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SA: $17.6m Confed Cup approved
13/03/2008 18:20 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A $17.6 million prize
fund will be divided among the eight countries in next year's
Confederations Cup in South Africa, Fifa announced on Thursday.
The two-week tournament, featuring the world champions, six
continental champions and hosts South Africa, is a test event
for the 2010 World Cup.
"It is an ideal test run for the organisers of the 2010
World Cup in terms of infrastructure, logistics and services,"
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said in a statement on the governing
body's website.
The winners will receive $3.75m and the runners-up
$3.25m, while the team finishing third will get $2.75m with $2.25m going to the fourth-placed country.
The other participants will each receive $1.4m.
Five countries have already qualified alongside the hosts -
world champions Italy, Copa America winners Brazil, African
Nations Cup holders Egypt, Asia Cup victors Iraq and Concacaf
Gold Cup champions the United States.
The final two places will be taken by the winners of June's
European Championship in Austria and Switzerland and the Oceania
Nations Cup to be decided later in the year.
The Confederations Cup will take place from June 14-28, 2009
with the draw to be made on Nov 22 in Johannesburg.
The tournament is scheduled for five venues in South Africa
but a final decision on Port Elizabeth will be made on April 29.
Construction of a new stadium in the coastal city has been
delayed and it might not be ready in time, local officials said
this month.
- Reuters
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