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About tournament

FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 is a major football spectcle and will feature the current champions of each of the six Confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA), along with the current FIFA World Cup champions the host nation.

To date, the following teams have qualified: Russia (host), Germany (2014 World Cup winners), Australia (AFC Asian Cup winners), Chile (Copa America winners), Mexico (CONCACAF Gold Cup winners), Portugal (UEFA champions) and New Zealand (OFC nations Cup winners), Cameroon (CAF champions). Chile and Russia will play the tournament for the first time.

FIFA Confederations Cup hosted for the first time in Russia, between June 17 to July 2, 2017. It will consist of 16 matches played across the four Host Cities of Sochi, Kazan, Moscow and St. Petersburg.

As a result of the draw held on 26 November 2016, with the participation of two-time Olympic champion in the pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva and the five-time champion of Russia on football Sergei Semak, learned which teams and stadiums which will play each other in the group stage of the Champions of the Tournament:

Group A: Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, Mexico
Group B: Cameroon, Chile, Australia, Germany

FIFA Confederations Cup emblem gives life to Russian dream

The concept for the Official Emblem of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 was inspired by Russia`s rich cultural history and storytelling tradition. The design, based on the shape of the FIFA Confederations Cup Offocoal Trophy, takes a fresh direction with a fluid and abstract form that features the mythological firebird as its main character. This majestic icon of Russian folklore was at the heart of the inspiration for the magic fluing ball, the central character in the brand of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

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The firebird inspires all movement and flow inside the Official Emblem. Its long, elegant tail feathers wrapping around the lower section of the emblem depict the unique spiral feature of the Official Trophy. Its head, wings and body feature in the spherical top of the emblem, and, along with three decorative panels, they reinforce the unifying image of football across the globe and visually hint at the transformation to come when the firebird will metamorphose into the magic flying ball of the Official Emblem of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™.

The Primary colors of red and silver are vibrant and warm, echoing the kindness and hospitelity of the Russian people. This palette, inspired from that of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, allows for an even greater and more harmonious connection between the two events.