Spain at the FIFA Confederations Cup
Football tournament results
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The Spain national football team represented Spain at the FIFA Confederations Cup on two occasions in 2009 and 2013.
FIFA Confederations Cup
Spain made two appearances at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Their first appearance came in 2009 as European champions when they won a third place medal,[1] after losing 2–0 to the United States in the semi-finals.[2] At the next edition, Spain qualified as both World and European champions.[3] La Roja reached the final in Brazil, but lost 3–0 to the hosts.[4]
| Spain's Confederations Cup history | |
|---|---|
| First match |  Spain 5–0 New Zealand  (Rustenburg, South Africa; 14 June 2009) |
| Biggest win | Spain 10–0 Tahiti  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 20 June 2013) |
| Biggest defeat |  Brazil 3–0 Spain (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 June 2013) |
| Best result | Runners-up (2013) |
| Worst result | Third place (2009) |
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
 South Africa (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Iraq |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
| Spain | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Villa  52'Llorente 72' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Spain | 0–2 |  United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Altidore 27' Dempsey 74' |
Third place play-off
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tahiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Confederations Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Torres | 8 | 2009 (3) and 2013 (5) |
| 2 | David Villa | 6 | 2009 (3) and 2013 (3) |
| 3 | Jordi Alba | 2 | 2013 |
| Dani Güiza | 2 | 2009 | |
| David Silva | 2 | 2013 | |
| 4 | |||
| Xabi Alonso | 1 | 2009 | |
| Cesc Fàbregas | 1 | 2009 | |
| Fernando Llorente | 1 | 2013 | |
| Juan Mata | 1 | 2013 | |
| Pedro | 1 | 2013 | |
| Roberto Soldado | 1 | 2013 | |