FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament

• Golden Ball

1. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2. Thomas Müller (Germany)
3. Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

• Golden Boot

1. James Rodriguez (Colombia) (6 goals, 2 assists)
2. Thomas Müller (Germany)(5 goals, 3 assists)
3. Neymar (Brazil)(4 goals, 1 assist)

• Golden Glove
• Manuel Neuer (Germany)

• Best Young Player
• Paul Pogba (France)

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy
• Colombia

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Results

Italy defeated Uruguay on penalties in the third place play-off. Brazil played Spain in the final, winning 3–0 and capturing their fourth title and third consecutive.

Group Stage

The results of 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in group stage are described below

Group A

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	8	8	0	6
Mexico	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
Japan	3	0	0	3	4	9	−5	0

15 June 2013
Brazil    3-0    Japan

16 June 2013
Mexico     1-2     Italy

19 June 2013
Brazil     2-0     Mexico
Italy     4-3     Japan

22 June 2013
Italy     2-4     Brazil
Japan     1-2    Mexico


Group B

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3
Tahiti	3	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

16 June 2013
Spain     2-1    Uruguay

17 June 2013
Tahiti     1-6    Nigeria

20 June 2013
Spain     10-0    Tahiti
Nigeria     1-2    Uruguay

23 June 2013
Nigeria     0-3    Spain
Uruguay     8-0    Tahiti

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals

26 June 2013
16:00   
Brazil     2-1   Uruguay

27 June 2013
16:00
Spain    0-0 (7-6)    Italy
   

Third Place

30 June 2013
13:00
Uruguay    2-2 (2-3)     Italy

Final

30 June 2013
19:00
Brazil     3-0   Spain

Awards

FIFA Fair Play Trophy :      Spain

Ball Winner

            Golden Ball Winner :            Neymar

            Silver Ball Winner :              Iniesta

            Bronze Ball Winner :            Paulinho

Boot Winners

            Golden Boot Winner :          Fernando Torres (5 goals)

            Silver Boot Winner :             Fred (5 goals)

            Bronze Boot Winner :          Neymar (4 goals)

Golden Glove Winner :         Julio Cesar

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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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.

Sir Alex Ferguson Retires

Manchester United announces that Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season. "The decision is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly," said the boss. "It is the right time."

Sir Alex Ferguson has managed Manchester United since 1986. During his 26 years at the club, he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League and two UEFA Champions League titles.

On 8 May 2013, Ferguson announced that he was to retire as manager at the end of the football season, but would remain at the club as a director and club ambassador.