2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Play in Group B of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...

completed on 21 June 2009. Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with United States

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

. Italy

Italy national football team

The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...

and Egypt failed to advance. Both the United States and Brazil won their semi-final games and played for the tournament championship, with Brazil winning 3-2.
Detailed results of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...

Group B.

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Brazil v Egypt


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GK	1	Júlio César Júlio César Soares Espíndola Júlio César Soares de Espíndola , commonly known as simply Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A...
RB	13	Daniel Alves Daniel Alves Daniel Alves da Silva , commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as an attacking right defender for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Before joining Barcelona, Alves spent a successful six year spell with Sevilla FC, winning two UEFA Cups and the Copa del Rey...
CB	3	Lúcio Lúcio Lucimar Ferreira da Silva , commonly known as Lúcio, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Inter and the Brazil national team. He is a strong defender with good aerial play, who adds presence in the attack.Lúcio began his professional career in 1997, in one... (c)
CB	4	Juan Juan Silveira dos Santos Juan Silveira dos Santos , commonly known as Juan is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Italian side Roma.-Club career:...
LB	6	Kléber Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa , commonly known as Kléber, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a left wingback for Sport Club Internacional.-Club career:Kléber began his career in Corinthians...
DM	8	Gilberto Silva Gilberto Silva Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, commonly known as Gilberto Silva, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Grêmio.Gilberto was raised in a poor family and as a child he balanced playing football with various labour jobs. He began his football career in 1997 with América Mineiro, where good...
RM	7	Elano
LM	5	Felipe Melo
AM	10	Kaká Kaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...
SS	11	Robinho Robinho Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...
CF	9	Luís Fabiano Luís Fabiano Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...
Substitutions:
MF	18	Ramires Ramires Ramires Santos do Nascimento , commonly Ramires and Rambo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and the Brazilian national side. In 2008, he won a Bronze medal in the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China...
FW	21	Alexandre Pato Alexandre Pato Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Alexandre Pato or simply Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco...
DF	16	André Santos André Clarindo dos Santos André Clarindo dos Santos , more commonly known as André Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Arsenal and the Brazil national football team as a left wing-back and left winger.. Santos is a youth product of Figueirense. He made his senior debut for Figueirense in a friendly game against...
Manager:
Dunga Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...

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EGYPT: | GK 1 Essam El-Hadary

Essam El-Hadary

Essam El-Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeper, playing for Sudan Premier League side El-Merreikh.-Club career:Swiss club FC Sion announced that they had signed El-Hadary to a four-year contract in February 2008, despite claims to the contrary from his club Al-Ahly...

SW 6 Hany Saïd

Hany Saïd

Hany Said is an Egyptian football player, who currently plays for Misr El Makasa.He started his youth career at Al Ahly in 1997, but moved to the Italian club A.S...

RB 7 Ahmed Fathy

Ahmed Fathy

Ahmed Fathy is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.-Club career:Fathy...

CB 4 Ahmed Said

Ahmed Said

Ahmed Said, sometimes addressed by his nickname 'Okka', is an Egyptian football player currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Haras El Hodood. He was selected as part of the Egyptian national team squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup and participated in all of the 3 matches of the...

CB 20 Wael Gomaa

Wael Gomaa

Wael Gomaa is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a defender for Egypt's African Champion Al-Ahly club as well as Egypt's National Football Team-Club career:...

LB 14 Sayed Moawad

Sayed Moawad

Sayed Moawad is an Egyptian footballer. Moawad is a defender who plays as a left back for El Ahly after his transfer from Elismaili 2 seasons ago. He can also play as a midfielder. Moawad is a member of Egypt national football team which won the Africa nations championship in 2008 and 2010...

RM 11 Mohamed Shawky

Mohamed Shawky

Mohamed Ali Abu El Yazid Shawky is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the Defensive midfielder position for Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly as well as the Egypt's national football team...

CM 8 Hosny Abd Rabo

Hosny Abd Rabo

Hosny Abd Rabo Abdel Mottaleb Ibrahim is an Egyptian footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily...

LM 17 Ahmed Hassan

Ahmed Hassan

Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...

Mohamed Zidan

Mohamed Abdullah Zidan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the German club Borussia Dortmund as well as the Egyptian national team. Nicknamed "Zizou", he is known for putting unique designs in his hair.-Early career:Zidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, to an Egyptian...

Substitutions: MF 10 Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek

Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek

Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek is an Egyptian footballer who plays for the Egyptian side Haras El Hodood as well as national side Egypt as an Attacking midfielder.-Early career:He started his career in Zamalek youth team and transferred to Aswan...

MF 3 Ahmed Al-Muhammadi

Ahmed Al-Muhammadi

Ahmed Eissa Elmehamady Abdel-Fattah is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Sunderland. He is widely regarded as one of the future stars of Egyptian football. Elmohamady was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 & 2010 African Nations Cups...

Manager:

Hassan Shehata

Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011...

Man of the Match:

Mohamed Zidan

Assistant referees:

Peter Kirkup

Peter Kirkup is a football referee from England. He was an assistant referee in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.-References:...

Michael Mullarkey

Fourth official:

Matthew Breeze

Matthew Christopher Breeze is an Australian association football referee. He is also a barrister and a former police prosecutor.-Domestic career:He officiates in the Australian A-League football competition....

Fifth official:

Matthew Cream

United States v Italy


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	UNITED STATES:
GK	1	Tim Howard Tim Howard Timothy Matthew Howard is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team....
RB	21	Jonathan Spector Jonathan Spector Jonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club...
CB	15	Jay DeMerit Jay DeMerit Jay Michael DeMerit is an American soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national team...
CB	5	Oguchi Onyewu Oguchi Onyewu Oguchialu Chijoke Onyewu also known as "Oguchi" Onyewu is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in Primeira Liga, and the United States national team. Onyewu also holds a Belgian passport....
LB	2	Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Rey Bornstein is an American soccer player who currently plays for UANL of the Primera División de México and for the United States national team.-Youth and College:...
CM	12	Michael Bradley Michael Bradley (soccer) Michael Bradley is an American soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Chievo Verona in Serie A and the United States national team, which was formerly coached by his father Bob Bradley.-Early life:...
CM	13	Ricardo Clark Ricardo Clark Ricardo Clark is an American soccer player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-High School and College:...
AM	22	Benny Feilhaber Benny Feilhaber Benny Feilhaber is Brazilian-born American soccer player currently playing for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-Early life:...
RW	8	Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
LW	10	Landon Donovan Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing.... (c)
CF	17	Jozy Altidore Jozy Altidore Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore is an American soccer player currently playing for Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, and for the United States national team....
Substitutions:
FW	9	Charlie Davies Charlie Davies Charles Desmond "Charlie" Davies is an American soccer player who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 side Sochaux....
MF	7	DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
MF	16	Sacha Kljestan Sacha Kljestan Sacha Kljestan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.-Youth and College:...
Manager:
Bob Bradley Bob Bradley Robert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...

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ITALY: | GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...

Gianluca Zambrotta

Gianluca Zambrotta is a world cup winning Italian footballer who currently plays as a full back for Serie A club Milan.Zambrotta was decorated as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2000 and he was made an Officer of the same order in 2006.-Como:Zambrotta began his...

CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a centre back, who started his career playing as a left back.-Livorno:...

CB 6 Nicola Legrottaglie

Nicola Legrottaglie

Nicola Legrottaglie is an Italian footballer who plays for Calcio Catania in Serie A, as a central defender.-Early years:...

LB 3 Fabio Grosso

Fabio Grosso

Fabio Grosso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. Grosso is primarily a left wingback, but can also play as left back. He is also a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick specialist...

CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso

Gennaro Gattuso

Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. Gattuso is an aggressive, hard tackling player and in his prime, was widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world...

CM 10 Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. He is the current Roma's vice-captain and nicknamed as Capitan Futuro due to his high probabality as heir-apparent to Francesco Totti's captain armband.With Roma he has won the Coppa Italia...

CM 21 Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus, and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of best players in this position...

RW 16 Mauro Camoranesi

Mauro Camoranesi

Mauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian Argentine World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder, usually on the right wing...

LW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Vincenzo Iaquinta, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a strong striker who can also play on the wing.-Reggiolo:...

CF 11 Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team....

Substitutions: FW 17 Giuseppe Rossi

Giuseppe Rossi

Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :...

MF 20 Riccardo Montolivo

Riccardo Montolivo

Riccardo Montolivo is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team. He was appointed club captain during the 2009–10 season.Montolivo is a prototypical "regista" , similar to Andrea Pirlo...

FW 9 Luca Toni

Luca Toni

Luca Toni, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He has had successful spells at top clubs such as Palermo, Fiorentina, Bayern Munich, and Roma...

Manager:

Marcello Lippi

Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...

Man of the Match:

Daniele De Rossi

Assistant referees:

Patricio Basualto

Francisco Mondria

Fourth official:

Eddy Maillet

Eddy Allen Maillet is a Seychellois football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.He was selected as a referee for the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana,...

Fifth official:

Evarist Menkouande

United States v Brazil


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	UNITED STATES:
GK	1	Tim Howard Tim Howard Timothy Matthew Howard is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team....
RB	21	Jonathan Spector Jonathan Spector Jonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club...
CB	5	Oguchi Onyewu Oguchi Onyewu Oguchialu Chijoke Onyewu also known as "Oguchi" Onyewu is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in Primeira Liga, and the United States national team. Onyewu also holds a Belgian passport....
CB	15	Jay DeMerit Jay DeMerit Jay Michael DeMerit is an American soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national team...
LB	2	Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Rey Bornstein is an American soccer player who currently plays for UANL of the Primera División de México and for the United States national team.-Youth and College:...
CM	12	Michael Bradley Michael Bradley (soccer) Michael Bradley is an American soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Chievo Verona in Serie A and the United States national team, which was formerly coached by his father Bob Bradley.-Early life:...
CM	7	DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
AM	16	Sacha Kljestan Sacha Kljestan Sacha Kljestan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.-Youth and College:...
RW	8	Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
LW	10	Landon Donovan Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing.... (c)
CF	17	Jozy Altidore Jozy Altidore Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore is an American soccer player currently playing for Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, and for the United States national team....
Substitutions:
FW	4	Conor Casey Conor Casey Conor Casey is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
MF	22	Benny Feilhaber Benny Feilhaber Benny Feilhaber is Brazilian-born American soccer player currently playing for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-Early life:...
Manager:
Bob Bradley Bob Bradley Robert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...

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BRAZIL: | GK 1 Júlio César

Júlio César Soares Espíndola

Júlio César Soares de Espíndola , commonly known as simply Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A...

RB 2 Maicon CB 3 Lúcio

Lúcio

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva , commonly known as Lúcio, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Inter and the Brazil national team. He is a strong defender with good aerial play, who adds presence in the attack.Lúcio began his professional career in 1997, in one...

Juan Silveira dos Santos

Juan Silveira dos Santos , commonly known as Juan is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Italian side Roma.-Club career:...

LB 15 Miranda DM 8 Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, commonly known as Gilberto Silva, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Grêmio.Gilberto was raised in a poor family and as a child he balanced playing football with various labour jobs. He began his football career in 1997 with América Mineiro, where good...

CM 18 Ramires

Ramires

Ramires Santos do Nascimento , commonly Ramires and Rambo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and the Brazilian national side. In 2008, he won a Bronze medal in the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China...

CM 5 Felipe Melo AM 10 Kaká

Kaká

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite , commonly known as Kaká , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club...

SS 11 Robinho

Robinho

Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

CF 9 Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

Substitutions: MF 19 Júlio Baptista

Júlio Baptista

Júlio César Baptista is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Málaga CF of the Spanish La Liga...

FW 22 Nilmar DF 14 Luisão

Luisão

Ânderson Luís da Silva , aka Luisão , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a central defender....

Manager:

Dunga

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...

Man of the Match:

Maicon

Maicon is a Brazilian given name. It may refer to:*Maicon Douglas Sisenando, Brazilian international association football player born in 1981 and currently playing for Italian club Internazionale and the Brazilian national team....

Assistant referees:

Matthias Arnet

Francisco Buragina

Fourth official:

Coffi Codjia

Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and...

Fifth official:

Alexis Fassinou

Egypt v Italy


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	EGYPT:
GK	1	Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeper, playing for Sudan Premier League side El-Merreikh.-Club career:Swiss club FC Sion announced that they had signed El-Hadary to a four-year contract in February 2008, despite claims to the contrary from his club Al-Ahly... (c)
SW	6	Hany Saïd Hany Saïd Hany Said is an Egyptian football player, who currently plays for Misr El Makasa.He started his youth career at Al Ahly in 1997, but moved to the Italian club A.S...
RB	7	Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.-Club career:Fathy...
CB	4	Ahmed Said Ahmed Said Ahmed Said, sometimes addressed by his nickname 'Okka', is an Egyptian football player currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Haras El Hodood. He was selected as part of the Egyptian national team squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup and participated in all of the 3 matches of the...
CB	20	Wael Gomaa Wael Gomaa Wael Gomaa is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a defender for Egypt's African Champion Al-Ahly club as well as Egypt's National Football Team-Club career:...
LB	14	Sayed Moawad Sayed Moawad Sayed Moawad is an Egyptian footballer. Moawad is a defender who plays as a left back for El Ahly after his transfer from Elismaili 2 seasons ago. He can also play as a midfielder. Moawad is a member of Egypt national football team which won the Africa nations championship in 2008 and 2010...
CM	11	Mohamed Shawky Mohamed Shawky Mohamed Ali Abu El Yazid Shawky is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the Defensive midfielder position for Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly as well as the Egypt's national football team...
CM	12	Homos
AM	22	Mohamed Aboutrika
AM	8	Hosny Abd Rabo Hosny Abd Rabo Hosny Abd Rabo Abdel Mottaleb Ibrahim is an Egyptian footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily...
CF	9	Mohamed Zidan Mohamed Zidan Mohamed Abdullah Zidan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the German club Borussia Dortmund as well as the Egyptian national team. Nicknamed "Zizou", he is known for putting unique designs in his hair.-Early career:Zidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, to an Egyptian...
Substitutions:
MF	10	Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek is an Egyptian footballer who plays for the Egyptian side Haras El Hodood as well as national side Egypt as an Attacking midfielder.-Early career:He started his career in Zamalek youth team and transferred to Aswan...
MF	15	Ahmed Samir Farag Ahmed Samir Farag Ahmed Samir Farag is a member of Egypt national football team, currently playing for Al-Ismaily team. He can play across the entire midfield or up-front....
MF	17	Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
Manager:
Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011...

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ITALY: | GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon

RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta

Gianluca Zambrotta

CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a centre back, who started his career playing as a left back.-Livorno:...

CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy...

Fabio Grosso

DM 10 Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi

CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso

Gennaro Gattuso

CM 21 Andrea Pirlo

Andrea Pirlo

RW 23 Fabio Quagliarella

Fabio Quagliarella

Fabio Quagliarella is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and internationally for the Italian national team. He is known for scoring incredible goals from unconventional angles that often catch the goalkeeper by surprise.-Early career:Quagliarella began his...

LW 17 Giuseppe Rossi

Giuseppe Rossi

Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :...

CF 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Vincenzo Iaquinta, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a strong striker who can also play on the wing.-Reggiolo:...

Substitutions: FW 9 Luca Toni

Luca Toni

MF 20 Riccardo Montolivo

Riccardo Montolivo

FW 7 Simone Pepe

Simone Pepe

Simone Pepe is an Italian footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Juventus. He is known for his high versatility and can play on either side of the pitch and even as a right fullback-Club career:...

Manager:

Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:

Homos

Assistant referees:

Henrik Andrén

Fredrik Nilsson

Fourth official:

Jorge Larrionda

Jorge Luis Larrionda Pietrafesa is a FIFA football referee from Uruguay who has officiated at international matches since 1998. He is currently one of the world's top referees, having had the highest moment of his career during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he officiated four matches,...

Italy v Brazil


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ITALY:
GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...
RB	19	Gianluca Zambrotta Gianluca Zambrotta Gianluca Zambrotta is a world cup winning Italian footballer who currently plays as a full back for Serie A club Milan.Zambrotta was decorated as Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2000 and he was made an Officer of the same order in 2006.-Como:Zambrotta began his...
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy... (c)
CB	4	Giorgio Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a centre back, who started his career playing as a left back.-Livorno:...
LB	22	Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for S.S.C. Napoli.-Early career:Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad...
DM	10	Daniele De Rossi Daniele De Rossi Daniele De Rossi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. He is the current Roma's vice-captain and nicknamed as Capitan Futuro due to his high probabality as heir-apparent to Francesco Totti's captain armband.With Roma he has won the Coppa Italia...
CM	20	Riccardo Montolivo Riccardo Montolivo Riccardo Montolivo is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team. He was appointed club captain during the 2009–10 season.Montolivo is a prototypical "regista" , similar to Andrea Pirlo...
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus, and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of best players in this position...
RW	16	Mauro Camoranesi Mauro Camoranesi Mauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian Argentine World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Lanús in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder, usually on the right wing...
LW	15	Vincenzo Iaquinta Vincenzo Iaquinta Vincenzo Iaquinta, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a strong striker who can also play on the wing.-Reggiolo:...
CF	9	Luca Toni Luca Toni Luca Toni, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He has had successful spells at top clubs such as Palermo, Fiorentina, Bayern Munich, and Roma...
Substitutions:
FW	17	Giuseppe Rossi Giuseppe Rossi Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :...
FW	7	Simone Pepe Simone Pepe Simone Pepe is an Italian footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Juventus. He is known for his high versatility and can play on either side of the pitch and even as a right fullback-Club career:...
FW	11	Alberto Gilardino Alberto Gilardino Alberto Gilardino, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team....
Manager:
Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...

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BRAZIL: | GK 1 Júlio César

Júlio César Soares Espíndola

Júlio César Soares de Espíndola , commonly known as simply Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A...

RB 2 Maicon CB 3 Lúcio

Lúcio

Juan Silveira dos Santos

Juan Silveira dos Santos , commonly known as Juan is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Italian side Roma.-Club career:...

LB 16 André Santos

André Clarindo dos Santos

André Clarindo dos Santos , more commonly known as André Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Arsenal and the Brazil national football team as a left wing-back and left winger.. Santos is a youth product of Figueirense. He made his senior debut for Figueirense in a friendly game against...

DM 8 Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Silva

CM 18 Ramires

Ramires

CM 5 Felipe Melo AM 10 Kaká

Kaká

SS 11 Robinho

Robinho

Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

CF 9 Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

Substitutions: DF 14 Luisão

Luisão

Ânderson Luís da Silva , aka Luisão , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a central defender....

MF 20 Kléberson

José Kleberson

José Kléberson Pereira , commonly known as José Kléberson or simply Kléberson, is a Brazilian football centre midfielder who plays for Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense on loan from Flamengo.-Club career:...

MF 17 Josué

Josué Anunciado de Oliveira

Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, or simply Josué , is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.-Club career:...

Manager:

Dunga

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...

Man of the Match:

Luís Fabiano

Luís Fabiano Clemente , commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for São Paulo and the Brazilian national football team as a striker.-Early career:...

Assistant referees:

Marvin Torrentera

Héctor Vergara

Fourth official:

Coffi Codjia

Fifth official:

Alexis Fassinou

Egypt v United States


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	EGYPT:
GK	1	Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeper, playing for Sudan Premier League side El-Merreikh.-Club career:Swiss club FC Sion announced that they had signed El-Hadary to a four-year contract in February 2008, despite claims to the contrary from his club Al-Ahly... (c)
RB	7	Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.-Club career:Fathy...
CB	6	Hany Saïd Hany Saïd Hany Said is an Egyptian football player, who currently plays for Misr El Makasa.He started his youth career at Al Ahly in 1997, but moved to the Italian club A.S...
CB	20	Wael Gomaa Wael Gomaa Wael Gomaa is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a defender for Egypt's African Champion Al-Ahly club as well as Egypt's National Football Team-Club career:...
LB	15	Ahmed Samir Farag Ahmed Samir Farag Ahmed Samir Farag is a member of Egypt national football team, currently playing for Al-Ismaily team. He can play across the entire midfield or up-front....
CM	3	Ahmed Al-Muhammadi Ahmed Al-Muhammadi Ahmed Eissa Elmehamady Abdel-Fattah is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Sunderland. He is widely regarded as one of the future stars of Egyptian football. Elmohamady was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 & 2010 African Nations Cups...
CM	11	Mohamed Shawky Mohamed Shawky Mohamed Ali Abu El Yazid Shawky is an Egyptian footballer. He plays the Defensive midfielder position for Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly as well as the Egypt's national football team...
CM	8	Hosny Abd Rabo Hosny Abd Rabo Hosny Abd Rabo Abdel Mottaleb Ibrahim is an Egyptian footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily...
AM	22	Mohamed Aboutrika
CF	18	Ahmed Abdel-Ghani Ahmed Abdel-Ghani Ahmed Abdel-Ghani is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Haras El Hodood as well as the Egyptian national team.-External links:...
CF	10	Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek is an Egyptian footballer who plays for the Egyptian side Haras El Hodood as well as national side Egypt as an Attacking midfielder.-Early career:He started his career in Zamalek youth team and transferred to Aswan...
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DF	4	Ahmed Said Ahmed Said Ahmed Said, sometimes addressed by his nickname 'Okka', is an Egyptian football player currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Haras El Hodood. He was selected as part of the Egyptian national team squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup and participated in all of the 3 matches of the...
MF	17	Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
FW	19	Mohamed Abougrisha
Manager:
Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011...

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UNITED STATES: | GK 18 Brad Guzan

Brad Guzan

Bradley Edwin "Brad" Guzan is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa of the Premier League.-Early Career:...

RB 21 Jonathan Spector

Jonathan Spector

Jonathan Michael Paul Spector is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Birmingham City. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager, but rarely appeared for the club...

CB 5 Oguchi Onyewu

Oguchi Onyewu

Oguchialu Chijoke Onyewu also known as "Oguchi" Onyewu is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in Primeira Liga, and the United States national team. Onyewu also holds a Belgian passport....

CB 15 Jay DeMerit

Jay DeMerit

Jay Michael DeMerit is an American soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national team...

LB 2 Jonathan Bornstein

Jonathan Bornstein

Jonathan Rey Bornstein is an American soccer player who currently plays for UANL of the Primera División de México and for the United States national team.-Youth and College:...

CM 12 Michael Bradley

Michael Bradley (soccer)

Michael Bradley is an American soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Chievo Verona in Serie A and the United States national team, which was formerly coached by his father Bob Bradley.-Early life:...

CM 13 Ricardo Clark

Ricardo Clark

Ricardo Clark is an American soccer player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-High School and College:...

RW 8 Clint Dempsey

Clint Dempsey

Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....

LW 10 Landon Donovan

Landon Donovan

Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....

Jozy Altidore

Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore is an American soccer player currently playing for Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, and for the United States national team....

CF 9 Charlie Davies

Charlie Davies

Charles Desmond "Charlie" Davies is an American soccer player who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 side Sochaux....

Substitutions: MF 22 Benny Feilhaber

Benny Feilhaber

Benny Feilhaber is Brazilian-born American soccer player currently playing for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-Early life:...

FW 4 Conor Casey

Conor Casey

Conor Casey is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...

Manager:

Bob Bradley

Robert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...

Man of the Match:

Clint Dempsey

Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....

Assistant referees:

Jan Hendrik-Hintz

Mark Rule

Fourth official:

Matthew Breeze

Fifth official:

Matthew Cream

Matthew Cream is an Australian football referee. He is the Referee Development Officer in South Australia.Cream has been a FIFA international assistant referee since 2000. He will accompany Matthew Breeze and fellow assistant referee Ben Wilson to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa...

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