It was contested by eight men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body, who qualified by winning their respective continental tournaments.

The Confederations Cup final matches were the last of the competition, and the results determine which country's team were declared champions.

The winning penalty shoot-out team were then declared champions.

Of these, thirteen made it to the final match, and six had won.

The competition was cancelled in 2019 and replaced with an expanded FIFA Club World Cup.