Egypt will represent the African continent at South Africa
2009 after clinching their second successive CAF Africa Cup of
Nations title at the tournament's 26th edition. The
competition, which was held in Ghana between 20 January to 10
February 2008 in the cities of Accra and Sekondi, saw the Pharaohs
repeat their 2006 triumph by beating Cameroon 1-0 in the
final.
AFC Asian Cup 2007 winner Iraq even surprised their own supporters as they won their
first continental title following overcoming three-time Asian
champions Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. Playing in only their
sixth Asian Cup finals, Iraq swept past the likes of Australia and
Korea Republic to set up a showdown with the Saudis, where
tournament joint-top scorer Younis Mahmoud scored the only goal of
the game.
UEFA EURO 2008 winner. Spain will be representing Europe at South Africa 2009 after
defeating Germany 1-0 in the final of the UEFA European
Championships, held in Austria and Switzerland between 7 and 29
June. Spain's triumph was their first major tournament title in
44 years; their only other success in the European Championships
came in 1964.
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner Host nation USA mounted a successful defence of the CONCACAF
Gold Cup in 2007 thanks to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mexico in
the final. The USA's second continental crown in succession was
their fourth overall, bringing them level with arch-rivals Mexico.
The triumph also means the USA sealed a berth at the FIFA
Confederations Cup South Africa 2009.
OFC Nations Cup 2007/08 winner
New Zealand outmuscled New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu in the OFC Nations Cup to earn the right to represent Oceania for the third time, having appeared at the competition in 1999 and 2003.
Copa America 2007 winner Brazil powered to their second consecutive continental title when they pulled off an emphatic 3-0 win over Argentina in the final of the tournament held in Venezuela. In doing so they lifted the trophy for the eighth time in their history and the fourth time in the last five competitions.
As a host of the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009,
South Africa automatically qualify for the tournament and will
therefore be the second team from Africa, alongside the winner of
the CAF African Nations Cup 2008 in Ghana.
As the reigning world champions, Italy qualify automatically
for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, and will be the
second team from Europe alongside the winner of UEFA EURO 2008 in
Switzerland and Austria.
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