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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Event	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Date	28 June 2009
Venue	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Man of the Match	Kaká (Brazil)
Referee	Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Attendance	52,291
Weather	Clear night; 10 °C (50 °F); 26% humidity
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The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 28 June 2009 and was contested by the United States and Brazil. Despite being two goals down at half-time, Brazil won the match 3–2, with Lúcio scoring the winning goal six minutes from full-time.

The match marked the first ever appearance for the United States in the final of a FIFA men's competition (the US has won FIFA women's titles at senior and U-20 levels). It was Brazil's fourth appearance in a Confederations Cup final (after 1997, 1999 and 2005).

Prior to the match, FIFA honoured Cameroonian midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of a heart-related disease during a FIFA Confederations Cup match in 2003. One of his three children, Marc-Scott, read a commemorative message towards the memory of his father.^[3]

[edit] Match details

28 June 2009 20:30 SAST	United States	2 – 3	Brazil	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Attendance: 52,291 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)^[2]
	Dempsey 10' Donovan 27'	Report	Luís Fabiano 46', 74' Lúcio 84'

United States

Brazil


UNITED STATES:
GK	1	Tim Howard
RB	21	Jonathan Spector
CB	5	Oguchi Onyewu
CB	15	Jay DeMerit
LB	3	Carlos Bocanegra (c)	19'
CM	13	Ricardo Clark		88'
CM	22	Benny Feilhaber		75'
RW	8	Clint Dempsey
LW	10	Landon Donovan
SS	17	Jozy Altidore		75'
CF	9	Charlie Davies
Substitutions:
DF	2	Jonathan Bornstein		75'
MF	16	Sacha Kljestan		75'
FW	4	Conor Casey		88'
Manager:
Bob Bradley


BRAZIL:
GK	1	Júlio César
RB	2	Maicon
CB	3	Lúcio (c)	69'
CB	14	Luisão
LB	16	André Santos	36'	66'
DM	8	Gilberto Silva
DM	5	Felipe Melo	25'
RM	18	Ramires		67'
AM	10	Kaká
SS	11	Robinho
CF	9	Luís Fabiano
Substitutions:
DF	13	Daniel Alves		66'
MF	7	Elano		67'
Manager:
Dunga