Confederations Cup: Nigeria
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon Capital: Abuja Population: 127,368,088 Languages: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages Ethnic Groups: Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba […]
Confederations Cup: Italy
Population: 61,261,254 Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia Capital: Rome Languages: Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d’Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) Ethnic Groups: Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the […]
Confederations Cup: Mexico
Location: North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the U.S. and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the U.S. Capital: Mexico City Population: 114,975,406 Language: Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages) Ethnic Groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, […]
Confederations Cup: Spain
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France Capital: Madrid Population: 47,042,984 Languages: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, and Basque 2% Ethnic Groups: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types FIFA Ranking #1. Players to Watch: Juan Mata, David Silva
Confederations Cup: Uruguay
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil Capital: Montevideo Population: 3,316,328 Languages: Spanish (official), Portunol, Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) Ethnic Groups: white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent) FIFA Ranking #19. Players to Watch: Luis Suarez, Edison Cavani
Confederations Cup: Brazil
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Capital: Brasilia Population: 199,321,413 Language: Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language), less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages Ethnic Groups: white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% […]
Confederations Cup: Japan
Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan/East Sea, east of the Korean Peninsula. Capital: Tokyo Population: 127,368,088 Language: Japanese Ethnic Groups: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6% FIFA Ranking #32. Player to watch: Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda
Confederations Cup Preview
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off in Brazil on June 15th as a warmup to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Brazil, the defending champions and host will be joined by Japan, Uruguay, Italy, Spain, Tahiti, Nigeria and Mexico. Team breakdown Brazil — FIFA Ranking #22 . Host and defending Confederations Cup winners in 2009 and […]
Brazil New 2013 Kits
The pressure is on the Brazilians to show the flare on the pitch that Brazil and the world is accustomed to seeing, especially as they host this month’s Confederations Cup and next year’s World Cup. Either way, they will be looking good in their new kits, especially if they sport the Black…
Soccer is a Social Business not just a Business.
Getting kids in the game—and out of trouble. Five years ago, Lina, a teenager living in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Cali, Colombia, was unemployed and unmotivated, idling away her time at home. Today, at 22, Lina is assistant to the manager of a local apparel company, earning a steady income with social […]
