2013 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group Stage

Group Stage

The official schedule was presented in Rio de Janeiro on 30 May 2012.

The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals. The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times listed are Brasília official time (UTC−03:00)

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