2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

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2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Coupe des Confédérations 2003
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates18–29 June
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Third placeFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Fourth placeFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Attendance491,700 (30,731 per match)
Top scorer Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thierry Henry (4 goals)
Best player Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Thierry Henry
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
← 2001
2005 →

The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in June 2003. Hosts France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroonian midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's semi-final against Colombia. Foé's death united the French and Cameroonian teams in the final match, which was played even though players from both sides had explicitly stated that the match should not be played out of respect for Foé. France went on to win with a golden goal from Thierry Henry.

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At the presentation of medals and trophies, two Cameroon players held a large photo of Foé and a runner-up medal was hung to the edge of the photo. When French captain Marcel Desailly was presented with the Confederations Cup, which he held in unison with Cameroon captain Rigobert Song. Foé finished third in media voting for player of the tournament and was posthumously awarded the Bronze Ball at its conclusion.

This was the last Confederations Cup that did not serve as a warm-up event to the FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams Red - Participated in Group A Blue - Participated in Group B 2003 confed cup.png
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams
Red – Participated in Group A
Blue – Participated in Group B
TeamConfederationQualification methodDate qualification securedParticipation no.
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France UEFA UEFA Euro 2000 winners
Hosts		2 July 2000
24 September 2002		2nd
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CONMEBOL 2002 FIFA World Cup winners30 June 20024th
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan AFC 2000 AFC Asian Cup winners29 October 20003rd
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia CONMEBOL 2001 Copa América winners29 July 20011st
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CONCACAF 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners2 February 20023rd
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon CAF 2002 African Cup of Nations winners10 February 20022nd
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey UEFA 2002 FIFA World Cup third place122 October 2002 [1] 1st
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand OFC 2002 OFC Nations Cup winners14 July 20022nd

1 Italy, the UEFA Euro 2000 runners-up, declined to take part as did Germany, the 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up. So did Spain, who were ranked second in the FIFA World Rankings at the time. They were replaced by Turkey, who came third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [1]

Bid process

Five bids came before the deadline at 1 May 2002. Australia, Portugal and the United States put in single bids, while South Africa–Egypt and France–Switzerland put in joint bids. The France–Switzerland bid never materialized. [2] [3]

The host was selected on 24 September 2002, during a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee. [4]

Venues

The matches were played in:

Paris (Saint-Denis) Lyon Saint-Étienne
Stade de France Stade de Gerland Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
48°55′28″N2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°E / 48.92444; 2.36000 (Stade de France) 45°43′26″N4°49′56″E / 45.72389°N 4.83222°E / 45.72389; 4.83222 (Stade de Gerland) 45°27′38.76″N4°23′24.42″E / 45.4607667°N 4.3901167°E / 45.4607667; 4.3901167 (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Capacity: 80,000Capacity: 41,200Capacity: 36,000
Finale Coupe de France 2010-2011 (Lille LOSC vs Paris SG PSG).jpg Stade-Gerland-RWC2007.JPG Stade-GeoffroyGuichard-RWC2007.JPG

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 330081+79
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 320142+26
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310243+13
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003111−100
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg12', 75'
Nakata Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 36,038
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Henry Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.) Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 38,541
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
López Soccerball shade.svg58'
Yepes Soccerball shade.svg75'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report De Gregorio Soccerball shade.svg27'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 22,811
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pires Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Govou Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg59'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 33,070
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg5–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Kapo Soccerball shade.svg17'
Henry Soccerball shade.svg20'
Cissé Soccerball shade.svg71'
Giuly Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Pires Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 36,842
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 24,541
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 321020+27
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31114404
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 31113304
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 301213−21
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Okan Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.)
Tuncay Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Beasley Soccerball shade.svg37'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 16,944
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 46,719
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Geremi Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.) Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 43,743
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg22' Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 20,306
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg23'
Alex Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Gökdeniz Soccerball shade.svg53'
Okan Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 29,170
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 19,206
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June - Lyon
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
29 June - Saint-Denis
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
26 June - Saint-Denis
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (asdet)1
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 3
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2
 
Third place
 
 
28 June - Saint-Étienne
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2

Semi-finals

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ndiefi Soccerball shade.svg9' Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 12,352
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Henry Soccerball shade.svg11'
Pires Soccerball shade.svg26'
Wiltord Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report Gökdeniz Soccerball shade.svg42'
Tuncay Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 41,195
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Third place play-off

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Tuncay Soccerball shade.svg2'
Okan Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 18,237
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Final

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report Henry Soccerball shade gold.svg97'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 51,985
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Awards

Golden Ball

The Golden Ball award is given to the tournament's best player, as voted by the media.

AwardsGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Players Thierry Henry Tuncay Şanlı Marc-Vivien Foé
TeamFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Votes28%15%7%

Golden Shoe

The Golden Shoe award is given to the tournament's top goalscorer.

AwardsGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe
Players Thierry Henry Tuncay Şanlı [a] Shunsuke Nakamura [b]
TeamFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Goals433
  1. ↑ Although four other players had three goals each, Tuncay Şanlı received the Silver Shoe award as he was the only one of the five to have registered an assist in the competition.
  2. ↑ Lowest number of minutes played (170). Giovanni Hernández, Robert Pires and Okan Yılmaz also produced/recorded three goals and zero assists.

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA presents the Fair Play Award to the team with the best fair play record, according to a points system and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee.

FIFA Fair Play Award
TeamFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Total895
Matches played3
Maximum1,000

Source: FIFA [5]

Statistics

Goalscorers

Thierry Henry received the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 37 goals were scored by 22 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 A Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (H)5500123+915Champions
2 B Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 531131+210Runners-up
3 B Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 52128807Third place
4 A Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 52035506Fourth place
5 B Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 31113304Eliminated in
group stage
6 A Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310243+13
7 B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 301213−21
8 A Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003111−100
Source: FIFA [6]
(H) Hosts

References

  1. 1 2 Turkey accept Confederations Cup invitation
  2. ↑ "Egypt, South Africa gunning for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup". panapress.com. 14 March 2002.
  3. ↑ "USA bids to host 2003 Confederations Cup". socceramerica.com. 3 July 2002.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Executive Committee designates France as hosts of 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup". FIFA. 24 September 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup official awards". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Paris. 29 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2017. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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