The whole world has its eyes fixed on unfolding events in Brazil where the FIFA World Cup will take place next year. This summer, though, the stage has been set for eight nations from six different confederations to battle it out in six cities.
Brazil were pitched as hosts in Group A against 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico, AFC powerhouse Japan and four-time FIFA World Cup winners Italy. In Group B, minnows Tahiti – 2012 OFC Nations Cup champions – were put against UEFA Euro 2012 kings Spain. La Furia Roja qualified on top of Luis Suarez’s CONMEBOL giants Uruguay while ambitious AFCON 2013 heroes Nigeria had to crash out in the first round.
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup is as spicy as one could wish. Do not miss any of the thrilling Confederations Cup matches between June 15 and June 30. Make sure to bookmark this page and check regularly for important channel and TV schedule updates throughout the 2013 Confederations Cup tournament.
Confederations Cup 2013 Live Streaming and TV Listings: Third-place Final & Grand Finale
Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 12:00pm EST – Watch Uruguay vs Italy live (TLN, ESPN2, Univision, CBC, CBC Sports LIVE, BBC Red Button, TVA Sports, Watch ESPN)
Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 18:00 EST – Watch Brazil vs Spain live (TLN, ESPN, Univision, CBC, CBC Sports LIVE, BBC HD,SBS One Australia, ESPN Mobile TV, TVA Sports, BBC One, Watch ESPN)
*The live streaming and TV schedule info above is restricted to viewers in Canada, UK and USA. Please click on any Confederations Cup 2013 fixture to access LiveSoccerTV.com’s unparalleled worldwide listings.
As multicultural as the FIFA Confederations Cup is, football fans outside Canada, UK and the United States can get a taste of the fiesta in Brazil. Some of the big television channels around the globe to broadcast live matches of the Confederations Cup 2013 include Al Jazeera Sports HD1 and Al Jazeera Sports +9 (Arabic countries), RTP 1, TeleCinco Espana and TV Slovenija 2 (Europe), SuperSport 3 Africa and SuperSport Select (Africa), Astro SuperSport, CCTV-5 and Star Sports India (Asia), TyC Sports Argentina (Latin America) and many more channels to discover through a simple click on the Confederations Cup 2013 competition page.
Only Argentina and France have had the honour to win all three major FIFA competitions: the Confederations Cup, the Olympic football tournament and the World Cup. Now, only back-to-back European Championship winners Spain could become the third country to achieve that feat this year.
However, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosts Brazil will want to reaffirm their lost authority in world football. They entered the tournament in the lowest ever position on the FIFA Ranking table. The Brazilians have fallen to 22nd in the world but they burn with desire to scoop their third FIFA Confederations Cup title on the trot in a bid to restore pride and hope ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
Semi-finals round-up; Third-place final and Grand Finale preview
The Last 4 matchups produced much closer outcomes than most expected. In Belo Horizonte on Wednesday, the Samba Boys sent the home crowd in ecstasy. However, it was not with a mouthful of goals but with a few critical gestures that decided the game in a tense atmosphere. Uruguay had a chance to take the lead from the penalty spot in the first period but Julio Cesar made a heroic save to deny Diego Forlan.
At the other end of the field, Fred broke the deadlock to seal a clever flick by the man of the moment, Neymar. The latter was the centre of attention again – for his petulant behaviour as much as his dazzling runs on the pitch. He literally kissed Uruguay’s Alvaro Gonzalez goodbye before setting up Paulinho’s match winner from a corner.
In the 21-year-old, the Brazilians possess the cheekiness that helped them dominate world football for so long until Spain claimed the throne a few years ago. On Sunday, however, La Furia Roja will be looking to discipline Luiz Felipe Scolari’s young squad to lift the Confederations Cup title for the first time ever. How will Barcelona’s Neymar perform against a host of players whom he will play with or against in La Liga next season?
Before the Confederations Cup 2013 final staged at the Maracaña in Rio de Janeiro, the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador will turn into a festive place. This is where Luis Suarez, Andrea Pirlo and company will seek consolation after losing in the semis. Italy (wounded by their heartbreaking 7-6 penalty shoot-out defeat to the Spaniards) and Uruguay will battle it out for the right to win bronze. But something is certain: one team will go home empty handed, without medals.
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