Question: Germany won the title of ‘Confederations Cup’ Football Tournament on July 1, 2017. Who got the Golden Ball award of the tournament?
(a) Alexis SANCHEZ
(b) Leon GORETZKA
(c) Julian Draxler
(d) Timo WERNER
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-
- The 10th edition of the International Male Football Tournament ‘Confederations Cup 2017’ organized by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), concluded in St. Petersburg, Russia. (June 17 to July 2, 2017)
- 2014 Football World Cup winner Germany defeated Chile 1-0 in the final to win the title of the Quadrennial tournament for the first time.
- Lars Stindl did the only goal for Germany in the 20th minute.
- The awards given in the competition are as follows:
- Adidas Golden Ball – Julian Draxler (German Captain)
- Adidas Silver Ball – Alexis Sanchez (Chile)
- Adidas Bronze Ball – Leon Goretzka (Germany)
- Adidas Golden Boot – Timo Werner (Germany, 3 goals, 2 assists)
- Adidas Silver Boot – Lars Stindl and Leon Goretzka (both joint winners 3 goals , 0 assist)
- Adidas Golden Glove – Claudio Bravo (Captain Chile)
- FIFA Fair Play Award – Germany
- Germany has won four Football World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) and three UEFA Cup (1972, 1980, 1996), but this is Germany’s first title in the Confederations Cup.
- Four-time Confederations Cup winning team Brazil (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013) failed to qualify for the tournament this time.
- This is the first ever Confederations Cup tournament in which Video Assistant Referees (VARs) were used.
- Confederations Cup is played every fourth year among the 6th Football Associations (UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, AFC and OFC) and the current World Cup winners and with the host country (total 8 teams).
Related Links:-
http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/teams/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/awards/index.html
http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/statistics/index.html