on ESPN or one of their networks.

Group A

South Africa

Iraq

New Zealand

Spain

Group B

United States

Italy

Brazil

Egypt

GS Warriors 1 · Post #2 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:33 am

The best case scenario for US is 1-1-1 in the group stage. Its gonna be tough.

I don't know if I'll wake up at 7am tomorrow for Iraq/South Africa.

Post #3 » by **magik9113** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:42 pm

Spain 5-0 NewZealand
SouthAfrica 0-0 Iraq

Excited to see USA - Italy tomorrow. It's a shame that USA couldn't be in Group A. They'd have a much better chance to advance

Post #4 » by **BlackMamba** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:50 pm

the obvious: spain 5-0 new zeland
and south africa 0-0 iran

usa, italy, brazil and egypt, boy, what a tough group.

GS Warriors 1 · Post #5 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:50 pm

A draw is the best I can hope for.

Looks like no Cannavaro and Legrottaglie for Italy.

uweblab · Post #6 » by **uweblab** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:07 pm

BlackMamba wrote:the obvious: spain 5-0 new zeland
and south africa 0-0 iran

usa, italy, brazil and egypt, boy, what a tough group.

South Africa - IRAQ 0-0
Spain looks unbeatable....

My friend was right. (maybe)
South African whites prefer rugby, blacks like football.
I know foreign fans will invade South Africa in 2010 for the World Cup, but it was very disappointing
to see empty stadiums for the first 2 games.
Not even South Africa's match was sold out in South Africa...
The stadium was almost empty for the New Zealand - Spain match.
The South African team looked pathetic against Iraq....

Munchlaxatives · Post #7 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:04 pm

It's just unfair to defend Spain's full strength attack.

Post #8 » by **magik9113** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:00 pm

New Zealand is awful, Italy even scored 4 on them in a friendly last week....even though Italy's 2nd string defense/goalie let in 2 headers off set pieces and a PK, they obviously don't have a chance against a good team in a competetive match.

The fans won't be an issue for the world cup, but I agree that it'd be nicer to see a larger crowd.

Anyone know why Egypt can win the '06 and '08 african nations cup, but only qualified for the '34 and '90 world cup

Smoove · Post #9 » by **Smoove** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:42 am

Damn I wish Bosna was in it

But anyways good luck to everyone. I honestly don't see United States winning a game in their group. Egypt is tough and has a good attack and I know for a fact Egypt is tougher then teams that America has faced in their qualifiers. And we all know it should be a walk in the park for Italia and Brazil against the Americans.

El Turco · Post #10 » by **El Turco** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:27 am

way to balance the groups FIFA.

Smoove · Post #11 » by **Smoove** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:29 am

ElTurco wrote:way to balance the groups FIFA.

I don't get it? Are you responding to my question just just laughing at USA's group?

El Turco · Post #12 » by **El Turco** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:43 am

i was just making a general comment,3 worst teams in the whole competition are in the same group.

GS Warriors 1 · Post #13 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:37 am

I'd rather have it this way, even if it likely means losing 2 games. NZ or Iraq and South Africa wouldn't really be tests for the US.

And Spain is on another planet, definite favorites heading into 2010 WC.

Tomorrow:
Italy 1-0
Brazil 2-0

Batu7 · Post #14 » by **Batu7** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:47 pm

How are you even eligible for this cup? Special invitation or something?

Smoove · Post #15 » by **Smoove** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:17 pm

WOOAH! Told you guys Egyptian attack is strong as hell. 4-3 to Brazil come on now, and Brazil got really lucky on that 90th minute penalty kick.

Post #16 » by **magik9113** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:17 pm

I am impressed by Egypt's attack, but Brazil's defense looked a bit shaky.

Batu--the countries in this are the winners of the continental cups and the world cup, along with the host country South Africa.

Italy will have Legro to start today, their probable starting lineup looks strong:
Buffon
Zambrotta Chiellini Legro Grosso
Gattuso Pirlo De Rossi
Camoranesi Gilardino Iaquinta
I predict they win by 2

GS Warriors 1 · Post #17 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:19 pm

Batu7 wrote:How are you even eligible for this cup? Special invitation or something?

Defending World Cup champion and upcoming World Cup host along with teams that won their confederation.

Brazil - CONMEBOL(Copa America '07)
U.S. - CONCACAF(Gold Cup '07)
Iraq - AFC(Asian Cup '07)
Egypt - CAF(African Cup of Nations '08)
Spain - UEFA(Euro '08)
New Zealand - OFC(OFC Nations Cup '08)

GS Warriors 1 · Post #18 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:41 pm

No lineup has been listed but here are the starters for USA:

Jozy Altidore
Jonathan Bornstein
Michael Bradley
Ricardo Clark
Jay DeMerit
Clint Dempsey
Landon Donovan (C)
Benny Feilhaber
Tim Howard
Oguchi Onyewu
Jonathan Spector

Carlos Bocanegra is out(Hamstring)

Maybe this:
Howard
Spector Onyewu DeMerit Bornstein
Clark Bradley
Dempsey Feilhaber Donovan
Altidore

Post #19 » by **magik9113** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:27 pm

it's a shame USA had that red card, but Italy played very well second half. Rossi is amazing

Smoove · Post #20 » by **Smoove** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:03 pm

magik9113 wrote:I am impressed by Egypt's attack, but Brazil's defense looked a bit shaky.

What did you think, I was lying to you when I say Egypt has a elite attack? Their attack is probably 2nd or 3rd best in this whole Confederations Cup.