2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

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2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Кубок конфедераций 2017
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates 10-25 June 2017
Teams (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 4 host cities)
2013
2021

The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup is expected to be held in June 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The host will be Russia as announced on 2 December 2010.1

Qualified teams

Team Confederation Qualification Date of qualification secured Participation
 Russia UEFA 2018 FIFA World Cup host 2 December 2010 1st
 Portugal UEFA 2014 FIFA World Cup winner 13 July 2014 ?
 Australia AFC 2015 AFC Asian Cup winner 31 January 2015 ?
 Mexico CONCACAF Play-off match winner between 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner2 ? ?
 Brazil CONMEBOL 2015 Copa América winner July 2015 ?
 New Zealand OFC 2016 OFC Nations Cup winner ? ?
TBD UEFA UEFA Euro 2016 winner 10 July 2016 TBD
TBD CAF 2017 Africa Cup of Nations winner January 2017 TBD

Venues

Four cities will serve as the venues for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.3

Saint Petersburg Moscow Kazan Sochi
Gazprom Arena Otkrytie Arena Kazan Arena Fisht Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 69,500
(new stadium)
Capacity: 44,000
(new stadium)
Capacity: 45,015
(new stadium)
Capacity: 47,659
(new stadium)
Moskva spartak stadion.jpg SochiOlympicsStadium.jpg

All four venues will also be used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Blatter makes Russia visit". FIFA. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Gold Cup Winner to Qualify to FIFA Confederations Cup™ Playoff Match". CONCACAF.com. 04/05/2013. 
  3. ^ "Mutko to chair 2018 World Cup organising committee". football.uk.reuters.com. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.