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 Ellis Park Stadium, the venue for the final | |||||||
| Event | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 28 June 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Kaká (Brazil)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Martin Hansson (Sweden)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,291 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 10 °C (50 °F) 26% humidity | ||||||
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup final was an association football match that took place on 28 June 2009 to determine the winners of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. It was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was contested by the United States and Brazil. The United States, playing in their first major men's tournament final, took a 2–0 lead in the first half, but Brazil scored three unanswered goals after half-time to win 3–2.
The United States and Brazil qualified for the tournament as winners of their respective continents in 2007 and were drawn into Group B alongside African champions Egypt and reigning World Cup champions Italy. Brazil comfortably qualified for the knockout round by winning all three of their matches, including a 3–0 victory over the United States, while the Americans finished second in the group on the goals scored tiebreaker ahead of Italy. The United States upset European champions Spain in the semi-finals with a 2–0 victory, while Brazil defeated hosts South Africa 1–0 in the other semi-final fixture.
The match drew a television audience of 3.9 million viewers in the United States, surpassing the record for a non-World Cup fixture. The U.S. team would go on to play in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where they were given a special exemption to roster size limits to prevent player fatigue, and reached the tournament's final before losing to Mexico. Both finalists made it to the knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals and the United States exited in the Round of 16. Brazil went on to win the next edition of the Confederations Cup, which it hosted.
- ^ "Budweiser Man of the Match: Kaka (BRA)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "USA-Brazil preview". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2009.