POSTED: Monday June 8th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 squad lists officially announced

Hosts South Africa to face Iraq in opening game in Johannesburg on June 14

** With less than a week to go before the FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off in South Africa, the countdown has began in earnest now that all 184 players to compete in the tournament have been named. To view the 23-man squads of the eight participating teams, please visit the official website FIFA.com (http://www.FIFA.com/confederationscup/teams/index.html). Facts and figures about the players are available on the FIFA Media Channel (http://media.FIFA.com).
The “Festival of the Champions” begins on 14 June with a Group A match between hosts South Africa and Asian Cup champions Iraq in the opening game at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, closely followed by a clash between Oceania champions New Zealand and European titleholders Spain in Rustenburg on the same day.
The four sides in Group B will enter the fray the following day, with USA meeting World Cup winners Italy in Tshwane/Pretoria followed by Copa América title holders and defending champions Brazil, who will be taking on African champions Egypt in Mangaung/Bloemfontein.
16 matches in total will be played in the four host cities around South Africa in the curtain raiser for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The final will be held at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on 28 June.
 
For further information, please contact:
FIFA Media Department Zurich – tel.: +41-43/222 7272 – fax: +41-43/222 7373 or e-mail: media@fifa.org; FIFA Media Office Johannesburg: e-mail: media-sa@fifa.org, SA office: Delia Fischer, mobile: +27832010470, Wolfgang Eichler, mobile: +27832010471 , www.FIFA.com

FIFA COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION / Johannesburg, 8 June2009

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