Brazil at the FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil at the FIFA Confederations Cup covers the participation of the Brazil national football team in the FIFA Confederations Cup, a tournament contested by the continental champions of each FIFA confederation alongside the host nation. Brazil have participated in eight of the ten editions of the tournament, winning four titles (1997, 2005, 2009, and 2013), finishing as runners-up once (1999), in fourth place once (2001), and exiting in the group stage once (2003). Brazil did not qualify for the 1992 and 1995 editions (then known as the King Fahd Cup) or the 2017 edition.

Overall record

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 14 2 Squad
Mexico 1999 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 3 Squad
France 2003 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad
Germany 2005 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 12 6 Squad
South Africa 2009 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 5 Squad
Brazil 2013 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 14 3 Squad
Russia 2017 Did not qualify
Total 4 titles 7/10 33 23 5 5 78 28 —

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321062+47
 Australia 311132+14
 Mexico 310286+23
 Saudi Arabia (H) 310218−73

(H) Hosts

Saudi Arabia 0–3 Brazil
Report César Sampaio 65'
Romário 73', 80'

Australia 0–0 Brazil
Report

Brazil 3–2 Mexico
Romário 41' (pen.)
Denílson 61'
Júnior Baiano 66'
Report Blanco 51'
Ramírez 90'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Brazil 2–0 Czech Republic
Romário 54'
Ronaldo 83'
Report

Final

Brazil 6–0 Australia
Ronaldo 15', 27', 59'
Romário 38', 53', 75' (pen.)
Report

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Brazil 4–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

Brazil 1–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

New Zealand 0–2 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Brazil 8–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 48,000

Final

Mexico 4–3 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
 Brazil 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Canada 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source:
Brazil 2–0 Cameroon
Washington 53'
Carlos Miguel 57'
Report
Attendance: 10,519

Canada 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Brazil 0–0 Japan
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

France 2–1 Brazil
Pires 7'
Desailly 54'
Report Ramon 30'

Third place play-off

Australia 1–0 Brazil
Murphy 84' Report

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 321020+27
 Turkey 31114404
 Brazil 31113304
 United States 301213−21
Brazil 0–1 Cameroon
Report Eto'o 83'
Attendance: 46,719

Brazil 1–0 United States
Adriano 22' Report
Attendance: 20,306

Brazil 2–2 Turkey
Adriano 23'
Alex 90+3'
Report Gökdeniz 53'
Okan 81'

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source:
Brazil 3–0 Greece
Report
Attendance: 42,507

Mexico 1–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 43,677

Japan 2–2 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 44,922

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Germany 2–3 Brazil
Podolski 23'
Ballack 45+3' (pen.)
Report Adriano 21', 76'
Ronaldinho 43' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,187

Final

Brazil 4–1 Argentina
Adriano 11', 63'
Kaká 16'
Ronaldinho 47'
Report Aimar 65'
Attendance: 45,591

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Egypt 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Brazil 4–3 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 27,851
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

United States 0–3 Brazil
Report

Italy 0–3 Brazil
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

United States 2–3 Brazil
Dempsey 10'
Donovan 27'
Report Luís Fabiano 46', 74'
Lúcio 84'

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Brazil 3–0 Japan
Report

Brazil 2–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 57,804
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Italy 2–4 Brazil
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Brazil 2–1 Uruguay
Report

Final

Brazil 3–0 Spain
Report

Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Confederations Cups
1Ronaldinho91999 (6) and 2005 (3)
2Adriano72003 (2) and 2005 (5)
Romário71997
4Alex51999 (4) and 2003 (1)
Luís Fabiano52009
Fred52013

See also