Confederations Cup 2013

[QuartzGooner]

Anyone see Spain vs Uruguay?

Spain's passing was excellent.

Cesc did not look happy when substituted by Cazorla.

[Steve_I]

Yep, was something of an exhibition by the Spaniards. Am sort of looking forward to them meeting Tahiti on Thursday... might be a goal or two.

[Yankee_Gooner_Dandee]

i love pirlo. midfield masterclass.

[mcdowell42]

The countries in this comp how are they picked ie what's the criteria I only ask cos Tahiti are playing Nigeria and Tahiti are 2 down after 13 mins

[northbank123]

It's the winners of each confederations' cup (clue's in the name )

They won the OFC (Oceania) Nations Cup. I guess Spain qualify in their capacity as WC champions hence Italy as European Championship runners-up have taken Europe's spot.

[Steve_I]

The countries in this comp how are they picked ie what's the criteria I only ask cos Tahiti are playing Nigeria and Tahiti are 2 down after 13 mins

Just looked. They won the 2012 Oceania Nations Cup, which qualifies them apparently. 6 confederation cup holders plus hosts plus fifa world cup winners making 8 teams.

[Steve_I]

alternativelty I could have just lef northbank answer... doh

[p206ab]

Nacho and Santi in first XI today. Spain leading 1:0 with Torres goal (5th minute).

[Steve_I]

Nacho and Santi in first XI today. Spain leading 1:0 with Torres goal (5th minute).

10 nil and the biggest cheer of the whole tourney so far when Torres misses the penalty

[1989]

Spain will piss this competition and win the World Cup next year too.

[I Hate Hleb]

Spain will piss this competition and win the World Cup next year too.

They are rightly favourites to do so but that doesn't necessarily mean it will happen that way. It only needs one below par performance against a good side for them to get eliminated before accomplishing what some see as a near certainty.

[Yankee_Gooner_Dandee]

Spain will piss this competition and win the World Cup next year too.

no european team has ever won on south american soil. i don't see it happening. argentina and brazil have to be favorites.

[DB10GOONER]

Spain will piss this competition and win the World Cup next year too.

no european team has ever won on south american soil. i don't see it happening. argentina and brazil have to be favorites.

I think you'll find that the Spanish had quite the result there in 1521! Fnar fnar!!

[Yankee_Gooner_Dandee]

Spain will piss this competition and win the World Cup next year too.

no european team has ever won on south american soil. i don't see it happening. argentina and brazil have to be favorites.

I think you'll find that the Spanish had quite the result there in 1521! Fnar fnar!!

[topgoon]

The Nigeria v Spain game's a bit boring, Spaniards winning but was only made interesting at half time as football continued to show just how classy it is.

Gus Poyet only found out he was being sacked by a tweet by the club's official sight whilst summarising the game in the studio for the Beeb

Don't know the ins and outs/right and wrongs but surely no one deseves to find out they've been sacked like that