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    A troubled tournament looks forward

    By Jon Carter

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    A tournament with a troubled history, the Confederations Cup is arguably the second most prestigious competition - behind the World Cup - staged by FIFA, but was only recognised as such in 1997. The first time a competition of this type was seen was in the Mundialito (Spanish for "little World Cup") in 1980, when six teams from two confederations (UEFA and CONMEBOL) met in Uruguay, with the hosts beating Brazil 2-1 in the final. In 1985, the Artemio Franchi Trophy saw the winners of the Copa ...

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