confederations cup

[Numba 7]

is this going to be televised on tv at all?

[Con M]

is this going to be televised on tv at all?

All games on ESPN.

Tattsbet odds Monday 4.30am 17/6 Adelaide time:

Italia $2.20
Mexico $3.15
Draw $3.15

[Juventino]

Six group games on SBS, plus the semis and the Final. But good to hear it's all on ESPN.

Edit - I'm seeing nothing in the ESPN guide. Don't think it's on.

[bapa]

SBS continues to bring you all the best football from across the globe with the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup from Brazil.


We'll be bringing you LIVE coverage, including the semi finals and the final on SBS ONE and streamed online - with highlights from each matchday at 5.30pm on SBS 2.

The ninth edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off on Sunday 16 June AEST with the decider to be played on Monday 1 July AEST.

Brazil, the defending champion, is drawn in Group A with Asian champion Japan, CONCACAF Gold Cup champion Mexico and EURO 2012 runner-up Italy.

World and European champion Spain headlines Group B, with African champion Nigeria, 2011 Copa America winner Uruguay and 2012 OFC Nations Cup champion Tahiti.

Confederations Cup LIVE

BRAZIL v JAPAN (Group A)
Sunday 16 June
4.45am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online

MEXICO v ITALY (Group A)
Monday 17 June
4.55am AEST
Streamed online

SPAIN v URUGUAY (Group B)
Monday 17 June
7.45am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online

TAHITI v NIGERIA (Group B)
Tuesday 18 June
4.55am AEST
Streamed online

BRAZIL v MEXICO (Group A)
Thursday 20 June
4.55am AEST
Streamed online

ITALY v JAPAN (Group A)
Thursday 20 June
7.45am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online

SPAIN v TAHITI (Group B)
Friday 21 June
4.55am AEST
Streamed online

NIGERIA v URUGUAY (Group B)
Friday 21 June
7.45am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online

ITALY v BRAZIL (Group A)
Sunday 23 June
4.45am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online


JAPAN v MEXICO (Group A)
Sunday 23 June
4.55am AEST
Streamed online


NIGERIA v SPAIN (Group B)
Monday 24 June
4.45am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online

URUGUAY v TAHITI (Group B)
Monday 24 June
4.55am AEST
Streamed online

SEMI-FINAL 1
Thursday 27 June
4.30am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online
Hosted by Les Murray with analysis from David Zdrilic and Francis Awaritefe.

SEMI-FINAL 2
Friday 28 June
4.30am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online
Hosted by David Zdrilic with analysis from Craig Foster and Francis Awaritefe.

FINAL
Monday 1 July
7.30am AEST
SBS ONE and streamed online
Hosted by Les Murray with analysis from Craig Foster and David Zdrilic.

Confederations Cup Matchday Highlights on SBS 2

Sunday 16 June - 5.30pm
Monday 17 June - 5.30pm
Tuesday 18 June - 5.30pm
Thursday 20 June - 5.30pm
Friday 21 June - 5.30pm
Sunday 23 June - 5.30pm
Monday 24 June - 5.30pm
Thursday 27 June - 5.30pm
Friday 28 June - 5.30pm
Monday 1 July - 5.30pm

[Con M]

Six group games on SBS, plus the semis and the Final. But good to hear it's all on ESPN.

Edit - I'm seeing nothing in the ESPN guide. Don't think it's on.

Saw the advert with my own eyes, Juventino. ALL games on ESPN.

The usual suspects, the usual cynics on this forum will devalue this tournament, but the Confed Cup has always been a reasonable dress-rehearsal by the next host 1 year out from the World Cup, featuring all the big boys from each FIFA Confederation..

[bapa]

I was just on the espn website, and no mention about it either....

[Bomber]

Spain v Tahiti could be embarrassing

[Ciudad Juarez]

Spain v Tahiti could be embarrassing

Tahiti in an upset

[The Kop]

Uruguay good value. They'll make the semi and if they face Brazil rkn they've got their measure.

Mexico have been junk for the last year, don't think they'll get anything out of Italy and Brazil.
If anything, can see Japan surprising the two likely more than Mexico.

Australia's record could be at risk when Spain plays Tahiti.

[bapa]

Uruguay good value. They'll make the semi and if they face Brazil rkn they've got their measure.

Mexico have been junk for the last year, don't think they'll get anything out of Italy and Brazil.
If anything, can see Japan surprising the two likely more than Mexico.

Australia's record could be at risk when Spain plays Tahiti.

dont think so, Italy drew 2-2 with them in a pre-tournament friendly.....although the c team played for Gli Azzurri!

[The Kop]

Uruguay good value. They'll make the semi and if they face Brazil rkn they've got their measure.

Mexico have been junk for the last year, don't think they'll get anything out of Italy and Brazil.
If anything, can see Japan surprising the two likely more than Mexico.

Australia's record could be at risk when Spain plays Tahiti.

dont think so, Italy drew 2-2 with them in a pre-tournament friendly.....although the c team played for Gli Azzurri!

Hey superfan, you played HAITI in a friendly not TAHITI.

obligatory and

[getborn]

Uruguay good value. They'll make the semi and if they face Brazil rkn they've got their measure.

Mexico have been junk for the last year, don't think they'll get anything out of Italy and Brazil.
If anything, can see Japan surprising the two likely more than Mexico.

Australia's record could be at risk when Spain plays Tahiti.

dont think so, Italy drew 2-2 with them in a pre-tournament friendly.....although the c team played for Gli Azzurri!

You fucking tard.

[bapa]

Uruguay good value. They'll make the semi and if they face Brazil rkn they've got their measure.

Mexico have been junk for the last year, don't think they'll get anything out of Italy and Brazil.
If anything, can see Japan surprising the two likely more than Mexico.

Australia's record could be at risk when Spain plays Tahiti.

dont think so, Italy drew 2-2 with them in a pre-tournament friendly.....although the c team played for Gli Azzurri!

Hey superfan, you played HAITI in a friendly not TAHITI.

obligatory and

same sh*t!

[God is an Englishman]

The usual suspects, the usual cynics on this forum will devalue this tournament,.

is that because no one cares about it? Tahiti

[Statler and Waldorf]

It's a nothing comp that the players don't want to be part of, and their cubs despise.

It has much meaning as the Champions Trophy in cricket which is going on now. Even the Aussie players don't want to be part of it, Watson ensuring he doesn't waste energy batting, Warner wanting more of a break etc...

3 weeks of glorified friendlies when players should be resting.

Without Googling, I bet no-one knows the past winners and runners up from the previous 3 comps!

[bapa]

It's a nothing comp that the players don't want to be part of, and their cubs despise.

It has much meaning as the Champions Trophy in cricket which is going on now. Even the Aussie players don't want to be part of it, Watson ensuring he doesn't waste energy batting, Warner wanting more of a break etc...

3 weeks of glorified friendlies when players should be resting.

Without Googling, I bet no-one knows the past winners and runners up from the previous 3 comps!

as in lions??

[Statler and Waldorf]

Apologies, I am no typist, when I was growing up it was quill pen and ink.

[Con M]

It's a nothing comp that the players don't want to be part of, and their cubs despise.

It has much meaning as the Champions Trophy in cricket which is going on now. Even the Aussie players don't want to be part of it, Watson ensuring he doesn't waste energy batting, Warner wanting more of a break etc...

3 weeks of glorified friendlies when players should be resting.

Without Googling, I bet no-one knows the past winners and runners up from the previous 3 comps!

Some valid points, L & H. But FIFA throws coin at it and serious Nations seem to continue to treat it as a 1-year-out dress rehearsal. Forget Tahiti.

But look at big boys Spain, Uruguay, Italy & host Brazil. And France and England also played friendlies out there against 2014 hosts Brazil so they could experience the conditions too, before next year's Finals.

[Juventino]

It's a nothing comp that the players don't want to be part of, and their cubs despise.

It has much meaning as the Champions Trophy in cricket which is going on now. Even the Aussie players don't want to be part of it, Watson ensuring he doesn't waste energy batting, Warner wanting more of a break etc...

3 weeks of glorified friendlies when players should be resting.

Without Googling, I bet no-one knows the past winners and runners up from the previous 3 comps!

Brazil beat the US in 2009, Brazil beat Argentina (I think) in 2005 and I reckon in 2003 Cameroon won, just after Marc Vivien Foe died.

Only good thing about the Confed Cup for those in it is that you get experience ahead of the World Cup in Brazilian conditions. As a - big - negative, players don't get as much of a break. Thinking of somebody like Pirlo, who could use this time to recharge given that next year will be his third straight summer playing a competition. Plus, we need him to be fit and firing around March/April.

[Statler and Waldorf]

It's a nothing comp that the players don't want to be part of, and their cubs despise.

It has much meaning as the Champions Trophy in cricket which is going on now. Even the Aussie players don't want to be part of it, Watson ensuring he doesn't waste energy batting, Warner wanting more of a break etc...

3 weeks of glorified friendlies when players should be resting.

Without Googling, I bet no-one knows the past winners and runners up from the previous 3 comps!

Some valid points, L & H. But FIFA throws coin at it and serious Nations seem to continue to treat it as a 1-year-out dress rehearsal. Forget Tahiti.

But look at big boys Spain, Uruguay, Italy & host Brazil. And France and England also played friendlies out there against 2014 hosts Brazil so they could experience the conditions too, before next year's Finals.

I thought Uruguay may not even get to the World Cup?

[Bodø's Publicist]

Better chance than Tahiti though.

[Statler and Waldorf]

Their FA President must have chaged his name.

Henri Thierry Ariiotima, the president of the Tahiti FA,

[ozzie owl]

The usual suspects, the usual cynics on this forum will devalue this tournament,.

is that because no one cares about it? Tahiti

England would love to play in it,because it will mean they will actually won a major football trophy.

[God is an Englishman]

The usual suspects, the usual cynics on this forum will devalue this tournament,.

is that because no one cares about it? Tahiti

England would love to play in it,because it will mean they will actually won a major football trophy.

Really, what did italy win?
Uruguay/Brazil? (Only one of them won a major trophy)
Tahiti?
Mexico?
Nigeria?
Japan?

[The Kop]

Why so many Q marks?

6 of those 8 won their confederation championship.
Brazil are the hosts and Italy represent UEFA was Spain are dual holders.

[God is an Englishman]

Why so many Q marks?

6 of those 8 won their confederation championship.
Brazil are the hosts and Italy represent UEFA was Spain are dual holders.

Because I was asking the question of which major tournaments they had won to be there.


So, it seems that 75% of the teams hadn't won a major trophy to be in this trophy making a mockery of ozzie owl's point.

[The Kop]

Why so many Q marks?

6 of those 8 won their confederation championship.
Brazil are the hosts and Italy represent UEFA was Spain are dual holders.

Because I was asking the question of which major tournaments they had won to be there.


So, it seems that 75% of the teams hadn't won a major trophy to be in this trophy making a mockery of ozzie owl's point.

What do you want, Nigeria to win the Copa America and Tahiti to win the European Championship??

[El Pibe D'Oro]

Uruguay good value. They'll make the semi and if they face Brazil rkn they've got their measure.

Mexico have been junk for the last year, don't think they'll get anything out of Italy and Brazil.
If anything, can see Japan surprising the two likely more than Mexico.

Australia's record could be at risk when Spain plays Tahiti.

dont think so, Italy drew 2-2 with them in a pre-tournament friendly.....although the c team played for Gli Azzurri!

You fucking tard.

Embarrassing and this super fan (of about 8 teams) proceeds to berate others on here.

Same sh*t different day.

Cool story bro

[El Pibe D'Oro]

England would love to play in it,because it will mean they will actually won a major football trophy.[/quote]

Really, what did italy win?
Uruguay/Brazil? (Only one of them won a major trophy) Uruguay Copa America and Brasil Hosts
Tahiti? >> Oceania Champions
Mexico? > Central American Champions
Nigeria? > Cup of African Nations Champions
Japan?[/quote] > Asian Cup

Because Spain were already WC Winners, Italy got through as runners up and Euro reps

Its a simple equation really.

[bapa]

You fucking tard.

Embarrassing and this super fan (of about 8 teams) proceeds to berate others on here.

Same sh*t different day.

Cool story bro