2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 15 to 22 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Brasília's Mané Garrincha, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.[1] The group consisted of host nation and defending champions Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
November 2012[nb 1] June 2013
A1  Brazil CONMEBOL Host 30 October 2007 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 2009 Champions (1997, 2005, 2009)
A2  Italy UEFA UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up[nb 2] 28 June 2012 N/A 2009 Group stage (2009)
A3  Mexico CONCACAF 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 25 June 2011 1999 2005 Champions (1999)
A4  Japan AFC 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners 29 January 2011 2001 2005 Runners-up (2001)
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of November 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ Due to Spain qualifying as 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 winners.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:[3]

Matches

Brazil vs Japan

Brazil 3–0 Japan
  • Neymar 3'
  • Paulinho 48'
  • Jô 90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 67,423
Brazil[4]
Japan[4]
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 6 Marcelo
DM 17 Luiz Gustavo
CM 18 Paulinho
AM 11 Oscar
RW 19 Hulk  75'
LW 10 Neymar  74'
CF 9 Fred  81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Lucas Moura  74'
MF 8 Hernanes  75'
FW 21 Jô  81'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 6 Atsuto Uchida
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)  45+1'
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō  78'
RW 8 Hiroshi Kiyotake  51'
AM 4 Keisuke Honda  88'
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa
CF 9 Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
FW 18 Ryoichi Maeda  51'
MF 13 Hajime Hosogai  78'
MF 19 Takashi Inui  88'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[5]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
José Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Mexico vs Italy

Mexico 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 73,123
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Mexico[6]
Italy[6]
GK 12 José de Jesús Corona
RB 22 Gerardo Flores
CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)
CB 15 Héctor Moreno  47'
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
CM 17 Jesús Zavala  86'
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado
RW 11 Javier Aquino  53'
AM 10 Giovani dos Santos  58'
LW 18 Andrés Guardado
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF 21 Hiram Mier  53'
FW 19 Raúl Jiménez  86'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 20 Ignazio Abate
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli  34'
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 5 Mattia De Sciglio
RM 16 Daniele De Rossi  81'
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo
LM 18 Riccardo Montolivo
AM 8 Claudio Marchisio  68'
AM 22 Emanuele Giaccherini  88'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli  79'  86'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Alessio Cerci  68'
FW 11 Alberto Gilardino  86'
MF 7 Alberto Aquilani  88'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[7]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Sergio Román (Chile)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Brazil vs Mexico

Brazil 2–0 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 57,804
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Brazil[8]
Mexico[8]
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves  76'
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)  44'
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 6 Marcelo
DM 17 Luiz Gustavo
CM 18 Paulinho
CM 11 Oscar  62'
RW 19 Hulk  78'
LW 10 Neymar
CF 9 Fred  82'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hernanes  62'
MF 7 Lucas Moura  78'
FW 21 Jô  82'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 12 José de Jesús Corona
RB 21 Hiram Mier
CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)  90'
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 20 Jorge Torres Nilo  70'
CM 3 Carlos Salcido
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado  88'
RW 22 Gerardo Flores  58'
AM 10 Giovani dos Santos
LW 18 Andrés Guardado  21'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF 16 Héctor Herrera  89'  58'
MF 7 Pablo Barrera  70'
FW 19 Raúl Jiménez  88'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[9]

Assistant referees:
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)
Fifth official:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Italy vs Japan

Italy 4–3 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 40,489
Italy[10]
Japan[10]
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)  20'
RB 2 Christian Maggio  59'
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 5 Mattia De Sciglio
DM 21 Andrea Pirlo
RM 18 Riccardo Montolivo
LM 16 Daniele De Rossi  36'
AM 7 Alberto Aquilani  30'
AM 22 Emanuele Giaccherini  68'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
FW 10 Sebastian Giovinco  30'
DF 20 Ignazio Abate  59'
MF 8 Claudio Marchisio  68'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 6 Atsuto Uchida  73'
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno  90'
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)  52'  90+2'
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō
RW 9 Shinji Okazaki
AM 4 Keisuke Honda
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa
CF 18 Ryoichi Maeda  79'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Hiroki Sakai  73'
FW 11 Mike Havenaar  79'
MF 14 Kengo Nakamura  90+2'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Shinji Kagawa (Japan)[11]

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)

Italy vs Brazil

See also: Brazil–Italy football rivalry
Italy 2–4 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 48,874
Italy[12]
Brazil[12]
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 20 Ignazio Abate  30'
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 5 Mattia De Sciglio
CM 18 Riccardo Montolivo  26'
CM 7 Alberto Aquilani
RW 6 Antonio Candreva
AM 8 Claudio Marchisio  40'
LW 23 Alessandro Diamanti  72'
CF 9 Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
MF 22 Emanuele Giaccherini  26'
DF 2 Christian Maggio  30'
FW 14 Stephan El Shaarawy  72'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK 12 Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 4 David Luiz  8'  33'
LB 6 Marcelo
CM 8 Hernanes
CM 17 Luiz Gustavo  44'
RW 19 Hulk  76'
AM 11 Oscar
LW 10 Neymar  28'  69'
CF 9 Fred
Substitutions:
DF 13 Dante  33'
MF 20 Bernard  69'
MF 5 Fernando  76'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[13]

Assistant referees:
Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Japan vs Mexico

Japan 1–2 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 52,690
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Japan[14]
Mexico[14]
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 21 Hiroki Sakai  38'  58'
CB 16 Yuzo Kurihara
CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo  77'
CM 13 Hajime Hosogai
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō (c)
RW 9 Shinji Okazaki
AM 4 Keisuke Honda
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa
CF 18 Ryoichi Maeda  65'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Atsuto Uchida  58'
DF 22 Maya Yoshida  65'
MF 14 Kengo Nakamura  77'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni
GK 1 Guillermo Ochoa  90+5'
RB 21 Hiram Mier
CB 4 Diego Reyes
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 20 Jorge Torres Nilo
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM 17 Jesús Zavala
RW 10 Giovani dos Santos  78'
LW 18 Andrés Guardado  71'
CF 19 Raúl Jiménez  90'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF 3 Carlos Salcido  71'
MF 7 Pablo Barrera  78'
MF 11 Javier Aquino  90'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)[15]

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)
Fifth official:
Michael Mullarkey (England)

References

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