2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

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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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Greece	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Matches

Japan v Mexico

16 June 2005

18:00

Japan	1–2	Mexico
Yanagisawa 12'	Report	Sinha 39' Fonseca 64'

Stadium Hanover, Hanover

Attendance: 24,036

Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

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

16 June 2005

20:45

Brazil	3–0	Greece
Adriano 41' Robinho 46' Juninho 81'	Report

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 42,507

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

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

19 June 2005

18:00

Greece	0–1	Japan
	Report	Oguro 76'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 34,314

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Greece

Japan


GK	1	Antonios Nikopolidis
CB	4	Stathis Tavlaridis		31'
CB	6	Angelos Basinas
CB	5	Sotirios Kyrgiakos
RM	23	Vasilios 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	Vasilios 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

19 June 2005

20:45

Mexico	1–0	Brazil
Borgetti 59'	Report

Stadium Hanover, Hanover

Attendance: 43,677

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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

22 June 2005

20:45

Greece	0–0	Mexico
	Report

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 31,285

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

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

22 June 2005

20:45

Japan	2–2	Brazil
Nakamura 27' Oguro 88'	Report	Robinho 10' Ronaldinho 32'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 44,922

Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

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

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

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[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.

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2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Contents

Standings

Matches

Japan v Mexico

Brazil v Greece

Greece v Japan

Mexico v Brazil

Greece v Mexico

Japan v Brazil

References