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

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:

Matches

Japan v Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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.