2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

 The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup, is an international association football tournament being held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is held from 15 to 30 June 2013. Brazil are the defending champions.

As the competition partially overlaps with the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asian zone, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asked FIFA to consider a change of date. However, the AFC decided that the match day will be adjusted only for Japan, the representative of AFC for the Confederations Cup.

Uruguay, Italy and Spain will have the opportunity to become the third team (after Argentina and France) to win all three major FIFA tournaments: the World Cup, the Olympic football competition and the Confederations Cup.

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification method	Date qualification secured	Participation no.
Brazil	CONMEBOL	Hosts	30 October 2007	7th
Spain	UEFA	2010 FIFA World Cup winner	11 July 2010	2nd
Japana	AFC	2011 AFC Asian Cup winner	29 January 2011	5th
Mexico	CONCACAF	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner	25 June 2011	6th
Uruguay	CONMEBOL	2011 Copa America winner	24 July 2011	2nd
Tahiti	OFC	2012 OFC Nations Cup winner	10 June 2012	1st
Italy	UEFA	UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up	28 June 2012	2nd
Nigeria	CAF	2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner	10 February 2013	2nd

Italy was awarded a spot in the competition because Spain had won both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2012. Since both competitions award their winners a place in the FIFA Confederations Cup, the runner-up of UEFA Euro 2012 received an invitation to the tournament.

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President SBY Opened 35th Bali Arts Festival Parade

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the Bali Arts Festival Parade that was held in Denpasar Bali. Hopefully, this art parade can maintain local culture in the midst of modern culture.

This opening was made ​​in Bali People Struggle Monument in Renon, Denpasar, on Saturday (06/15/2013). Done with the opening gong. This parade is one of a series of 35th Bali Arts Festival (Pesta Kesenian Bali - PKB) which would be opened by the President that night.

"Bali Arts Festival parade officially started I stated," Yudhoyono said at the opening.

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika, in his speech explaining this parade followed by 16 participants from nine districts in Bali, representatives from high schools and private individual, as well as representatives from state and private universities. The parade was also followed by other regional art attractions such as Papua, Semenep District, representatives from Lampung. Timor Leste neighboring countries also participating in this event.

"This parade is the beginning of the process of the Bali Arts Festival. This festival is a representation of art and culture from the past until now. Bali Arts Festival held at the local art midst of globalization," said Made Mangku Prastika on the same occasion.

Also present at the event was the Education Minister M Nuh, Menparekraf Marie Elka Pangestu and other state officials. Although accompanied by heavy rain, the parade was still glorious.

FC Bayern Munich wins treble

Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 3-2 to seal the club's first treble by winning the German Cup on Saturday in Jupp Heynckes' last game in charge. Mario Gomez scored twice and Bayern became the first German side to win a treble of domestic league, cup and European Cup, and only the seventh team overall to achieve the feat.

 Thomas Mueller opened the scoring with a penalty in the 37th minute, Gomez made it 2-0 three minutes into the second half, and the former Stuttgart striker added his second in the 61st. Martin Harnik pulled one back in the 71st, and set up an exciting finale when he scored again with 10 minutes remaining, but Bayern held on to complete the most successful season for a German club.

''It doesn't get any better,'' former Bayern star Franz Beckenbauer said. ''The Stuttgarters made it exciting for us. But when you look at the 90 minutes, the win was deserved. No other team managed to win all the titles before. This is the best Bayern team ever. I can't remember a season that went any better. This is the absolute highlight.''

Bayern's record 16th German Cup comes one week after it beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in London to win the Champions League and eight after it broke a host of records in claiming its 23rd Bundesliga title, leaving incoming coach Pep Guardiola with a daunting challenge to match Heynckes' achievements this season.

''It's unbelievable what the team and coach have achieved over the whole season,'' Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said. ''They were tough months but now we're being rewarded for them.''

Only Celtic in 1967, Ajax in 1972, PSV Eindhoven in 1988, Manchester United in 1999, Guardiola's Barcelona in 2009, and Inter Milan in 2010 previously won the treble.