2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 16 June and 22 June 2005. Mexico won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Brazil. Japan and Greece failed to advance.

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4   Greece 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches edit

Japan v Mexico edit

Japan  1–2  Mexico
  • Yanagisawa   12'
Report
Attendance: 24,036
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB 2 Makoto Tanaka
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
CB 3 Takayuki Chano   82'
RM 21 Akira Kaji   90+2'
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 15 Takashi Fukunishi
LM 14 Alex
AM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura   59'
AM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara   68'
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
MF 18 Junichi Inamoto   59'
FW 16 Masashi Oguro   68'
FW 9 Keiji Tamada   82'
Manager:
  Zico
GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 2 Aarón Galindo
CB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 18 Salvador Carmona
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado   46'
CM 8 Pável Pardo (c)
LM 21 Jaime Lozano   46'
AM 17 Francisco Fonseca   86'
AM 7 Sinha
CF 9 Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
MF 14 Gonzalo Pineda   46'
MF 22 Luis Ernesto Pérez   46'
MF 20 Juan Pablo Rodríguez   86'
Manager:
  Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Sinha (Mexico)[1]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream (Australia)
Jim Ouliaris (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Brazil v Greece edit

Brazil  3–0  Greece
Report
Attendance: 42,507
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
GK 1 Dida
RB 13 Cicinho
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Roque Júnior (c)
LB 6 Gilberto   84'
CM 5 Emerson
CM 11 Zé Roberto
LM 10 Ronaldinho   71'
RW 8 Kaká   77'
CF 7 Robinho
CF 9 Adriano   71'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Ricardo Oliveira   71'
MF 19 Renato   71'
MF 18 Juninho Pernambucano   77'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis   46'
CB 5 Sotirios Kyrgiakos   80'
CB 18 Giannis Goumas
LB 6 Angelos Basinas
RM 20 Giorgos Karagounis   32'
CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)   73'
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis
LM 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos
CF 9 Angelos Charisteas
CF 15 Zisis Vryzas   46'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Loukas Vyntra   46'
FW 11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos   46'
FW 17 Ioannis Amanatidis   73'
Manager:
  Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match:
Robinho (Brazil)[2]

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Greece v Japan edit

Greece  0–1  Japan
Report
Attendance: 34,314
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
CB 4 Stathis Tavlaridis   31'
CB 6 Angelos Basinas
CB 5 Sotirios Kyrgiakos
RM 23 Vassilis Lakis   59'
CM 21 Kostas Katsouranis
CM 20 Giorgos Karagounis   54'
LM 14 Takis Fyssas
RW 9 Angelos Charisteas
LW 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos
CF 15 Zisis Vryzas (c)   46'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Vassilios Tsiartas   31'
FW 22 Theofanis Gekas   46'
FW 11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos   59'
Manager:
  Otto Rehhagel
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB 21 Akira Kaji
CB 2 Makoto Tanaka
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
LB 14 Alex   83'
RM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura   89'
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 15 Takashi Fukunishi
LM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara   74'
CF 9 Keiji Tamada   66'
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
FW 16 Masashi Oguro   66'
MF 4 Yasuhito Endō   74'
MF 6 Kōji Nakata   89'
Manager:
  Zico

Man of the Match:
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)[3]

Assistant referees:
Carsten Kadach (Germany)
Volker Wezel (Germany)
Fourth official:
Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Mexico v Brazil edit

Mexico  1–0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 43,677
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez   80'
RB 18 Salvador Carmona
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 2 Aarón Galindo
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 11 Ramón Morales   73'
CM 7 Sinha
CM 8 Pável Pardo (c)
LM 14 Gonzalo Pineda   51'   69'
CF 17 Francisco Fonseca   46'
CF 9 Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
MF 22 Luis Ernesto Pérez   46'
DF 16 Mario Méndez   69'
FW 19 Alberto Medina   73'
Manager:
  Ricardo La Volpe
GK 1 Dida
RB 13 Cicinho
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Roque Júnior (c)   29'
LB 6 Gilberto
RM 8 Kaká   76'
CM 5 Emerson   66'
CM 11 Zé Roberto
LM 10 Ronaldinho
CF 9 Adriano
CF 7 Robinho   66'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Ricardo Oliveira   66'
MF 19 Renato   66'
MF 18 Juninho Pernambucano   76'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Oswaldo Sánchez (Mexico)[4]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Greece v Mexico edit

Greece  0–0  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 31,285
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 1 Antonios Nikopolidis
RB 3 Loukas Vyntra
CB 19 Michalis Kapsis   74'
CB 18 Giannis Goumas
LB 14 Takis Fyssas
RM 17 Ioannis Amanatidis   8'   46'
CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
CM 6 Angelos Basinas
LM 8 Stelios Giannakopoulos
CF 9 Angelos Charisteas
CF 15 Zisis Vryzas   61'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Theofanis Gekas   46'
FW 11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos   61'
DF 4 Stathis Tavlaridis   85'   74'
Manager:
  Otto Rehhagel
GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez
RB 16 Mario Méndez
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 14 Gonzalo Pineda
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 11 Ramón Morales
CM 8 Pável Pardo (c)   39'   46'
CM 20 Juan Pablo Rodríguez   47'
LM 21 Jaime Lozano   73'
SS 22 Luis Ernesto Pérez
CF 17 Francisco Fonseca   61'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Alberto Medina   46'
MF 6 Gerardo Torrado   61'
DF 4 Rafael Márquez   73'
Manager:
  Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Oswaldo Sánchez (Mexico)[5]

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Japan v Brazil edit

Japan  2–2  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 44,922
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB 21 Akira Kaji   55'
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
CB 2 Makoto Tanaka
LB 14 Alex   28'
DM 15 Takashi Fukunishi
RM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara   46'
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
LM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
SS 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa   73'
CF 9 Keiji Tamada   46'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Kōji Nakata   35'   46'
FW 16 Masashi Oguro   46'
FW 11 Takayuki Suzuki   73'
Manager:
  Zico
GK 12 Marcos
RB 13 Cicinho   56'
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 14 Juan
LB 16 Léo
DM 17 Gilberto Silva
RM 8 Kaká   62'
CM 10 Ronaldinho (c)
LM 11 Zé Roberto   66'   78'
SS 7 Robinho
CF 9 Adriano   62'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Renato   62'
MF 20 Júlio Baptista   62'
MF 22 Edu   78'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)[6]

Assistant referees:
Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
Ali Tomusange (Uganda)
Fourth official:
Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

References edit

  1. ^ "JPN-MEX (Match 3), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Zinha (MEX)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ "BRA-GRE (Match 4), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Robinho (BRA)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "GRE-JPN (Match 8), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (JPN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2005. Archived from the original on 7 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "MEX-BRA (Match 7), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sanchez (MEX)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2005. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ^ "GRE-MEX (Match 11), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sanchez (MEX)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. ^ "JPN-BRA (Match 12) Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (JPN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2005. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.