2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fifth FIFA Confederations Cup and the third to be organised by FIFA. It was also the first in which the original hosts, Saudi Arabia, did not participate (they were the nation who founded the tournament, previously known as the King Fahd Cup). The tournament was played from 30 May to 10 June 2001, and co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, who were also hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. It was won by France, beating hosts Japan 1–0, with a goal from Patrick Vieira.

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
대한민국/일본 2001년
2001 韓国/日本
Tournament details
Host countriesSouth Korea
Japan
Dates30 May – 10 June
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Australia
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored31 (1.94 per match)
Attendance557,191 (34,824 per match)
Top scorer(s) Éric Carrière
Shaun Murphy
Robert Pires
Hwang Sun-hong
Takayuki Suzuki
Patrick Vieira
Sylvain Wiltord
(2 goals each)
Best player(s) Robert Pires
Fair play award Japan

By winning the tournament, France became the second team to simultaneously be World Cup champions, continental champions and Confederations Cup winners, after Brazil in 1997.

The eight teams were split into two groups of four, in which each team plays each of the others once, with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals.

Qualified teams
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams
Team Confederation Qualification method Date qualification secured Participation no.
 South Korea AFC Co-hosts 31 May 1996 1st
 Japan AFC Co-hosts
2000 AFC Asian Cup winners		 31 May 1996 2nd
 France UEFA 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winners 12 July 1998 1st
 Brazil CONMEBOL 1999 Copa América winners 18 July 1999 3rd
 Mexico CONCACAF 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winners 4 August 1999 4th
 Cameroon CAF 2000 African Cup of Nations winners 13 February 2000 1st
 Canada CONCACAF 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 27 February 2000 1st
 Australia OFC 2000 OFC Nations Cup winners 28 June 2000 2nd

Venues
South Korea
Daegu Ulsan Suwon
Daegu World Cup Stadium Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 68,014 Capacity: 43,550 Capacity: 43,188
Japan
Yokohama Ibaraki Niigata
International Stadium Yokohama Kashima Soccer Stadium Niigata Stadium
Capacity: 72,327 Capacity: 40,728 Capacity: 42,300

Match referees

Squads
Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

Group stage

Group A
Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 320191+86
 Australia 320131+26
 South Korea 320136−36
 Mexico 300318−70
France 5–0 South Korea
Marlet  9'
Vieira  19'
Anelka  34'
Djorkaeff  80'
Wiltord  90'		 Report
Attendance: 61,500
Mexico 0–2 Australia
Report Murphy  20'
Skoko  54'
Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Australia 1–0 France
Zane  60' Report
Attendance: 44,400
South Korea 2–1 Mexico
Hwang Sun-hong  56'
Yoo Sang-chul  90'		 Report Víctor Ruiz  81'
Attendance: 41,550
France 4–0 Mexico
Wiltord  9'
Carrière  63', 84'
Pires  72'		 Report
Attendance: 28,864
South Korea 1–0 Australia
Hwang Sun-hong  24' Report
Attendance: 42,754

Group B
Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 321050+57
 Brazil 312020+25
 Cameroon 310224−23
 Canada 301205−51
Brazil 2–0 Cameroon
Washington  53'
Carlos Miguel  57'		 Report
Attendance: 10,519
Japan 3–0 Canada
Ono  57'
Nishizawa  60'
Morishima  88'		 Report
Attendance: 39,006
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Canada 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Cameroon 0–2 Japan
Report Suzuki  8', 65'
Attendance: 39,430
Brazil 0–0 Japan
Report
Attendance: 37,740
Cameroon 2–0 Canada
Tchoutang  48'
M'Boma  83'		 Report
Attendance: 15,822

Knockout stage
Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 June – Yokohama
 
 
 Japan1
 
10 June – Yokohama
 
 Australia0
 
 Japan0
 
7 June – Suwon
 
 France1
 
 France2
 
 
 Brazil1
 
Third place
 
 
9 June – Ulsan
 
 
 Australia1
 
 
 Brazil0

Semi-finals
Japan 1–0 Australia
H. Nakata  43' Report
Attendance: 48,699
France 2–1 Brazil
Pires  7'
Desailly  54'		 Report Ramon  30'
Attendance: 34,527

Third place play-off
Australia 1–0 Brazil
Murphy  84' Report
Attendance: 28,520

Final
Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Japan 0–1 France
Report Vieira  30'
Attendance: 65,533

Awards
Golden Ball Golden Shoe FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Robert Pires Robert Pires  Japan
Silver Ball Silver Shoe
Patrick Vieira Éric Carrière
Bronze Ball Bronze Shoe
Hidetoshi Nakata Hwang Sun-hong

Source: FIFA[1]

Statistics

Goalscorers

A total of 31 goals were scored by 24 different players. None of them are credited as an own goal.

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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  France 5 4 0 1 12 2 +10 12 Champions
2 B  Japan (H) 5 3 1 1 6 1 +5 10 Runners-up
3 A  Australia 5 3 0 2 4 2 +2 9 Third place
4 B  Brazil 5 1 2 2 3 3 0 5 Fourth place
5 A  South Korea (H) 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6 Eliminated in
group stage
6 B  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
7 B  Canada 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
8 A  Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA[2]
(H) Host.

References
  1. "FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "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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