2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Football tournament group stage 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 main WDL Q MEX MEX BRA BRA JPN JPN GRE GRE 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 2 0 4 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A complete Matches Japan v Mexico 16 June 2005 18:00 JPN 1–2 Report MEX Yanagisawa 12 Sinha 39 Fonseca 64 Stadium Hanover, Hanover 24,036 Matthew Breeze (Australia) _realmadrid0405t _jpn04h _realmadrid0405t _JFA 04h _redtopline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF Japan _thinborderonwhite _mex04a _mex04a _mex04a 008240 FFFFFF FFFFFF 008240 FFFFFF Mexico GK 23Yoshikatsu KawaguchiCB 2 Makoto TanakaCB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)CB 3 Takayuki Chano 82RM 21Akira Kaji 90+2CM 7 Hidetoshi NakataCM 15Takashi FukunishiLM 14AlexAM 10Shunsuke Nakamura 59AM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara 68CF 13Atsushi YanagisawaSubstitutions:MF 18Junichi Inamoto 59FW 16Masashi Oguro 68FW 9 Keiji Tamada 82Manager:BRA Zico GK 1 Oswaldo SánchezCB 5 Ricardo OsorioCB 2 Aarón GalindoCB 3 Carlos SalcidoRM 18Salvador CarmonaCM 6 Gerardo Torrado 46CM 8 Pável Pardo (c)LM 21Jaime Lozano 46AM 17Francisco Fonseca 86AM 7 SinhaCF 9 Jared BorgettiSubstitutions:MF 14Gonzalo Pineda 46MF 22Luis Ernesto Pérez 46MF 20Juan Pablo Rodríguez 86Manager:ARG Ricardo La Volpe Man of the Match: Sinha (Mexico)JPN-MEX (Match 3), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Zinha (MEX) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050616/1/3wje.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 16 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051225212314/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050616/1/3wje.html 25 December 2005 Assistant referees: Matthew Cream (Australia) Jim Ouliaris (Australia) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile) Brazil v Greece 16 June 2005 20:45 BRA 3–0 Report GRE Adriano 41 Robinho 46 Juninho 81 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 42,507 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _whitehorizontal FFDD00 FFFFFF FFDD00 0000FF 0000FF Brazil _fin06h _gre04h _fin06h _gre04h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Greece GK 1 DidaRB 13CicinhoCB 3 LúcioCB 4 Roque Júnior (c)LB 6 Gilberto 84CM 5 EmersonCM 11Zé RobertoLM 10Ronaldinho 71RW 8 Kaká 77CF 7 RobinhoCF 9 Adriano 71Substitutions:FW 21Ricardo Oliveira 71MF 19Renato 71MF 18Juninho Pernambucano 77Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Antonios NikopolidisRB 2 Giourkas Seitaridis 46CB 5 Sotirios Kyrgiakos 80CB 18Giannis GoumasLB 6 Angelos BasinasRM 20Giorgos Karagounis 32CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c) 73CM 21Kostas KatsouranisLM 8 Stelios GiannakopoulosCF 9 Angelos CharisteasCF 15Zisis Vryzas 46Substitutions:DF 3 Loukas Vyntra 46FW 11Dimitrios Papadopoulos 46FW 17Ioannis Amanatidis 73Manager:GER Otto Rehhagel Man of the Match: Robinho (Brazil)BRA-GRE (Match 4), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Robinho (BRA) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050616/1/3wq0.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 16 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051201132044/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050616/1/3wq0.html 1 December 2005 Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) Greece v Japan 19 June 2005 18:00 GRE 0–1 Report JPN Oguro 76 Waldstadion, Frankfurt 34,314 Herbert Fandel (Germany) _fin06h _gre04h _fin06h _gre04h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Greece _realmadrid0405t _jpn04h _realmadrid0405t _adidaswhite2002 _redtopline ffffff ffffff ffffff 0000ff 0000ff Japan GK 1 Antonios NikopolidisCB 4 Stathis Tavlaridis 31CB 6 Angelos BasinasCB 5 Sotirios KyrgiakosRM 23Vasilios Lakis 59CM 21Kostas KatsouranisCM 20Giorgos Karagounis 54LM 14Takis FyssasRW 9 Angelos CharisteasLW 8 Stelios GiannakopoulosCF 15Zisis Vryzas (c) 46Substitutions:MF 10Vasilios Tsiartas 31FW 22Theofanis Gekas 46FW 11Dimitrios Papadopoulos 59Manager:GER Otto Rehhagel GK 23Yoshikatsu KawaguchiRB 21Akira KajiCB 2 Makoto TanakaCB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)LB 14Alex 83RM 10Shunsuke Nakamura 89CM 7 Hidetoshi NakataCM 15Takashi FukunishiLM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara 74CF 9 Keiji Tamada 66CF 13Atsushi YanagisawaSubstitutions:FW 16Masashi Oguro 66MF 4 Yasuhito Endō 74MF 6 Kōji Nakata 89Manager:BRA Zico Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)GRE-JPN (Match 8), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (JPN) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050619/1/3xyj.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 19 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051207114302/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050619/1/3xyj.html 7 December 2005 Assistant referees: Carsten Kadach (Germany) Volker Wezel (Germany) Fourth official: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) Mexico v Brazil 19 June 2005 20:45 MEX 1–0 Report BRA Borgetti 59 Stadium Hanover, Hanover 43,677 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) _thinredborder _mex04h _mex04h _mex04h 008240 008240 008240 FFFFFF FF0000 Mexico _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _porto0809 FFFF00 FFFFFF FFDD00 0000FF FFFFFF Brazil GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez 80RB 18Salvador CarmonaCB 5 Ricardo OsorioCB 2 Aarón GalindoLB 3 Carlos SalcidoRM 11Ramón Morales 73CM 7 SinhaCM 8 Pável Pardo (c)LM 14Gonzalo Pineda 51 69CF 17Francisco Fonseca 46CF 9 Jared BorgettiSubstitutions:MF 22Luis Ernesto Pérez 46DF 16Mario Méndez 69FW 19Alberto Medina 73Manager:ARG Ricardo La Volpe GK 1 DidaRB 13CicinhoCB 3 LúcioCB 4 Roque Júnior (c) 29LB 6 GilbertoRM 8 Kaká 76CM 5 Emerson 66CM 11Zé RobertoLM 10RonaldinhoCF 9 AdrianoCF 7 Robinho 66Substitutions:FW 21Ricardo Oliveira 66MF 19Renato 66MF 18Juninho Pernambucano 76Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sánchez (Mexico)MEX-BRA (Match 7), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sanchez (MEX) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050619/1/3xz8.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 19 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051130145042/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050619/1/3xz8.html 30 November 2005 Assistant referees: Alessandro Griselli (Italy) Cristiano Copelli (Italy) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile) Greece v Mexico 22 June 2005 20:45 GRE 0–0 Report MEX Waldstadion, Frankfurt 31,285 Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) _fin06h _gre04h _fin06h _gre04h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Greece _thinredborder _mex04h _mex04h _mex04a 008240 008240 008240 008240 FF0000 Mexico GK 1 Antonios NikopolidisRB 3 Loukas VyntraCB 19Michalis Kapsis 74CB 18Giannis GoumasLB 14Takis FyssasRM 17Ioannis Amanatidis 8 46CM 7 Theodoros Zagorakis (c)CM 6 Angelos BasinasLM 8 Stelios GiannakopoulosCF 9 Angelos CharisteasCF 15Zisis Vryzas 61Substitutions:FW 22Theofanis Gekas 46FW 11Dimitrios Papadopoulos 61DF 4 Stathis Tavlaridis 85 74Manager:GER Otto Rehhagel GK 1 Oswaldo SánchezRB 16Mario MéndezCB 5 Ricardo OsorioCB 14Gonzalo PinedaLB 3 Carlos SalcidoRM 11Ramón MoralesCM 8 Pável Pardo (c) 39 46CM 20Juan Pablo Rodríguez 47LM 21Jaime Lozano 73SS 22Luis Ernesto PérezCF 17Francisco Fonseca 61Substitutions:FW 19Alberto Medina 46MF 6 Gerardo Torrado 61DF 4 Rafael Márquez 73Manager:ARG Ricardo La Volpe Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sánchez (Mexico)GRE-MEX (Match 11), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sanchez (MEX) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050622/1/3zat.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 22 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051128083233/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050622/1/3zat.html 28 November 2005 Assistant referees: Amelio Andino (Paraguay) Manuel Bernal (Paraguay) Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) Japan v Brazil 22 June 2005 20:45 JPN 2–2 Report BRA Nakamura 27 Oguro 88 Robinho 10 Ronaldinho 32 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne 44,922 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) _realmadrid0405t _jpn04h _realmadrid0405t _adidaswhite2002 _redtopline ffffff ffffff ffffff 0000ff 0000ff Japan _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _bra04h2 _bra04a2 _porto0809 FFFF00 ffffff ffdd00 0000FF ffffff Brazil GK 23Yoshikatsu KawaguchiRB 21Akira Kaji 55CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)CB 2 Makoto TanakaLB 14Alex 28DM 15Takashi FukunishiRM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara 46CM 7 Hidetoshi NakataLM 10Shunsuke NakamuraSS 13Atsushi Yanagisawa 73CF 9 Keiji Tamada 46Substitutions:MF 6 Kōji Nakata 35 46FW 16Masashi Oguro 46FW 11Takayuki Suzuki 73Manager:BRA Zico GK 12MarcosRB 13Cicinho 56CB 3 LúcioCB 14JuanLB 16LéoDM 17Gilberto SilvaRM 8 Kaká 62CM 10Ronaldinho (c)LM 11Zé Roberto 66 78SS 7 RobinhoCF 9 Adriano 62Substitutions:MF 19Renato 62MF 20Júlio Baptista 62MF 22Edu 78Manager:Carlos Alberto Parreira Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)JPN-BRA (Match 12) Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (JPN) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050622/1/3zax.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 22 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051221163418/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050622/1/3zax.html 21 December 2005 Assistant referees: Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia) Ali Tomusange (Uganda) Fourth official: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) References Group B Group Group Group Group Category:Sports competitions in Hanover Category:21st century in Hanover Category:Football in Lower Saxony Category:2000s in Lower Saxony Category:Sports competitions in Leipzig Category:21st century in Leipzig Category:Football in Saxony Category:2000s in Saxony Category:Football competitions in Frankfurt Category:2000s in Frankfurt Category:Sports competitions in Cologne Category:21st century in Cologne Category:2000s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Football in North Rhine-Westphalia