How many teams participated in the first Confederations Cup? What is the difference?

In the early morning of June 15, Beijing time, the 2009 Confederations Cup will be held in South Africa. The following is the specific competition system:

1。 team participating in the contest

The participating teams are host South Africa, German World Cup champion Italy, European Cup champion Spain, Asian champion Iraq, African champion Egypt, Oceania champion New Zealand, North American Cup champion America and Copa America champion Brazil.

2。 Outgoing rule

1。 Eight teams were divided into group A and group B for single round robin, and the top two teams in the group were qualified for the semi-finals.

2。 Teams with equal points are seated according to the following regulations: (1) goal difference; (2) the relationship between the two parties; (3) target number; (4) draw lots.

3。 Semi-final competition: the first place in Group A is against the second place in Group B, and the first place in Group B is against the second place in Group A; The loser of the two games competed for the third place, and the winner of the two games competed for the championship.

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