2021 FIFA Confederations Cup facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

The FIFA Confederations Cup was a football tournament where national teams from different parts of the world competed. It was like a warm-up event for the bigger FIFA World Cup. The tournament was usually held every four years, one year before the World Cup. The 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup was planned to be the 11th time this event would happen, but it was cancelled.

Why the 2021 Tournament Was Cancelled

In October 2017, FIFA, the organization that runs international football, decided to stop holding the Confederations Cup. They wanted to make the FIFA Club World Cup much bigger instead. The plan was to move the Club World Cup from December to June and hold it every four years. This new, expanded Club World Cup took the place of the Confederations Cup in the football calendar.

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Germany playing against Brazil in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

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