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Title: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Orior on June 19, 2017, 10:16:04 PM
From Wikipedia:
The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA.
Number of teams: 8 (from 6 confederations)

How are the 8 teams chosen?
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: From the Bunker on June 19, 2017, 10:18:55 PM
Quote from: Orior on June 19, 2017, 10:16:04 PM
From Wikipedia:
The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA.
Number of teams: 8 (from 6 confederations)

How are the 8 teams chosen?

Champions of the Confederations! World Cup Champions and Hosts I presume!
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Aerlik on June 20, 2017, 01:22:20 PM
Australia beat 3-2 by a second string German team.  And the Aussie coach stated he thought they could win this tournament.  Sweet mother of divine miracles.
:o
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: laoislad on June 28, 2017, 09:30:53 PM
Penalties coming up between Portugal  and Chile.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: laoislad on June 28, 2017, 09:40:07 PM
Portugal miss all their penalties!! Chile through 3-0.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Tony Baloney on June 28, 2017, 09:43:03 PM
Quote from: laoislad on June 28, 2017, 09:40:07 PM
Portugal miss all their penalties!! Chile through 3-0.
Poor penalties.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Asal Mor on June 28, 2017, 10:02:37 PM
Ronaldo should be stepping up to take the first one if he's the main man. No good waiting for the 5th in the hope of scoring the winner. I'd imagine it's very rare to come from behind to win in a shoot-out.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: gallsman on June 28, 2017, 10:34:25 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 28, 2017, 10:02:37 PM
Ronaldo should be stepping up to take the first one if he's the main man. No good waiting for the 5th in the hope of scoring the winner. I'd imagine it's very rare to come from behind to win in a shoot-out.

Happened before for him too.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: lenny on June 28, 2017, 10:44:01 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on June 28, 2017, 09:43:03 PM
Quote from: laoislad on June 28, 2017, 09:40:07 PM
Portugal miss all their penalties!! Chile through 3-0.
Poor penalties.

Good saves. The worst penalty was the chile 2nd penalty, he scuffed it down the middle and was lucky the keeper had dived out of the way.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Asal Mor on June 29, 2017, 06:14:06 AM
Quote from: gallsman on June 28, 2017, 10:34:25 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 28, 2017, 10:02:37 PM
Ronaldo should be stepping up to take the first one if he's the main man. No good waiting for the 5th in the hope of scoring the winner. I'd imagine it's very rare to come from behind to win in a shoot-out.

Happened before for him too.
It did in the CL final, a much more important game in fairness, but I'd always want my best penalty taker going first.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: gallsman on June 29, 2017, 06:18:53 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 29, 2017, 06:14:06 AM
Quote from: gallsman on June 28, 2017, 10:34:25 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 28, 2017, 10:02:37 PM
Ronaldo should be stepping up to take the first one if he's the main man. No good waiting for the 5th in the hope of scoring the winner. I'd imagine it's very rare to come from behind to win in a shoot-out.

Happened before for him too.
It did in the CL final, a much more important game in fairness, but I'd always want my best penalty taker going first.

Happened against Spain in Euro 2012 semifinal as well, no?
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Farrandeelin on June 29, 2017, 09:09:04 AM
Is that Chile through to the final? Or what stage is it at?
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Tony Baloney on June 29, 2017, 12:52:32 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on June 29, 2017, 09:09:04 AM
Is that Chile through to the final? Or what stage is it at?
Yes to play either Germany or Mexico (playing tonight).
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Asal Mor on June 29, 2017, 11:45:33 PM
Quote from: gallsman on June 29, 2017, 06:18:53 AM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 29, 2017, 06:14:06 AM
Quote from: gallsman on June 28, 2017, 10:34:25 PM
Quote from: Asal Mor on June 28, 2017, 10:02:37 PM
Ronaldo should be stepping up to take the first one if he's the main man. No good waiting for the 5th in the hope of scoring the winner. I'd imagine it's very rare to come from behind to win in a shoot-out.

Happened before for him too.
It did in the CL final, a much more important game in fairness, but I'd always want my best penalty taker going first.

Happened against Spain in Euro 2012 semifinal as well, no?
Right you are. I had to look it up. I thought I was making a great point but apparently lots of people all over the world made it about 5 years ago. 
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Boycey on July 02, 2017, 08:29:46 PM
The video ref hasn't exactly been a resounding success has it  ;D
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: SHEEDY on July 02, 2017, 09:17:31 PM
You can never write off the germans!!! U21 euro champions and now their b team win the confederations cup. Some pool of talent.
Good to see the real ronaldo and maradona on the trophy presentation podium, 2 of the greatest.
Title: Re: FIFA Confederations Cup
Post by: Hound on July 03, 2017, 08:34:51 AM
Quote from: SHEEDY on July 02, 2017, 09:17:31 PM
You can never write off the germans!!! U21 euro champions and now their b team win the confederations cup. Some pool of talent.
Good to see the real ronaldo and maradona on the trophy presentation podium, 2 of the greatest.
Cristiano has well surpassed "the real" Ronaldo in my view, but Diego is still my favourite.