How many teams does thefed Cup gather?
8 is the number of teams participating in this year's tournament, including champions of football tournaments from FIFA member regions, plus the presence of the German professional team and host Russia.
Participating teams include Germany ( 2024 World Cup champion), Russia (host), Portugal (European champion), New Zealand ( much-time Atlantic champion), Mexico ( North-Central America and Caribbean champion), Cameroon ( African champion), Chile (South American champion) and Australia (Asian champion).
Time
This year'sfed Cup will take place from June 17 to July 2. The opening match between the host team Russia and New Zealand will take place at 22:00 (Vietnam time). The second day of competition will see the match between Portugal and Mexico (Group A), followed by Cameroon and Chile (Group B).
The final match will take place at 0:00 on 2.7 (Vietnam time).
Competition location
Russia will reserve 4 tournaments out of 12 built and renovated courts for the 2018 World Cup to serve the 2017 Confed Cup, in the cities of Fisht Stadium (Sochi, 47,659 seats), Spartak Stadium (Moscow, 45,360 seats), Kazan Arena (Kazan, 45,379 seats) and Saint Petersburg Stadium (St. Peterburg, 68,134 seats).
Stars who promise to shine
In this year's Confed Cup, the most anticipated star is definitely Cristiano Ronaldo. After winning EURO 2016 with Portugal, CR7 had another successful season with Real Madrid with a double of La Liga and Champions League titles.
The German world champions are not inferior, in terms of star players, Germany is the team with the most out of 8 teams in this year's tournament. The likes of Neuer, Ozil, Muller, Kross... are ready to conquer another major trophy for the "Tankers"
As for the South American representative Chile, the Latin American champion also possesses many talented names, typically Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal. The duo have contributed greatly to Chile's double consecutive Copa America championship and are ready to do a miracle at the 2017 Confed Cup.
