<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2013 2021 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA . It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup . </P> <P> Russia was announced as the hosts on 2 December 2010 after the country was awarded the hosting rights of the 2018 FIFA World Cup . The matches were played in four different stadiums across four cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi . It was the first time Russia has hosted the tournament, and the third time the Confederations Cup has been held in the European continent . As hosts, Russia qualified automatically for the tournament; they were joined by the six winners of the FIFA confederation championships and the 2014 FIFA World Cup champions, Germany . </P> <P> The final tournament was played in two stages: a group stage and a latter knockout stage . In the group stage, each team played three games in a group of four, with the winners and runners - up from each group advancing to the knockout stage . In the knockout stage, the four teams competed in single - elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final match of the tournament . A third - place match was played between the two losing semi-finalist teams . </P>

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