Want to Play in the Confederations Cup?

You might be asking yourself: Just what in the world is the Confederations Cup? And why would I want to play in it?

I will answer the first question in hopes that the second question will answer itself.

About the Confederations Cup

Founded in 1992, fhe FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight. The previous winners are: Argentina in 1992, Denmark in 1995, Brazil in 1997, Mexico in ’99, France in 2001 and 2003 and Brazil again in ’05. The teams and matchups for the 2009 tournament are below:

Group A

1. 14/06 - 16:00 - Johannesburg

South Africa - Iraq

2. 14/06 - 20:30 - Rustenburg

New Zealand - Spain

5. 17/06 - 16:00 - Mangaung/Bloemfontein

Spain - Iraq

6. 17/06 - 20:30 - Rustenburg

South Africa - New Zealand

9. 20/06 - 20:30 - Johannesburg

Iraq - New Zealand

10. 20/06 - 20:30 - Mangaung/Bloemfontein

Spain - South Africa

Group B

3. 15/06 - 16:00 - Mangaung/Bloemfontein

Brazil - Egypt

4. 15/06 - 20:30 - Tshwane/Pretoria

USA - Italy

7. 18/06 - 16:00 - Tshwane/Pretoria

USA - Brazil

8. 18/06 - 20:30 - Johannesburg

Egypt - Italy

11. 21/06 - 20:30 - Tshwane/Pretoria

Italy - Brazil

12. 21/06 - 20:30 - Rustenburg

Egypt - USA

Now that you know all about it, surely you want to play in it, right? Well, if your audition for one of these great national soccer teams fails and like the rest of us, you have to be a spectator, then you can at least buy one of these awesome official Kopanya FIFA Confederations Cup balls.

adidas Kopanya Official Match Ball

adidas Kopanya Replique Soccer Ball

Finally

adidas Kopanya MINI Soccer Ball