There are still two years before the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA is preparing the so-called "seed" before the world championship - Confederations Cup 2017 of the year... This tournament will take place in Russia, in four cities.
The participants in this competition will be the strongest teams from six continents, as well as the reigning champion of the last world and the country in whose territory the next World Cup will be held. Russia became the host of the 2018 World Cup. Therefore, the season of "experiences" for the Russian fan will begin next year.
Dates of the
This tournament is already the eighth in a row. The competition will begin on June 19 and will run until July 2, 2017 in Russia. The group round is scheduled for June 17-25, and the semi-finals are scheduled for June 28 and 29. The main, final match will take place on July 2. The match for third place will also take place on the same day.
In addition to the dates of the Confederation Cup, the football arenas that will take place are also known. First is the Zenith Arena. The stadium can accommodate almost 70,000 spectators.
This complex will host the very first and final final match. In addition to the arena in St. Petersburg, the list of applicants includes: the Moscow arena "Otkrytie", the Sochi stadium "Fisht", and the Kazan "Kazan Arena".
This competition will be an excellent preparation for the upcoming world championship. A year before the 2018 World Cup, the participating country will check how much it is ready to host the main world championship. Thus, maximum organization from city officials and sports functionaries is needed, as well as the mobility of volunteers in preparation for the World Cup.
Who will take part in the championship
Eight teams will compete for gold, silver, and bronze. This list includes six Continental gold medal winners, the winner last championship the world, as well as the country where the 2018 World Cup will be held.
At the moment, seven teams have been identified that will take part in the 2017 Confederation Cup. This is the winner of the Asian Cup - the Australian team, the winner of the championship in South America - the national team of Chile, the winner of the CONCACAF gold medal last year - the Mexican team, the winner of the OFC 2016 Nations Cup - New Zealand, as well as the winner of the cup of the just ended EURO 2016 - Portugal national team.
This list also includes Russia and Germany. The German squad won the last World Cup in 2014, and Russia got the Confederation Cup due to the fact that it hosts the 2018 World Cup on its territory.
All eight teams were divided into two groups: "A" and "B". The Russian national team got into basket "A".
Winner Predictions
This sports tournament appeared not so long ago. The forerunner of the competition was the King Fahd Cup, which was played in the 92nd and 95th years. Under the leadership of FIFA, these competitions began to take place in 1997.
The national team that has won a record number of victories in this championship is Brazil. The players of this team raised the coveted cup over their heads four times. France ranks second in victories. In their piggy bank of trophies, there are two cups of this tournament. Argentina, Danes and Mexico each have one gold, if we take into account the King Fahd Cup.
Taking into account all the circumstances, the Conference Cup cannot be classified as an "exhibition" Cup. Players fight for prizes not only in every second of the match, but even die, in the truest sense of the word. Such a tragedy happened in 2003. During the semi-final match between Mexico and Cameroon, a footballer from the African team died.
Who will be the winner in the future fight for the Confederation Cup in 2017 is difficult to even guess. There is still a year before the start of this football festival.
Tournament ticket prices
Free ticket sales for this football event will begin in the second quarter of this year. However, the opportunity to book tickets is already present today. The cost of a lucky ticket to one of the most beautiful football arenas ranges from 4,000 to 15,000 rubles.
The discrepancy in price between the first category and VIP seats is already more than 10,000 rubles. By the way, these are only prices for group round matches. How much a ticket to the most decisive, final match will cost, it's even scary to imagine.
Afterword
There is still a lot of time before the Conference Cup 2017. The last participant of this competition has not yet been determined and the logo of the upcoming football tournament has not even been created. The specific ticket prices are also not known and most of the issues related to the organization of the 2017 Conference Cup have not been resolved. So there is no clear picture of what the future tournament will look like and what it will look like.
Well, fans of the Russian national team should be patient. No one knows how the domestic squad will show itself in this cup, especially after such a serious failure at the last European Championship 2016. But, on a note, once in the Confederation Cup, the prize was taken by modest Mexico, so everything is in the hands of the national team.
Every year, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate a holiday -Nativity of the Blessed Virgin .
This day is celebrated by the Orthodox Church as a day of worldwide joy. The blessed event took place in the small Galilean city of Nazareth (according to other sources - in Jerusalem).
The parents of the Virgin Mary, the righteous Joachim and Anna, did not have children for a long time. Anna and Joachim were sterile, and in those days this was considered a punishment for the sins they allegedly committed. Because of this, the couple endured bullying from their compatriots, and absolutely not justified, since they behaved very decently.
Despite constant ridicule, the future parents of the Most Holy Theotokos did not lose hope that someday they would have a child, and passionately prayed to God for this. In addition to prayers, they prepared themselves for the high title of being the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the future mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, with a virtuous life and worthy behavior.
When Joachim and Anna were already in adulthood, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to them and told the good news that their prayers had been answered and that they would have a daughter, Mary, through whom salvation would be granted to the whole world.
The full name of the holiday sounds like this:
Nativity of the Most Holy Lady of our Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
Other events on September 21:
* Day of military glory dedicated to the victory of the Russian regiments in the Battle of Kulikovo. Six and a half centuries ago, Russian troops led by Dmitry Donskoy fought the hordes of the Golden Horde. The battle took place on the Kulikovo field and marked the beginning of the liberation of Russia from the rule of foreign invaders who came from the East.* International Day of Peace... The event was established by the United Nations and is dedicated to "establishing world peace", and most importantly - ending the wars. On September 21, the opposing sides temporarily cease the conduct of hostilities (introduce a "ceasefire regime").
* World Day of Russian Unity- so far this is an unofficial holiday, which has been celebrated on September 21 since 2010.
A big football tournament is approaching - the Confederations Cup, in which teams from many continents will take part. This thread contains information about the tournament, schedule and news related to the tournament.
FIFA Confederations Cup 2017: dates
The 2017 Confederations Cup is the eighth football tournament among national teams held under the auspices of FIFA, which is to be held from June 17 to July 2, 2017 in Russia. Considered as a "rehearsal" tournament before the 2018 World Cup. The tournament will be played in stadiums that will later host the World Cup matches, therussiantimes.com informs. The Confederations Cup will be attended by the winners of each of the six continental championships held by the respective confederations (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), the winner of the World Championship and the team of the country in which the competition is held.
Confederations Cup on football 2017: schedule of matches, dates of games by city
Russia - New Zealand
Saint Petersburg Stadium
St. Petersburg
Portugal - Mexico
Kazan Arena
Cameroon - Chile
Spartak stadium
Australia - Germany
Fisht stadium
Russia - Portugal
Spartak stadium
Mexico - New Zealand
Fisht stadium
Cameroon - Australia
Saint Petersburg Stadium
St. Petersburg
Germany - Chile
Kazan Arena
Mexico - Russia
Kazan Arena
New Zealand - Portugal
Saint Petersburg Stadium
St. Petersburg
Germany - Cameroon
Fisht stadium
Chile - Australia
Spartak stadium
FIFA Confederations Cup 2017: tournament news
Residents of Kazan and future guests of the city are actively buying tickets for the upcoming Confederations Cup matches, which will be held in the city. The media note that most tickets were sold for the match between the national teams of the Russian Federation and Mexico, which will converge in a face-to-face confrontation on June 24. Official sources report that most of the tickets are bought by residents of Kazan, as well as residents of nearby regions. Local authorities are happy with the ticket sales process. According to them, the sales dynamics are very good. They hope that all tickets will be sold out, as the city has never hosted such a large-scale sporting event.
Already now, the Russian authorities have signed decrees to increase security measures for the time of the Confederations Cup and the World Championship, which will be held next year. Not only stadiums will be patrolled and guarded, but also territories located near sports arenas. Another safety factor is the FAN ID. The document confirms the identity of the person and that he visits the stadium only as a fan, and not as a bully.
Harry Kewell told who he will root for at the upcoming tournament. Former footballer stated that he will mainly support the Australian national team, since he himself is a citizen of this state. The athlete noted that he likes the city of Sochi. According to the expert, this city reminds him of Australia. He urged his fellow citizens to visit Sochi, and the tournament itself, which is very important for the national team. According to Kewell, it was very difficult for the Australians to make it to the finals of the competition. The footballer also said that he would support the Russian national team. In his opinion, the favorites are the Germans, because they - reigning champions the world. According to the footballer, the Confederations Cup is an important tournament, despite the fact that professional athletes see it as a rehearsal for the World Cup.
In 2017, the fans of the Russian national team had a unique opportunity to see their team at the Confederations Cup. After all, we cannot hope that our team will get there not as the host country of the World Cup, but as the winner of the world or continental championship, in the near future, alas, is not necessary.
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Tournament hosts: Russia.
- Dates: June 17 - July 2.
- Number of participants: 8.
- Winner: Germany.
- Top scorers: Timo Werner, Leon Goretzka, Lars Stindl (all - Germany) - 3 goals each.
- Best Player - Julian Draxler (Germany).
- Best Goalkeeper: (Chile)
The composition of the groups as a result of the draw was as follows:
- Russia, Portugal, Mexico, New Zealand.
- Germany, Cameroon, Chile, Australia.
Tournament innovation
Video replays are a revolutionary innovation that all experts and fans have been waiting for, some with bright hopes, and some with indignation. It was agreed that they can be used in controversial situations when a goal scored, assigning a penalty, sending off and determining the player who should be punished for breaking the rules.
I will say right away that the use of video replays exceeded all expectations, skeptics actually had no arguments in favor of abandoning the innovation. More on this below.
Ceremony and opening
The opening ceremony of the tournament was held in St. Petersburg, at the stadium of the same name, which in Russia is called "Krestovsky". About two thousand people in the theatrical show talked about the traditions, history, culture and nature of Russia.
Group stage
Group A
In the opening match, the Russian national team confidently, albeit not without difficulty, defeated the New Zealand team with a score of 2: 0. It was clear that our guys are trying, playing with full dedication. We feared that these trump cards alone would not be enough for us in the matches with the Portuguese and Mexicans.
In the end, it turned out that way - in the debut of the game with the European champions, the defense of the Russians yawned Cristiano Ronaldo, and the attack could not score. The Russian national team started the match with Mexico great: the players moved a lot, created chances and opened the score. But then they conceded a quick return goal, and in the second half they were noticeably addicted physically. In the case of the second goal of the Mexicans, it was not without a mistake by Igor Akinfeev, whose mistakes in the game for the national team have already become commonplace.
The favorites of the group, the Portuguese and the Mexicans, parted in the first round (the Mexican team fought back in the time added by the referee), and then dealt with weaker opponents. The only difference is that the Portuguese did this relatively easily, while the Mexicans did it with quite a lot of tension.
Returning to the topic of video replays. In the match Portugal - Mexico, one goal of the Portuguese was canceled, and the other, on the contrary, was counted after the promoter by the referee of the video. It took some minutes, and the decisions made did not raise any questions.
As for the New Zealand national team, it has not demonstrated anything except fighting qualities. However, no one expected her otherwise. In a duel against the Mexican national team, the New Zealanders even opened an account - this was done by the representative of the Championship from Leeds, Chris Wood.
Group B
In this group, the national teams of Germany and Chile were stronger than their competitors, although the Australians and Cameroonians resisted desperately. The fate of the matches Chile - Cameroon and Germany - Cameroon was decided in the last ten minutes, the Australians fought to the end with the Germans, and in the match with the Chile national team they completely drew, keeping the chances of leaving the group until the end of the match.
At the same time, I would like to note that Joachim Löw decided to check the nearest reserve and the not the strongest variant of the German national team came to the tournament. However, the choice of players for the Germans is so great that in such a composition they were the favorites of the tournament, having managed to confirm this in practice.
Semi-finals
Chile 0-0 Portugal, 3-0 on penalties
The teams played a double-edged match, jointly inflicting 30 shots on goal, but failed to score in 120 minutes. Although in their last attack the Chileans should have done this, but the ball hit the frame twice in a row.
And the penalty shootout turned into a benefit for Claudio Bravo, who managed to reflect all three penalties! I confess that I have never seen anything like it.
Germany - Mexico 4: 1 (2: 0)
It seems that the Bundesmannschaft players got used to each other during the tournament, at least the German national team played better than in the group stage. Already by the 8th minute, the scoreboard was burning 2: 0, the author of both goals was Leon Goretzka.
After that, the Germans slowed down, and the players of the Mexican national team went ahead and created some very dangerous moments. The goalkeeper of the Germans, Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen, worked hard (he saved 8 shots on target in total), and the Mexicans ruined a number of moments themselves.
In the 59th minute, Timo Werner finally removed all questions, and at the end of the match the teams exchanged goals.
3rd place match
Portugal - Mexico 2: 1 (0: 0, 1: 1, in extra time - 1: 0)
Regarding the holding of matches for the third place, the question periodically arises as to why they are needed. This meeting did not raise such questions - the match turned out to be interesting and dramatic.
In the 13th minute, the Portuguese were entitled to a penalty, and the referee took advantage of the replay. But it was Andre Silva's kick that pulled in (the Portuguese had some kind of curse from the penalty spot in this tournament!).
At the very beginning of the second half, the central defender of the Portuguese national team Neto sends the ball into his own goal, and already in the time added by the referee, his colleague Pepe equalizes the score.
In overtime, the Portuguese got another penalty, and this time Silva was accurate. The teams ended the match with incomplete compositions - Portuguese Nelson Semedu and Mexican Raul Jimenez were sent off the field. Interestingly, both represented the same club - Benfica.
2017 Confederations Cup Final
Germany - Chile 1: 0 (1: 0)
The tournament ended with a decent finale. The beginning was for the Chileans - they pushed the Germans to the goal and had several good chances to score. And how he failed to finish off the ball after Ter-Stegen's save, which parried Arthur Vidal's blow, he probably did not understand either.
In the 20th minute, the Germans punished the opponent - Timo Werner robbed Marcelo Diaz on the line of someone else's penalty area, was not greedy and rolled the ball to Lars Stindl, who was left to hit an empty net.
In the future, the Chileans continued to attack, but the German national team held out, and Ter-Stegen was recognized as the best player of the match.
- Confederations Cup matches were held in four cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi.
- The Russian national team turned out to be the only team that included players from the same championship clubs.
- The author of the best goal of the tournament was the Mexican Marco Fabian (goal in the semifinals against Germany).
- According to FIFA, 36 decisions of the referees at the tournament were made using the VAR system, 6 of them were canceled, each of which influenced the result of the matches. After that, practically no one had any questions about the usefulness of video replays.
- The German national team became the youngest winner of the Confederations Cup, with an average age of 24 years and 4 months.
- tournament was the cat Achilles from the Hermitage. However, he did not receive wide popularity, unlike many of his predecessors. After all, every joke is only good the first time.
We can say that the rehearsal for the 2018 World Cup was quite a success. Let's see how the main performance will turn out.
The FIFA tournament, which acts as a test of the readiness of the hosts of the upcoming World Cup, is getting closer. Opening date of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 it is already known: on June 17, New Zealand and Russia will start a face-to-face meeting. According to the plan - in the long-awaited arena in St. Petersburg.
Over the past six months, the informational degree around the Russian team has noticeably decreased. The failure at Euro 2016 and the scandals that followed immediately seemed to have led to emotional burnout among fans and journalists. The resignation of Slutsky, the appointment of Cherchesov, a nondescript game and poor results in friendly matches - all this went casually and quietly, like another round in the FNL. Perhaps the preparation for the 2017 Confederations Cup of the Russian national team will only benefit from this. The national team and its fans are now on a clear break in relations, during which they both need to calmly gather their thoughts and become better. Will it work? Partly clarify the next date scheduled for the match with Belgium on March 28th.
Teams participating in the 2017 Confederations Cup
So, the timing of the 2017 Confederations Cup in football is known: from June 17th to July 2nd. Meanwhile, the last team, which will have a voyage to Russia in June, will be determined very soon. On the fields of Gabon, African teams are playing for the title of champion of the Black Continent, having already reached the playoff stage and having eliminated a couple of favorites. At the end of this tournament, everyone will finally be known teams participating in the 2017 Confederations Cup... However, the problems of Africans are not a reason for the sheriffs from FIFA to worry, and therefore the draw for the final part of the upcoming summer tournament was held in advance.
According to the rules of the tournament, which will be hosted at their stadiums in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi, eight teams participate:
- host country of the future World Championship (Russia);
- reigning champions of continental tournaments (Portugal, Mexico, Chile, Australia (from Asia), New Zealand, winner of the African Cup);
- World Cup winner (Germany).
Forecast
The draw for the 2017 Confederations Cup in football was held at the end of last year in Kazan, dividing all participants into two equal groups. Quartet "A" consisted of the hosts, Portuguese, Mexicans and New Zealanders. Quartet "B" - Germans, Australians and Chileans. Well, the same, not yet born African champion.
The paper favorites are obvious: the national teams of Germany, Chile and Portugal, in their exemplary form, are clearly stronger than the rest of the participants. But that's in theory. But in practice, the layouts of the future may turn out to be completely different.
Against the Europeans (and, alas, we are not talking about the Russian national team) is an exhausting club season, during which the leaders of the national teams will play more than 50 matches. Considering that last year there was no time to recover properly - instead of rest, they were chopped up in France to the last - there is a chance to see not the most optimal compositions.
The shadow leader is the Chilean national team. Main coach, Jose Antonio Pizzi, successfully builds on the legacy of Jorge Sampaoli: the team is still manageable and unyielding - which is the cost of two consecutive victories on penalties in the Copa America finals. Arsenal's Alexis Sánchez's Eurocup schedule tends to be shorter, so the leader may well help his team fight for another title that the Chileans have been rapidly stocking up on in recent years.
The Mexicans, although they dominate in the CONCACAF zone, are still a team of sentiment. The terrible 0-7 from the same Chileans in the quarterfinals of last year's Copa America is a vivid example of the instability of the Aztecs. However, at the upcoming tournament, they may have a chance to get even - but first, for this, they need to overcome the group stage, the ticket for the exit from which will probably be played out in a face-to-face confrontation with Russia in the last round.
With all due respect, the champions of Asia, Oceania and Africa are unlikely to be able to compete for the playoffs.
About the Russian national team has already been said above, so so far, either good or nothing about its chances. Here when will the 2017 Confederations Cup- then we will receive answers to all the burning questions.
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