Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license.
Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat.
We can research this topic together.
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at the Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 June 2013 and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Brazil and Spain. Brazil defeated Spain 3–0 with goals from Fred and Neymar, thus breaking Spain's record of 29 competitive games without a defeat.
The match was Brazil's fifth appearance and third straight in the final (after 1997, 1999, 2005, and 2009). Spain reached their first ever Confederations Cup final. The win gave Brazil their third consecutive Confederations Cup title and fourth overall.
Background
Before the final, Brazil and Spain had previously faced each other eight times, of which Brazil have recorded a total of four wins compared to Spain's two, with the remaining two matches ending in draws. The two sides' debut match was played on 27 May 1934, in the first round of the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, held at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa. It ended in a 3–1 win in favor of Spain. Sixteen years later, at the 1950 World Cup, the two sides met again in the final round stage, which contained Sweden and Uruguay. Brazil responded by winning 6–1 in front of their 153,000 home spectators. The last meeting took place 13 November 1999, in a 0–0 friendly draw at the Balaídos, Vigo, Spain.
Brazil had won the FIFA Confederations Cup three times, in 1997 against Australia, in 2005 against Argentina and 2009 against the United States. They had competed in every Confederations Cup competition since FIFA's takeover in 1997, with Brazil losing the 1999 final against Mexico 4–3. Spain qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, their first ever appearance after winning the UEFA European Championship in 2008 against Germany. They reached the semi-finals, but lost 2–0 to the United States, resulting in Spain competing for the third-place play-off against South Africa, who had lost 1–0 against Brazil in the second semi-final match. The match ended in a 3–2 scoreline for Spain. Brazil were ranked 22nd in the FIFA World Rankings, considered to be their worst rank ever achieved, while Spain were ranked first.
The Adidas Cafusa, provided by Adidas, was the official match ball of the tournament. The ball had been previously used at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
Officials
Björn Kuipers (pictured in the final) has been an international referee since 2006.
Kuipers was assisted by his compatriots Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra; the trio had previously taken charge of the Group B match between Nigeria and Uruguay earlier in the tournament. They were joined by fourth and fifth officials Felix Brych and Mark Borsch, representing the German Football Association (DFB).
Match
Summary
In the second minute of the game, a cross from the right by Hulk was not dealt with by defenders Álvaro Arbeloa, Gerard Piqué or goalkeeper Iker Casillas. The ball fell to Brazil forward Fred, who had slipped and while lying on the ground managed to improvise and poke the ball past Casillas to give Brazil the lead. In 39th minute, Spain almost equalised when Pedro beat the goalkeeper from the right but saw his shot hooked off the line and over the bar by David Luiz. Brazil increased their lead just before half time when Oscar passed to Neymar on the left side of the penalty area and he hit the ball left footed hard and high at the near post past Casillas. The third goal for Brazil arrived two minutes into the second half when Fred curled the ball low right footed inside the far post from the left, with Casillas getting his fingers to the shot but unable to keep it out. Five minutes later, Marcelo tripped Jesús Navas to give away a penalty. Sergio Ramos took the penalty but he shot low, right-footed, and past the goalkeeper's right post. In the 68th minute, Gerard Piqué was shown a red card for bringing down Neymar just outside the penalty area.
"Start list – Final – Brazil-Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
Smith, Ben (26 June 2013). "Brazil 2–1 Uruguay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
"Brazil – Spain". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
"Stats of the Day" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
"The Maracana returns in style". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
Kilpeläinen, Juuso (18 March 2018). "Neymar and the magical influence of an enigmatic amulet". Football Paradise. Retrieved 15 December 2020. Brazil no. 10 ghosted around the penalty area, like an introvert at family reunions, before gracefully timing his run and meeting Oscar's serve under a surrealistically high-pressured situation. Spain's Álvaro Arbeloa, who lunged into a challenge later than a regional bus reaches its destination in Lapland, followed in shame and disbelief as Cafusa's trajectory darted past the powerless Iker Casillas.
"Match report – Final – Brazil-Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
The Estádio do Maracanã hosted the final.
Japan
Uruguay
Mexico
Tahiti
Italy
Nigeria
.jpg)
Spain
2', 48'
Brazil
88'
73'
15'
68'