The Story of the FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009

[@danielalvarado3104]

The 2009 Confederations cup was full of surprises. I was so happy when the US beat Spain and was so close to winning the final, but it wasn't to be. Congrats Brazil.

[@stuartmd8752]

If it by an inch or a mile. a win is a win. They were never close.

[@tommyebunn5121]

​@@stuartmd8752 never close? Your logic makes no sense. Now, if you were talking about germany vs brazil that would make sense

[@gtoben]

​@@tommyebunn5121never close

[@georgekitchen7046]

@@gtoben 2-0 USA at half = "NEVER" close.. Logic = 0

[@nooberto1398]

Lucio was a legend, he's too criminally underrated one of my fav center back

[@Lufefe]

Being South African is just different gravy 😂 We lose to Brazil & still go back to the stadium to support them 😂 Also, Lucio & Luis Fabiano were a thing back in those days. Time flies doesn’t it? 😅

[@maverick767]

And Kaká

[@NtwisisoNevilleMthethwa]

It does bro I remember it like it happened yesterday

[@datboi9539]

The tournament that the USA proved they could play with the best

[@svst823]

Still bum'd we didn't win that even to this day man :(

[@davinalopez-oz1ez]

having a highlight moment dont mean you can play with the best. They still lost

[@isaiahrashid7136]

@@davinalopez-oz1ezwe beat Spain in that tourney

[@CalvinPietersenBaase-hp5te]

​@@isaiahrashid7136Spain struggled twice to beat South Africa

[@pumagol2007]

That USA 2-0 Brazil at beginings of game was amazing...but, well, after storm, Brazil always is Brazil, and finally ends 2-3 :|

[@thembamavuthengatshi7591]

Eish but now where is that magical Brazil?

[@Hahaa99]

Gone but not forgotten

[@lipe8937]

​@@thembamavuthengatshi7591 Brazil is the current champion of the American Cup and the current Olympic champion. Where is USA?

[@abdallaeladl4569]

And they call it soccer ! SMH 😂

[@SalviBoifrmVA]

@@abdallaeladl4569 your name is abdalla your national probably trashier than most nations so shut up

[@toubeelo1979]

USA vs Brazil was the start of my journey into becoming a USMNT fan. First game I ever watched of them. Sad to see them lose, but still a fan to this day. I was 13 at the time.

[@vandermartins5376]

Brazil football in the last 2 decades: World Cup 2002, Copa America 2004, Confederations Cup 2005, Copa America 2007, Confederations Cup 2009, Confederations Cup 2013, Olympic Gold 2016, Copa America 2019. Wow! the biggest in the world!

[@andreanevesoliveira41]

And olimpíadas 2021 oro

[@nowhereman4319]

7-1 🤭🤭🤭

[@fightingforce8498]

That's more than 10 years Brazil didn't win the Copa America....

[@spectre749]

@@nowhereman4319 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Still no. 1 in fifa ranking🥱🥱🥱

[@sayeefmondol9036]

​@@fightingforce84982019

[@danie3605]

Probably the best confederations cup ever

[@bas6628]

Great final. Great tournament as well. Egypt beating Italy. Spain losing to USA. Actually the tournament was better than the world cup in 2010

[@false9492]

"My favourite memory of that match was when the referee blew the whistle to end the game" - Oguchi Onyenwu (2013) What a guy looool

[@Balmorisco]

LUIS FABIANO! MONSTRO!

[@ItsBlackjack115]

USMNT's strongest result in international competition. No one expected them to make it to the final, let alone beat the eventual WC champions in the semi.

[@alanramos1819]

I cried when USA lost these boys almost pulled off the biggest upset in history USA where going the heroes in football history and they still are for this going up against the 2 best teams in history

[@tacticalmanagerbabymommaak5825]

Yeah I know. I was upset. It still lingers in my body here and there.

[@Nick_T_90]

Could you imagine how much more developed the game would be over here if we actually won the tournament

[@AllenI04]

Sadly, this Tournament is abolished in 2019 😢

[@nicomorrison8993]

Brazil 2009: Cesar, Maicon, Dani Alves, Lucio,Kaka, Fabinho, Luis Fabiano. I miss it

[@AurelioSouza-bc1lh]

Fabinho not

[@thembamavuthengatshi7591]

I didn't miss a single game during that confederations cup every mach was electrifying.

[@Oric007]

THE REAL BRAZIL FIVE STARS

[@kanaxu1747]

Senna❤

[@shadowunknown728theungiveu6]

And Germany has 4 1 more world cup win and we tie Brasil

[@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312]

@@shadowunknown728theungiveu6 but Brazil will win 6 before Germany reach 5

[@nowhereman4319]

@@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312 still.... 7-1 own Brazil home soil 😬😬😬😬

[@snldev]

@@nowhereman4319 yes. And the fifth wc came by defeating the germans.

[@oSIXO.]

Best comeback I ever saw!!! Man I was like 9 yo watching these games like nothing!! Brazil fan since a youngin 😈

[@djcliffjoseph6148]

I Miss that brazil

[@ecdctech]

that brazil sucked !!!!!!!

[@SASMADBRUV7]

ECDCTECH Are you kidding?

[@Gaollion]

I don't.

[@Hahaa99]

Nope that was the last Brazil that exhibited the Joga Bonito

[@crossfada1653]

Miss them too

[@MatArep2000]

2020 still love it🔥

[@Fkcyeah]

Even Howard calls it football and he's American

[@lemarchanddesable6419]

Well, Howard play in the Premier League so he was taught well lol

[@iancypes5911]

Well when you play for Everton forever....

[@arsenalfan9213]

Wis tim was english man

[@healthdios]

@John Doe yes it does, I'm American and if I call it football here , I get sarcastic remarks from the other game fans. I travel out and I call it what everyone else calls it. When in Rome....

[@bas6628]

I think Spain losing to the USA learnt a lesson from that defeat. Because they went on to be world champions the following year

[@mlulekimkhaliphi1757]

The 2009 Confederations Cup, was the first and only time to see the US, at their best in football. They surprised the odds when they eliminated the European champions Spain, in the semi-finals, and in the finals they had a 2-0 lead against Brazil. When the US, was in a 2-0 lead, I virtually thought the game was theirs for the winning. Only for Brazil, to get back up in the second half to make it 3-2 retaining their title.

[@paulohenriquesantos6505]

Who wins that championship, does not win the world championship, fact

[@paulohenriquesantos6505]

This championship brings bad luck!

[@cinecorvohd_filmes__divers7347]

Verdade

[@KwatuistM]

Why did FIFA remove the Confederations Cup? This is a cup won on pure merit. You first have to be champion of your continent to enter.

[@majestic6265]

Money, Infantino and fifa wanted more money so they expanded the club World Cup, same reason why EA and fifa aren’t working together anymore, fifa somehow found a way to be more money hungry than EA

[@KwatuistM]

@@majestic6265 Surely Confederations Cup makes more money than Club World Cup. No matter how big Club World Cup gets, it's always been a sideshow. Confederations Cup was perfect because it was just the Champions of their continents. Every continent wants their continents to represent them, Clubs are too regional & small fan base even if they are continental champions. Nigeria has more fans than Manchester City surely. Brazil has more fans than any club in the world... Italy & Spain have more fans than Barcelona & AC Milan. Club tournaments have less people watching...

[@brianrodriguez6897]

​@@KwatuistM Nigerians will not drop the thousands that ManU fans will drop. Club World Cup weeds out the casuals but in no way shape or form is it small..

[@KwatuistM]

@@brianrodriguez6897 Clubs don't have more fans than national teams though. Very few clubs have more fans than the national teams of their countries. Confederations Cup combined around 30 football clubs by default at any given time. Both AC Milan & Inter Milan fans are fans of Italian national team.

[@paulmadryga]

Your boys played well in that tourney - a true testament to how far the game's come in America. Wouldn't be surprised to see them win the big one soon.

[@leonardocardoso9687]

Última seleção Brasileira que nos deu alegrias. Bons tempos!!!

[@ManuelRomero-nj9en]

A seleçao tamén ganhou en 2013 a Copa Confederaçoes vencendo á Espanha campeoa mundial e de Europa por 2 vezes na final.

[@sk82k40]

@@ManuelRomero-nj9en Comprado né? Depois levaram 7 em casa.

[@ManuelRomero-nj9en]

@@sk82k40 Mais foron os ultimos que ganharon algo...

[@igor7249]

@@ManuelRomero-nj9en Você devia ser punido por este assassinato à língua portuguesa 😂

[@ManuelRomero-nj9en]

@@igor7249 Eu nao falo portugues, sou espanhol

[@mynameisfatmike6742]

Man, this was such a great tournament. I remember watching every match. The USA finally caught their stride and found a winning group. If the Davies car accident hadn't happened, things could have been so different. That was really a pivotal moment for us going into the world cup. There were a lot of changes after that, and we haven't played as well ever since. We've had moments and our stars have shined, but the state of our team as a whole hasn't made that level since. I hope we will once again be competitive with the top teams

[@brenolemos9541]

kaká gênio

[@mariomarcio6551]

emocionante! único! inesquecível!

[@Gorgonzola1907]

vamo brasil rumo ao penta em 2021 copa das confederações é emocionante

[@Kartal-tp8qq]

canal do leonzin there wont be any confederations cup anymore

[@Lbezerra82]

@@Kartal-tp8qq looks like will come back in 2025

[@T-R-Farhan]

Brazil🇧🇷 is the king of Fifa Tournament & king of Football ⚽⚽

[@Punana1992]

proud to American :) even tho we lost in the final im proud of our boys!

[@maryalove5534]

(: Yes ... They Did Well ... ☺

[@ninjapurpura1]

They'll beat England in group stage Qatar 2022!

[@acaomp4643]

Brasil é tetra campeão da copa das confederações ...

[@dennercassio]

Ganhou 3 seguidas: 2005/2009/2013

[@sbrz1439]

Se vc fizer em porcentagem dá metade das copas.

[@jmoody4138]

That definitely has too be one of ohr finest soccer moments beating Spain who no one could beat then going head to head with Brazil thats just part of what's to come in US soccer

[@josemorales9871]

jmoody4138 im from usa but its called football

[@boogynights]

jmoody4138 the reality spain won it all in the world cup.

[@4818cre214]

soccer or football is number one of all sport in the world it gives you happiness. we should call it football that's the right name thanks football for your existence.

[@boogynights]

carlos ruiz football and nba are complete sports.

[@berrielscott6470]

Que Chingue Su Madre el América

[@victorbf124]

If elano wasn't injured in the world cup 2010. Brazil would of won the world cup over 🇪🇸.

[@edwinmhlanga5421]

the final I didn't finish it, I switched off the tv after 2-0 USA, just heard the news in the morning that Brazil won

[@daltonmorgan6464]

This game is still surreal for me...so unbelievable!

[@Blackmage4001]

Why do I get the feeling that if the US beat Brazil at this confederations cup, Brazil would of won the World Cup the next year?

[@washingtonochiengochieng5370]

Blackmage4001 true

[@monkeyd2750]

Wesley Sneijder

[@carsonschmahl7984]

Idk😂😂

[@bdot187um]

Blackmage4001 maybe

[@imson00b16]

@@monkeyd2750 Gyan

[@XueEntertainment]

It’s a shame we no longer have this tournament.

[@sayakmajumdar7669]

USA was one of the best nation in North America from 1994 to 2016. USA reached Round of 16 in 1994 world cup, USA was semifinalist in 1999 confedaration cup and USA was quarterfinalist in 2002 world cup.USA was pre-quaterfinalist( Round of 16) in 2010 and 2014 world cup, USA reached semi final in 2016 Copa America

[@sameeknowsitall]

As an american I am still sad…

Espero que Brasil repita su tercera seguida y más aún siendo el anfitrión.

[@moriarty6819]

La ganó

Moriarty Lo vaticiné 👀 jajaja.

[@warley.s2240]

@ profeta jaja

Warley .S Jajajaja ⚽️😎

[@skramzgang.5889]

@ es la selección con más confederaciones y mundiales xd

[@EugeneDiniz]

The name of the game doesn't matter that t much. I am a Brazilian that of course has a Brazilian mane, but when I lived in Japan they gave me another name, and now that I am living in Taiwan I have yet another name. So the most important is not the name , but who you are. In Brazil we call football ( futebol), in Japan soccer, and in Taiwan soccer or football. The name is different, but the game is the same, and so is out passion for it.

[@TheVictinhoMedeiros]

vamo Brasil ja somos campeão!!! Brazil is Champions of Confederations Cup and world cup

[@BundyForever94]

My First Confed Cup :) Good Days... :)

[@victor102720]

quando o Fabiano falou ''se nós conseguisse'' doeu ouvido absurdamente

[@xxSanjoxx]

Brazil mean business 😎😎😎😎 Best line

[@omaraldeeb8238]

Brazil played well in Confidirations Cup but some teams was near to win against them like Egypt and USA. ... Sorry if I made mistakes in writing.

[@RodrigoOlivera418]

ブラジル🇧🇷⚽対アメリカ🇺🇲🏈

[@peppapigbacon8886]

Luis Fabiano é fóda

[@TL....]

spain was unbeaten in 35 international matches coming into that USA game and they were 2008 world cup champions

[@Sebas07761]

2008 European Champions*

[@danielerwinvarianto7873]

Brazil 🇧🇷 FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 Group stage 🇧🇷 Brazil 4-3 Egypt 🇪🇬 (W) 🇺🇸 United States 0-3 Brazil 🇧🇷 (W) 🇮🇹 Italy 0-3 Brazil 🇧🇷 (W) Semi-finals 🇧🇷 Brazil 1-0 South Africa 🇿🇦 (W) Final 🇺🇸 United States 2-3 Brazil 🇧🇷 (W)

[@danielerwinvarianto7873]

United States 🇺🇸 FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 Group stage 🇺🇸 United States 1-3 Italy 🇮🇹 (L) 🇺🇸 United States 0-3 Brazil 🇧🇷 (L) 🇪🇬 Egypt 0-3 United States 🇺🇸 (W) Semi-finals 🇪🇸 Spain 0-2 United States 🇺🇸 (W) Final 🇺🇸 United States 2-3 Brazil 🇧🇷 (L)

[@rabeen622]

Zamba volleyball😍😍😍zamba football🥰🥰🥰 team: ..luv u both

[@ritwiyo14]

Kaká the greatest Brazilian player ever.

[@spy6ter]

RK Ghosh how can you say that....

[@shroomshroom7566]

RK Ghosh Nah pele was better

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

No, that would be Zico.

[@ritwiyo14]

@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Could be Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Gerrincha, Cafu etc etc.. the list won't stop. Neymar even.. a shout..

[@ppgranja3]

What a great team Brazil had!!! Robinho + Luis Fabiano + Kaka + Lucio!!!! I hope Brazil wins the confederations cup this year and the world cup next year!!!!

[@maryalove5534]

(: Yes ... They were a "Great" and Amazing "Team" ... ⚽☺

[@albertoaguilar9773]

I would have loved the USA had won that competition

[@ldn5986]

The world would have hated it though, they already are great in all other sports, and international imperialist political meddling, leave footie for the non imperialist working classes

[@mariomendoza8041]

@@ldn5986 I know those working class Germans and Spaniards, driving in their humble Audis..

[@asadmarji8060]

Brazil 2009: Cesar, Maicon, Dani Alves, Lucio,Kaka, Fabinho, Luis Fabiano. I miss it

[@maryalove5534]

@@ldn5986 (: I don't think people would have hated it ... Every Country has a chance to win, and Soccer is about "Unity"!!!!! ... ☺

[@baldabahia]

Don´t forget guys, the true result was Brazil 4 x 2 USA. Kaka did a legal gol anulated by the Judge in second time of this game.

[@yourface1232]

Damnit it the Us should’ve won this game they were up 2-0 but choked, this was probably one of the best US teams since 2002

[@codynguyen08]

but now we have a young and promosing team

[@mateulahoz9396]

Brazil respect great nation

[@bas6628]

The 2010 world cup came to late for South Africa

This Brazilian team deserved more in the 2010 WC. Aside from Kaka, there were no major stars and they played really well together, even being far from the most talented players. Luis Fabiano was a beast in these 2 tournaments, Robinho was at his prime. Dunga could've called Neymar at the time, he would've been amazing in the bench for 2010.

[@CristianoAlexRonaldo]

Makes me excited for the World Cup

[@KeltonDixon]

Kaká ❤

[@pachvandio]

I was late to a game watching party. I get there and “what??? We’re down 0 - 2???” Such a joy to watch the come back but the US made us sweat our butts off to get that win.

[@karimfils3801]

It was a wanderful game

[@Kareemdinho10]

Oh that last goal // I remember Spanish comentator saying there was no use of Standing only one player beside the post. // If they would have placed two players> One on each post, Ball would have been stopped.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

That applies to so many goals!

[@hamiltonamorimamorim3967]

Esse torneio foi criado antes,, pela AMERICA DO SUL,.SO´HAVIAM 4 SELEÇOES,, HJ e´sucesso,, BRASIL..SEMPRE INOVANDO ..!!!!!!!

[@Ayush-en5it]

💛💛💛

[@BS-ry3pb]

Only mexico could beat brazil in a confederation final ;)

[@metalblade000]

atleast usa beat spain

[@ricochetrob]

***** No team has ever won 2-0 based on luck.

[@misterburkes8364]

USA plays best when they have nothing to lose.

[@CoolioXXX52]

In their casa

[@metalblade000]

With

[@BigDaddy-uv5mo]

Ftom being blown a year earlier 4-0 by spain to upsetting the euro champion and next world cup champion 2-0 i dare say this victory was even bigger than when they beat portugal 3-2 in 2002

[@Larazugaib2]

JOEL SANTANA É UM MITO YOU TA DE BRINCATION WITH ME CARA?

[@foad55aziz54]

تحيا بلادي تحيا الجزائر 💚💚💚❤❤

[@mr.nobody2375]

Respect for the USA from the Netherlands

[@JOAO1233250]

Nunca vi o Lucio jogar tanto como nesse dia.

[@mapogo5048]

When Brasil used to play to win.

[@mtj027]

I loved how after the US won against spain all the USA haters and spain fans made really awful excuses like "but, we weren't playing our first team!" "We clearly didn't try to win because this is a very minor tournament not worth putting effort in to" And lets not forget the ones who claimed spain didn't give a crap about their win/tie streak.

[@rbknowledge2115]

I m a big fan of Brazil....But nowadays this team is not so fast than the European football......I want Brazil as a whole and made for them 2022 wc

[@paolafloresmusically3056]

I WANT USA TO WIN SOMETHING/HAVE A TITLE PLEASEEEE

[@antholog]

Paola Flores musically sorry to say this to you but the USA team now is terrible. It's best if they don't go to the world cup in Russia lack of skills, teamwork suck and they keep sending young players who has no international experience. Also their coach sucks they had a good team during 2005 -2010 they were at their prime they were the strongest in North America now they are a joke.

[@ppgranja3]

Brasil!!! Gooo Brasil!!!

[@mase152]

4 years later, only Dani Alves is left in Brazil. Spain have the same team.

[@saurabhmore6776]

Usa vs Brazil final Best gol Donovan .

[@andylui3333]

i like how almost every country wanted usa to beat brazil after they beated spain! UNDERDOGS!!!

[@firosmalayath1078]

Brazil 🇧🇷❤️

[@technologylover121]

shame fifa scraped it

[@kainechadwick3285]

Julio Cesar was in the final for Brazil for 2009

[@jimmyyue238]

We may see a USA vs Brazil final in the 2026 world cup...

[@JoaoGuilherme-or5cf]

One of the worsts Brazil NT and still won this Confederations Cup in an epic way.

[@revan7020]

João Guilherme bruh Prime Kaká, Dani Alves, Alberto, Cesar, Adriano, wdym?

[@JoaoGuilherme-or5cf]

@@revan7020 Adriano wasn't there, but compare this team with the 1998, 2002 and 2006 teams.

[@revan7020]

João Guilherme this was pretty much the 2002 Team, most here played in the world cup

[@JoaoGuilherme-or5cf]

@@revan7020 But this team didn't have the great stars. The players that can change a game with only one genious skill, Kaká didn't play this cup in his 100% capacity, he was injured.

[@juansanchez-zb7rt]

نعم ، كأس العالم لكأس العالم قطر 2022 لجمع الإيجار يقولون إن الشرطة قد وصلت بالفعل إذا كان كأس العالم قطر 2022 يقترب من أن الشرطة قد غادرت بالفعل

[@Aliamner]

That league of legends music

[@completechaos21]

Soccer is a British (as in made by the brits) word

[@only180_]

Bummer!, Brasil could have accomplished for the THIRD TIME the glorious Three-peat of major trophies América, Confe & WCup simultaneously. That´s how much Felipe Melo fuckup against Netherlands in South Africa 2010. Brasil⚽ did the Three-peat in 1997 (WC94/América97/Confe97) and 2005 (WC02/América2004/Confe05)

[@williamgomez5876]

kaka was a beast

[@hushg2000]

That Mexican confederations win doesn’t count as legit in my books tho … the world cu- wasn’t played in Mexico the following year annnnd you didn’t have the best teams in the world sort to say

[@Elpa776]

Mexico have proven there better but i still feel prould to have made it to the final this shows nothing is impossible

[@fightingforce8498]

Brazil champion 🏆

[@kingkrakenbee7726]

rip vuvuzela 2008-2010

[@TheIceman567]

Soccer was a word made by the British.

[@ironiccookies2320]

So US beats Spain but they couldn't beat Ghana (2010) or Belgium in Round 16.

[@jasonbarrak1161]

Different teams different results. Thats football everything is always like that

[@alamoaggie]

get a life. i'm sure whatever team you follow has its own surprise wins and disappointing losses, often not too far apart.

[@paolafloresmusically3056]

Jason barrak YES

[@theminuteman6211]

Or Trinidad and Tobago in 2017. Ffs