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CAF

2008 CAF Africa Cup of Nations winner
Egypt will represent the African continent at South Africa 2009 after clinching their second successive CAF Africa Cup of Nations title at the tournament's 26th edition. The competition, which was held in Ghana between 20 January to 10 February 2008 in the cities of Accra and Sekondi, saw the Pharaohs repeat their 2006 triumph by beating Cameroon 1-0 in the final.

AFC

AFC Asian Cup 2007 winner
Iraq even surprised their own supporters as they won their first continental title following overcoming three-time Asian champions Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. Playing in only their sixth Asian Cup finals, Iraq swept past the likes of Australia and Korea Republic to set up a showdown with the Saudis, where tournament joint-top scorer Younis Mahmoud scored the only goal of the game.

UEFA

UEFA EURO 2008 winner
Spain will be representing Europe at South Africa 2009 after defeating Germany 1-0 in the final of the UEFA European Championships, held in Austria and Switzerland between 7 and 29 June. Spain's triumph was their first major tournament title in 44 years; their only other success in the European Championships came in 1964.

CONCACAF

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner
Host nation USA mounted a successful defence of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007 thanks to a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mexico in the final. The USA's second continental crown in succession was their fourth overall, bringing them level with arch-rivals Mexico. The triumph also means the USA sealed a berth at the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009.

OFC

OFC Nations Cup 2007/08 winner
New Zealand outmuscled New Caledonia, Fiji and Vanuatu in the OFC Nations Cup to earn the right to represent Oceania for the third time, having appeared at the competition in 1999 and 2003. 

CONMEBOL

Copa America 2007 winner
Brazil powered to their second consecutive continental title when they pulled off an emphatic 3-0 win over Argentina in the final of the tournament held in Venezuela. In doing so they lifted the trophy for the eighth time in their history and the fourth time in the last five competitions.

Host Country

As a host of the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, South Africa automatically qualify for the tournament and will therefore be the second team from Africa, alongside the winner of the CAF African Nations Cup 2008 in Ghana.

    FIFA World Cup™

    As the reigning world champions, Italy qualify automatically for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, and will be the second team from Europe alongside the winner of UEFA EURO 2008 in Switzerland and Austria.