2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group A of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 31 May and 4 June 2001. Japan won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Brazil. Cameroon and Canada failed to advance.[1]

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
 Brazil 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Canada 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1

Results

Brazil v Cameroon

Brazil 2–0 Cameroon
Washington 53'
Carlos Miguel 57'
Report
Attendance: 10,519
Brazil
Cameroon
GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria  15'
DF 3 Lúcio  76'
DF 4 Edmílson
DF 16 Léo
MF 5 Léomar
MF 8 Vampeta  46'
MF 17 Vágner  46'
MF 20 Ramon
FW 9 Sonny Anderson
FW 21 Washington
Substitutions:
MF 11 Carlos Miguel  46'
MF 18 Fábio Rochemback  46'
DF 15 Caçapa  76'
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK 1 Alioum Boukar
DF 3 Pierre Womé
DF 4 Rigobert Song  78'
DF 5 Raymond Kalla  11'
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
MF 8 Geremi Njitap
MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji  76'
MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé  5'
MF 20 Salomon Olembé
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o  58'
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma  77'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Joël Epalle  76'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  77'
Manager:
Pierre Lechantre

Japan v Canada

Japan 3–0 Canada
Ono 57'
Nishizawa 60'
Morishima 88'
Report
Attendance: 39,006
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Japan
Canada
GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 2 Kenichi Uemura  38'
DF 4 Ryuzo Morioka
DF 16 Kōji Nakata
DF 18 Kazuyuki Toda
MF 5 Junichi Inamoto  66'
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata  81'
MF 14 Teruyoshi Ito  67'
MF 21 Shinji Ono
FW 8 Hiroaki Morishima
FW 9 Akinori Nishizawa
Substitutions:
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  38'
MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin  67'
MF 10 Atsuhiro Miura  81'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 3 Mark Watson
DF 5 Jason de Vos
DF 13 Carl Fletcher
DF 20 Kevin McKenna  51'
MF 6 Jason Bent
MF 7 Paul Stalteri
MF 11 Jim Brennan
MF 14 Daniel Imhof  63'
FW 19 Paul Peschisolido
FW 10 Davide Xausa  79'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tam Nsaliwa  63'
FW 9 Carlo Corazzin  79'
Manager:
Holger Osieck

Canada v Brazil

Canada 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Canada
Brazil
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 3 Mark Watson  69'
DF 4 Tony Menezes
DF 5 Jason de Vos  67'
DF 20 Kevin McKenna
MF 6 Jason Bent
MF 7 Paul Stalteri
MF 8 Nick Dasovic
MF 11 Jim Brennan
FW 19 Paul Peschisolido  84'
FW 10 Davide Xausa  46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Carlo Corazzin  46'
DF 13 Carl Fletcher  69'
FW 17 Dwayne De Rosario  84'
Manager:
Holger Osieck
GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria
DF 3 Lúcio
DF 4 Edmílson
DF 16 Léo
MF 5 Léomar
MF 11 Carlos Miguel  52'  70'
MF 18 Fábio Rochemback
MF 20 Ramon  64'
FW 9 Sonny Anderson  22'
FW 21 Washington
Substitutions:
FW 7 Leandro  22'
FW 22 Magno Alves  64'
MF 10 Robert  70'
Manager:
Émerson Leão

Cameroon v Japan

Cameroon 0–2 Japan
Report Suzuki 8', 65'
Attendance: 39,430
Cameroon
Japan
GK 1 Alioum Boukar
DF 3 Pierre Womé  76'
DF 4 Rigobert Song
DF 5 Raymond Kalla
DF 6 Pierre Njanka  84'
MF 8 Geremi Njitap  55'
MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji
MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé
MF 20 Salomon Olembé  55'
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma
Substitutions:
MF 14 Joël Epalle  55'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  55'
DF 2 Bill Tchato  76'
Manager:
Pierre Lechantre
GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 3 Naoki Matsuda
DF 4 Ryuzo Morioka
DF 16 Kōji Nakata
DF 18 Kazuyuki Toda  67'
MF 5 Junichi Inamoto
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata  61'
MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin
MF 21 Shinji Ono  85'
FW 9 Akinori Nishizawa  73'
FW 22 Takayuki Suzuki
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  61'
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  73'
MF 6 Toshihiro Hattori  85'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Brazil v Japan

Brazil 0–0 Japan
Report
Brazil
Japan
GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria
DF 3 Lúcio  25'
DF 4 Edmílson
DF 16 Léo
MF 5 Léomar
MF 11 Carlos Miguel  73'
MF 18 Fábio Rochemback  88'
MF 20 Ramon  31'  62'
FW 7 Leandro
FW 21 Washington  80'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Júlio Baptista  62'
FW 22 Magno Alves  80'
MF 10 Robert  73'
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK 23 Ryōta Tsuzuki
DF 2 Kenichi Uemura
DF 3 Naoki Matsuda
DF 6 Toshihiro Hattori
DF 20 Yasuhiro Hato
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
MF 14 Teruyoshi Ito
MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin  41'
MF 21 Shinji Ono  46'
FW 13 Yoshiteru Yamashita  60'
FW 22 Takayuki Suzuki  45'  46'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  46'
DF 16 Kōji Nakata  46'
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  60'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Cameroon v Canada

Cameroon 2–0 Canada
Tchoutang 48'
M'Boma 83'
Report
Attendance: 15,822
Cameroon
Canada
GK 12 Jacques Songo'o
DF 4 Rigobert Song
DF 5 Raymond Kalla
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
MF 8 Geremi Njitap
MF 14 Joël Epalle  53'
MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji
MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé  70'
MF 20 Salomon Olembé
FW 7 Bernard Tchoutang  70'
FW 18 Pius Ndiefi
Substitutions:
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o  53'
DF 3 Pierre Womé  70'
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma  70'
Manager:
Pierre Lechantre
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 4 Tony Menezes
DF 5 Jason de Vos
DF 7 Paul Stalteri
DF 13 Carl Fletcher
MF 6 Jason Bent
MF 8 Nick Dasovic
MF 11 Jim Brennan
MF 14 Daniel Imhof
FW 9 Carlo Corazzin  76'
FW 16 Garret Kusch  46'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Dwayne De Rosario  46'
FW 19 Paul Peschisolido  76'
Manager:
Holger Osieck

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