The knockout stage of the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup began on 26 June with the semi-final round, and concluded on 30 June 2013 with the
final
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* Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
at the
Estádio do Maracanã,
Rio de Janeiro
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. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a
single-elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
style tournament. A third place match was included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes,
extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match would be decided by a
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.
Qualified teams
Bracket
Semi-finals
Brazil vs Uruguay
Spain vs Italy
Third place play-off
Final
References
External links
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Italy at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Uruguay at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil–Uruguay football rivalry