2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 15 June and 21 June 2005. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Argentina. Tunisia and Australia failed to advance.

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (H)321095+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg  Argentina 321085+37
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 31023523
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 300351050
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Matches

Argentina v Tunisia

Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg2–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 28,033
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
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Tunisia
GK12 Germán Lux Yellow card.svg 71'
CB16 Fabricio Coloccini
CB13 Gonzalo Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 17'
CB6 Gabriel Heinze
RM19 Maxi Rodríguez
CM17 Lucas Bernardi
LM3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)Sub off.svg 79'
RW22 Luciano Galletti
AM8 Juan Román Riquelme
LW18 Mario Santana
CF9 Javier Saviola Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
FW7 Carlos Tevez Sub on.svg 66'
DF4 Javier Zanetti Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK16 Khaled Fadhel
RB6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 46'
CB2 Karim Saidi
CB15 Radhi Jaïdi Yellow card.svg 80'
LB19 Anis Ayari
RM12 Jawhar Mnari
CM14 Adel Chedli
LM18 Selim Benachour
RW3 Karim Essediri
LW7 Imed Mhedhebi Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Haykel Guemamdia Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
DF23 Amir Haj Massaoud Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Francileudo Santos Sub on.svg 46'
FW5 Ziad Jaziri Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Roger Lemerre


Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina) [1]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Germany v Australia

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 46,466
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
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Germany
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Australia
GK1 Oliver Kahn
RB3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card.svg 69'
CB4 Robert Huth Yellow card.svg 20'
CB17 Per Mertesacker
LB16 Thomas Hitzlsperger
RM19 Bernd Schneider Sub off.svg 76'
CM8 Torsten Frings
CM13 Michael Ballack (c)Yellow card.svg 90+3'
LM7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 51'Sub off.svg 83'
CF22 Kevin Kurányi Sub off.svg 68'
CF20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
FW14 Gerald Asamoah Sub on.svg 68'
MF10 Sebastian Deisler Sub on.svg 76'
MF15 Fabian Ernst Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK1 Mark Schwarzer
CB2 Kevin Muscat
CB3 Craig Moore (c)
CB6 Tony Popovic Sub off.svg 57'
DM4 Lucas Neill
RM7 Brett Emerton
CM20 Ljubo Milicevic Yellow card.svg 38'
CM8 Josip Skoko
LM11 Scott Chipperfield Sub off.svg 83'
SS10 Tim Cahill Sub off.svg 74'
CF15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF17 Jonathan McKain Sub on.svg 57'
MF19 Jason Culina Sub on.svg 74'
FW22 Archie Thompson Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Frank Farina


Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany) [2]

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Tunisia v Germany

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 44,377
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
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Germany
GK1 Ali Boumnijel
RB6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB4 Wisam El Abdy Yellow card.svg 73'
CB15 Radhi Jaïdi Yellow card.svg 5'
LB20 José Clayton
RM8 Mehdi Nafti
CM12 Jawhar Mnari
CM10 Kaies Ghodhbane Sub off.svg 59'
LM14 Adel Chedli
CF5 Ziad Jaziri Sub off.svg 83'
CF11 Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
FW13 Hamed Namouchi Sub on.svg 59'
FW17 Chaouki Ben Saada Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Roger Lemerre
GK12 Jens Lehmann
RB3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card.svg 22'
CB4 Robert Huth
CB17 Per Mertesacker
LB16 Thomas Hitzlsperger Sub off.svg 68'
RM10 Sebastian Deisler
CM8 Torsten Frings
CM13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF14 Gerald Asamoah Sub off.svg 62'
CF20 Lukas Podolski Sub off.svg 87'
Substitutions:
FW22 Kevin Kurányi Sub on.svg 62'
MF19 Bernd Schneider Sub on.svg 68'
FW9 Mike Hanke Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann


Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany) [3]

Assistant referees:
Anthony Garwood (Jamaica)
Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Australia v Argentina

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–4Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Report
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 25,618
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
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Argentina
GK1 Mark Schwarzer
RB2 Kevin Muscat Sub off.svg 46'
CB3 Craig Moore (c)Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CB5 Tony Vidmar
LB4 Lucas Neill Yellow card.svg 30'
CM20 Ljubo Milicevic Sub off.svg 56'
CM8 Josip Skoko Sub off.svg 74'
RW7 Brett Emerton Yellow card.svg 43'
AM10 Tim Cahill Yellow card.svg 49'
LW11 Scott Chipperfield
CF15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
FW9 Mark Viduka Sub on.svg 46'
DF17 Jonathan McKain Sub on.svg 56'
MF19 Jason Culina Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK12 Germán Lux
RB4 Javier Zanetti
CB16 Fabricio Coloccini Sub off.svg 86'
CB2 Walter Samuel Yellow card.svg 10'
LB6 Gabriel Heinze
RM18 Mario Santana Sub off.svg 66'
CM17 Lucas Bernardi
CM8 Juan Román Riquelme
LM3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF21 Luciano Figueroa
CF9 Javier Saviola Sub off.svg 73'
Substitutions:
MF5 Esteban Cambiasso Sub on.svg 66'
MF10 Pablo Aimar Sub on.svg 73'
DF13 Gonzalo Rodríguez Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
José Pékerman


Man of the Match:
Luciano Figueroa (Argentina) [4]

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Bengech Allaberdyev (Turkmenistan)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Australia v Tunisia

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 23,952
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
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Australia
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Tunisia
GK12 Michael Petkovic
RB4 Lucas Neill
CB3 Craig Moore (c)
CB5 Tony Vidmar
LB14 Simon Colosimo Yellow card.svg 39'
RM19 Jason Culina
CM8 Josip Skoko Sub off.svg 61'
CM17 Jonathan McKain Yellow card.svg 25'
LM11 Scott Chipperfield Sub off.svg 38'
CF9 Mark Viduka Sub off.svg 46'
CF15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF20 Ljubo Milicevic Sub on.svg 38'
FW22 Archie Thompson Yellow card.svg 90'Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Tim Cahill Yellow card.svg 62'Sub on.svg 61'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK22 Hamdi Kasraoui
RB6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB2 Karim Saidi
CB12 Jawhar Mnari
LB19 Anis Ayari Yellow card.svg 88'
RM13 Hamed Namouchi
CM8 Mehdi Nafti
CM17 Chaouki Ben Saada Yellow card.svg 28'Sub off.svg 69'
LM14 Adel Chedli Sub off.svg 55'
CF11 Francileudo Santos Sub off.svg 89'
CF9 Haykel Guemamdia
Substitutions:
FW21 Issam Jemâa Sub on.svg 55'
MF10 Kaies Ghodhbane Sub on.svg 69'
FW5 Ziad Jaziri Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Roger Lemerre


Man of the Match:
Francileudo Santos (Tunisia) [5]

Assistant referees:
Cristian Julio (Chile)
Mario Vargas (Chile)
Fourth official:
Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Argentina v Germany

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Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 42,088
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
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Argentina
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Germany
GK12 Germán Lux
RB4 Javier Zanetti
CB16 Fabricio Coloccini
CB2 Walter Samuel Yellow card.svg 28'Sub off.svg 62'
LB6 Gabriel Heinze
RM8 Juan Román Riquelme
CM17 Lucas Bernardi Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 53'
CM5 Esteban Cambiasso
LM3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF21 Luciano Figueroa
CF7 Carlos Tevez Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
MF10 Pablo Aimar Sub on.svg 53'
MF18 Mario Santana Sub on.svg 62'
FW11 César Delgado Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK23 Timo Hildebrand
RB2 Andreas Hinkel
CB4 Robert Huth
CB17 Per Mertesacker
LB16 Thomas Hitzlsperger
CM15 Fabian Ernst
CM7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 48'Sub off.svg 70'
RW14 Gerald Asamoah Sub off.svg 58'
AM10 Sebastian Deisler Yellow card.svg 40'
LW19 Bernd Schneider (c)Sub off.svg 46'
CF22 Kevin Kurányi Yellow card.svg 7'
Substitutions:
MF8 Torsten Frings Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Mike Hanke Sub on.svg 58'
MF6 Marco Engelhardt Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann


Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina) [6]

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

References

  1. "ARG-TUN (Match 1), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Roman Riquelme (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "GER-AUS (Match 2), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. "TUN-GER (Match 5), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. "AUS-ARG (Match 6), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Luciano Figueroa (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. "AUS-TUN (Match 9), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Santos (TUN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. "ARG-GER (Match 10), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Riquelme (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.