n.国际联合会杯赛

confederations───n.邦联；同盟（confederation的复数）

confederation───n.联盟；邦联；同盟

confederationism───n.联盟；邦联；同盟(confederation的变形)

confederationist───邦联的

confederating───adj.同盟的，联合的；美国南部邦联的(Confederate)；n.同盟国，同盟者；帮凶；美国南部邦联支持者(Confederate)；v.使联盟；使联合

considerations───n.考虑；注意事项（consideration的复数形式）；体贴

concentrations───n.关注点；[土壤]浓聚物（concentration的复数）

But the USA managed it at the Confederations Cup, and deservedly, so it can be done. Al.───但是美国队在联合会杯中无可置疑地战胜了他们，这说明西班牙是可以被击败的。

But something funny happened on the way to irrelevance: the US made a shocking run to the Confederations Cup final.───但就在人们逐渐对美国足球漠不关心时，有趣的事情发生了：美国队在联合会杯上出乎意料地打进了决赛。

I only got to know South Africa last year during the Confederations Cup and it's a country which fascinates me.───我是在去年联合会杯比赛的时候才开始了解南非的，我被深深地吸引了。

The United States' impressive showing in last summer's Confederations Cup, particularly, buffed Bradley's reputation as a fine motivator.───美国队在去年夏天联盟杯中表演令人印象深刻，特别对提高布拉德利的声誉是良好的激励。

We've just played the toughest team in Group C, a team who got to the final of the Confederations Cup, and were a right banana skin.───我们刚和C组里最厉害的球队踢过球，一个能进入联合会杯决赛的球队，这可真是件麻烦事。

We played against Zico in the last Confederations Cup, and that was already a difficult experience. It was an extremely difficult game.───在上届联合会杯比赛中，我们遇到了济科带领的球队，那是非常艰难的一场比赛。

But you can't argue with one defeat in two years, not to mention a Confederations Cup win and qualifying on top in South America.───但你无法指责他，因为在过去两年的比赛中，巴西只有一场失利，更别提2009年联合会杯的夺冠和南美区预选赛第一的成绩。

In addition, branding around the Confederations Cup was not "elaborate" enough and accommodation had to be improved.───另外，联合会足球赛周边的品牌还不够“精致”，住宿条件有待改善。

The Confederations Cup would be nice but clearly the number one objective is to do really well at the World Cup.───联合会杯将会是不错的荣誉，但显然我们的头号目标是在世界杯上做到最好。

An argument breaks out during an informal soccer game in a township a few hours before the Fifa Confederations Cup football match Spain vs South Africa on June 20, 2009 in Bloemfontein.

South Africans wait near the stadium entrance a few hours before the Fifa Confederations Cup football match Spain vs South Africa on June 20, 2009 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Spain were expected to breeze through to the Confederations Cup final but were stunned by goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey.