Confederations Cup 2013 Results: Scores and Highlights from Day 1

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: June 15, 2013

commentComment        

The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup kicked off on Saturday, with host nation and reigning champion Brazil taking on Japan in the first match of the two-week tournament. 

With the Confederations Cup serving as a warm-up venue for potential 2014 World Cup teams, the two aforementioned teams are joined by Tahiti, Uruguay, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Nigeria in the quest to take home one of football's most prestigious titles. 

FIFA is also using the event to test some new equipment. 

One is a new ball, as noted here by AdidasFootball:



Another is technology at the goal line, as noted by AP writer Rob Harris:



Although Saturday's action is officially in the books, the best is yet to come in Brazil—starting with more soccer on Sunday that will continue until the eight-team field is weeded down to four, two and eventually one. 

Check out the sections below for a complete recap of the Day 1 action. 

 

2013 Confederations Cup Day 1 Scores

Brazil 3, Japan 0

Neymar 3', Paulinho 48', Jô 90'+3'

 

Brazil 2, Japan 0



If there were any questions about Neymar's ability to lead this Brazilian team into the World Cup next year, contingents of a deep run for the host nation will look to this match against Japan as proof that he can in fact take the next step. 

This tweet from ESPN is simple enough to drive that point home:



Neymar got his side on the board just three minutes into the match, driving home a tailing shot from just outside the box and past the outstretched arms of Japanese goaltender Eiji Kawashima. 



While the Japanese side got the better of the shot totals for the first half (and most of the match) they could not break through against Julio Cesar in the net. The Brazilian goaltender had an outs...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!