The Confederations Cup is a relatively new competition organised by FIFA and the first tournament took place in Saudi Arabia in 1992 and Argentina were the winners defeating Saudi Arabia 3-1 in the final. The next two tournaments also took place in Saudi Arabia. In 1995 Denmark won the final, 2-0 against Argentina and in 1997 it was Brazil's turn who in the final defeated Australia 6-0. The 1999 competition took place in Mexico with Mexico claiming the trophy after a 4-3 victory against Brazil. The 2001 tournament took place in Korea/Japan and France were the winners beating Japan 1-0 in the final. France hosted the 2003 tournament and were again the winners after beating Cameroon in the final with a golden goal.
The draw for the 2005 tournament took place on 1 November 2004 in Frankfurt and it will take place in Germany starting on 15 June 2005 with the final taking place on 29 June 2005 in Frankfurt.
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