Confederations Cup: Uruguay Too Much For Tahiti, Will Join Spain (Who Won Group B) In Semifinals

Group-stage play in the FIFA Confederations Cup concluded with two games in Group B played on Sunday in Brazil.

At Fortaleza:

Jordi Alba scored twice (3', 88') while Fernando Torres (here congratulated by teammate Alvaro Arbeloa) added another score in the 62nd minute as Spain dominated Nigeria 3-0 to win Group B.

Photo from Yahoo-Eurosport website

At Recife:

In a game that saw both teams reduced to ten men, Abel Hernandez delivered a quadruple (2', 24', 45'+1, PK-67') while Luis Suarez--who became his country's all-time leading goal scorer---added a double (82', 90', he's here being congratulated by teammate Alvaro Pereira) Uruguay clinched a berth in the semifinal round following their 8-0 frontier-styled fistbeating of overmatched Tahiti.

Reuters photo

FINAL GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Spain (GP: 3; GD: +14; PTS: 9)
2. Uruguay (GP: 3; GD: +8; PTS: 6)
3. Nigeria (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. Tahiti (GP: 3; GD: -23; PTS: 0)

Spain and Uruguay advanced to the semifinal round.

Semifinal match-ups:

Wednesday @ Belo Horizone, Brazil:

Brazil vs. Uruguay

Thursday @ Fortaleza, Brazil:

Spain vs. Italy