2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

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
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source:

Japan v Mexico
Japan 1–2 Mexico
Yanagisawa  12' Report Sinha  39'
Fonseca  64'
Attendance: 24,036
Japan
Mexico
GK23Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB2Makoto Tanaka
CB5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
CB3Takayuki Chano 82'
RM21Akira Kaji 90+2'
CM7Hidetoshi Nakata
CM15Takashi Fukunishi
LM14Alex
AM10Shunsuke Nakamura 59'
AM8Mitsuo Ogasawara 68'
CF13Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
MF18Junichi Inamoto 59'
FW16Masashi Oguro 68'
FW9Keiji Tamada 82'
Manager:
Zico
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez
CB5Ricardo Osorio
CB2Aarón Galindo
CB3Carlos Salcido
RM18Salvador Carmona
CM6Gerardo Torrado 46'
CM8Pável Pardo (c)
LM21Jaime Lozano 46'
AM17Francisco Fonseca 86'
AM7Sinha
CF9Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
MF14Gonzalo Pineda 46'
MF22Luis Ernesto Pérez 46'
MF20Juan 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
Brazil 3–0 Greece
Adriano  41'
Robinho  46'
Juninho  81'		 Report
Attendance: 42,507
Brazil
Greece
GK1Dida
RB13Cicinho
CB3Lúcio
CB4Roque Júnior (c)
LB6Gilberto 84'
CM5Emerson
CM11Zé Roberto
LM10Ronaldinho 71'
RW8Kaká 77'
CF7Robinho
CF9Adriano 71'
Substitutions:
FW21Ricardo Oliveira 71'
MF19Renato 71'
MF18Juninho 77'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Antonios Nikopolidis
RB2Giourkas Seitaridis 46'
CB5Sotirios Kyrgiakos 80'
CB18Giannis Goumas
LB6Angelos Basinas
RM20Giorgos Karagounis 32'
CM7Theodoros Zagorakis (c) 73'
CM21Kostas Katsouranis
LM8Stelios Giannakopoulos
CF9Angelos Charisteas
CF15Zisis Vryzas 46'
Substitutions:
DF3Loukas Vyntra 46'
FW11Dimitrios Papadopoulos 46'
FW17Ioannis 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
Greece 0–1 Japan
Report Oguro  76'
Attendance: 34,314
Greece
Japan
GK1Antonios Nikopolidis
CB4Stathis Tavlaridis 31'
CB6Angelos Basinas
CB5Sotirios Kyrgiakos
RM23Vassilis Lakis 59'
CM21Kostas Katsouranis
CM20Giorgos Karagounis 54'
LM14Takis Fyssas
RW9Angelos Charisteas
LW8Stelios Giannakopoulos
CF15Zisis Vryzas (c) 46'
Substitutions:
MF10Vassilios Tsiartas 31'
FW22Theofanis Gekas 46'
FW11Dimitrios Papadopoulos 59'
Manager:
Otto Rehhagel
GK23Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB21Akira Kaji
CB2Makoto Tanaka
CB5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
LB14Alex 83'
RM10Shunsuke Nakamura 89'
CM7Hidetoshi Nakata
CM15Takashi Fukunishi
LM8Mitsuo Ogasawara 74'
CF9Keiji Tamada 66'
CF13Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
FW16Masashi Oguro 66'
MF4Yasuhito Endō 74'
MF6Kōji 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
Mexico 1–0 Brazil
Borgetti  59' Report
Attendance: 43,677
Mexico
Brazil
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez 80'
RB18Salvador Carmona
CB5Ricardo Osorio
CB2Aarón Galindo
LB3Carlos Salcido
RM11Ramón Morales 73'
CM7Sinha
CM8Pável Pardo (c)
LM14Gonzalo Pineda 51' 69'
CF17Francisco Fonseca 46'
CF9Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
MF22Luis Ernesto Pérez 46'
DF16Mario Méndez 69'
FW19Alberto Medina 73'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe
GK1Dida
RB13Cicinho
CB3Lúcio
CB4Roque Júnior (c) 29'
LB6Gilberto
RM8Kaká 76'
CM5Emerson 66'
CM11Zé Roberto
LM10Ronaldinho
CF9Adriano
CF7Robinho 66'
Substitutions:
FW21Ricardo Oliveira 66'
MF19Renato 66'
MF18Juninho 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
Greece 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 31,285
Greece
Mexico
GK1Antonios Nikopolidis
RB3Loukas Vyntra
CB19Michalis Kapsis 74'
CB18Giannis Goumas
LB14Takis Fyssas
RM17Ioannis Amanatidis 8' 46'
CM7Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
CM6Angelos Basinas
LM8Stelios Giannakopoulos
CF9Angelos Charisteas
CF15Zisis Vryzas 61'
Substitutions:
FW22Theofanis Gekas 46'
FW11Dimitrios Papadopoulos 61'
DF4Stathis Tavlaridis 85' 74'
Manager:
Otto Rehhagel
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez
RB16Mario Méndez
CB5Ricardo Osorio
CB14Gonzalo Pineda
LB3Carlos Salcido
RM11Ramón Morales
CM8Pável Pardo (c) 39' 46'
CM20Juan Pablo Rodríguez 47'
LM21Jaime Lozano 73'
SS22Luis Ernesto Pérez
CF17Francisco Fonseca 61'
Substitutions:
FW19Alberto Medina 46'
MF6Gerardo Torrado 61'
DF4Rafael 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
Japan 2–2 Brazil
Nakamura  27'
Oguro  88'		 Report Robinho  10'
Ronaldinho  32'
Attendance: 44,922
Japan
Brazil
GK23Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB21Akira Kaji 55'
CB2Makoto Tanaka
CB5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
LB14Alex 28'
RM10Shunsuke Nakamura
CM7Hidetoshi Nakata
CM15Takashi Fukunishi
LM8Mitsuo Ogasawara 46'
CF9Keiji Tamada 46'
CF13Atsushi Yanagisawa 73'
Substitutions:
MF6Kōji Nakata 35' 46'
FW16Masashi Oguro 46'
FW11Takayuki Suzuki 73'
Manager:
Zico
GK12Marcos
RB13Cicinho 56'
CB3Lúcio
CB14Juan
LB16Léo
RM8Kaká 62'
CM17Gilberto Silva
CM11Zé Roberto 66' 78'
LM10Ronaldinho (c)
CF7Robinho
CF9Adriano 62'
Substitutions:
MF19Renato 62'
MF20Júlio Baptista 62'
MF22Edu 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
  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 5 January 2006. 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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