2001 FIFA Confederations Cup final

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup final
Event2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
Japan France
0 1
Date10 June 2001
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
RefereeAli Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance65,533

The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, on 10 June 2001 and was contested by Japan and France.[1] France won the match 1–0 with the only goal coming after half an hour, when Patrick Vieira headed in over the advancing keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi from the edge of the penalty area after a long pass from Frank Leboeuf in midfield.[2] This was Japan's first ever final in a senior FIFA competition, and as of 2022, it is also the one of only three senior FIFA finals to feature an AFC team.

Route to the final

Japan Round France
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Canada 3–0 Match 1  South Korea 5–0
 Cameroon 2–0 Match 2  Australia 0–1
 Brazil 0–0 Match 3  Mexico 4–0
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
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 0 1 9 1 8 6
 Australia 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Australia 1–0 Semi-final  Brazil 2–1

Match details

Japan 0–1 France
Report Vieira 30'
Attendance: 65,533
Japan
France
GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB 20 Yasuhiro Hato
CB 4 Ryuzo Morioka (c)
CB 3 Naoki Matsuda  36'
LB 16 Kōji Nakata
RM 14 Teruyoshi Ito
CM 5 Junichi Inamoto  46'
CM 18 Kazuyuki Toda
LM 21 Shinji Ono  60'
CF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  89'
CF 9 Akinori Nishizawa  74'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Atsuhiro Miura  46'
FW 19 Tatsuhiko Kubo  60'
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  74'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Ulrich Ramé
RB 19 Christian Karembeu
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu  52'
RM 6 Youri Djorkaeff  65'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 7 Robert Pires
LM 11 Sylvain Wiltord
CF 9 Nicolas Anelka
CF 17 Steve Marlet  58'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Laurent Robert  58'
MF 10 Eric Carrière  65'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Assistant referees:
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)

References

  1. ^ "Classy France outplay Japan". BBC Sport. 10 June 2001. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. ^ "2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Final". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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