FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP PROJECTION
You know, i’ve been thinking and it’s about time I do some soccer. Today i will publish this article that you are reading right now and on June 19th I will be publishing a CONCACAF world-cup qualifier projection ( that has already started it will be more like a mid-point projection)
The FIFA Confederations cup is held every 4 years, 1 year before the World Cup. The Host of the World Cup which is 1 year after the Confederations cup hosts the Confederations Cup.
TEAM CONFEDERATION HOW THEY QUALIFIED
Brazil CONEMBOL Hosts
Spain UEFA 2010 FIFA World Cup winner
Japan AFC 2011 AFC Asian Cup winner
Mexico CONCACAF 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner
Uruguay CONEMBOL 2011 Copa America winner
Tahiti OFC 2012 OFC Nations Cup winner
Italy UEFA UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up*
Nigeria CAF 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner
*Spain won the UEFA Euro 2012 but already received an auto-bid from winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup so the runner-up of the UEFA Euro 2012 got the spot in the confederations cup.
POOL A POOL B
Brazil Nigeria
Italy Spain
Japan Tahiti
Mexico Uruguay
Group A
| 15 June 2013 16:00 |
Brazil  |
VS |  Japan |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINNER 3 | CSD’s Pick | 0 |
| 16 June 2013 16:00 |
Mexico  |
VS |  Italy |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIE 1 | CSD’s Pick | 1 TIE |
| 19 June 2013 16:00 |
Brazil |
VS | Mexico |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINNER 3 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 19 June 2013 19:00 |
Italy |
VS | Japan |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINNER 2 | CSD’s Pick | 0 |
| 22 June 2013 16:00 |
Italy |
VS | Brazil |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CSD’s Pick | 3 WINNER |
| 22 June 2013 16:00 |
Japan |
VS | Mexico |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD’s Pick | 2 WINNER |
Projected Final Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
| 16 June 2013 19:00 |
Spain  |
VS |  Uruguay |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINNER 3 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 17 June 2013 16:00 |
Tahiti  |
VS |  Nigeria |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1′ | CSD’s Pick | 5 WINNER |
| 20 June 2013 16:00 |
Spain |
VS | Tahiti |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINNER 9 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
| 20 June 2013 19:00 |
Nigeria |
VS | Uruguay |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIE 2 | CSD’s Pick | 2 TIE |
| 23 June 2013 16:00 |
Nigeria |
VS | Spain |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CSD’s Pick | 4 WINNER |
| 23 June 2013 16:00 |
Uruguay |
VS | Tahiti |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | CSD’s Pick | 1 |
Projected Final Standings
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a game is tied at the end of regulation, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if the game is still tied, by penalty Kicks to determine a winner.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| PICK | |||||||
| 26 June | |||||||
| Brazil |
3 | ||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | ||||||
| 30 June | |||||||
| Brazil |
2 (2) | ||||||
| Spain |
2 (4) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 27 June | 30 June | ||||||
| Spain |
2 | Uruguay |
0 | ||||
| Italy |
1 | Italy |
2 | ||||