2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Football tournament group stage Group A of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 15 June and 21 June 2005. Hosts Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Argentina. Tunisia and Australia failed to advance. Standings main WDL Q GER GER H ARG ARG 1861 TUN TUN AUS AUS 2 1 0 9 5 2 1 0 8 5 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 3 5 10 green1 Advance to knockout stage A A complete All times local (CEST/UTC+2) Matches Argentina v Tunisia 15 June 2005 18:00 ARG 1861 2–1 Report TUN Riquelme 33 pen. Saviola 57 Guemamdia 72 pen. RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne 28,033 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) _arg04h _arg04h _arg04h _arg04h _3_stripes_on_white 75aadb 75aadb 75aadb 75aadb 75aadb Argentina _tun05a _tun05a1 _tun05a1 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tunisia GK 12 Germán Lux 71 CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini CB 13 Gonzalo Rodríguez 17 CB 6 Gabriel Heinze RM 19 Maxi Rodríguez CM 17 Lucas Bernardi LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c) 79 RW 22 Luciano Galletti AM 8 Juan Román Riquelme LW 18 Mario Santana CF 9 Javier Saviola 66Substitutions: FW 7 Carlos Tevez 66 DF 4 Javier Zanetti 79Manager:José Pékerman GK 16 Khaled Fadhel RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c) 32 46 CB 2 Karim Saidi CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi 80 LB 19 Anis Ayari RM 12 Jawhar Mnari CM 14 Adel Chedli LM 18 Selim Benachour RW 3 Karim Essediri LW 7 Imed Mhedhebi 46 CF 9 Haykel Guemamdia 78Substitutions: DF 23 Amir Haj Massaoud 46 FW 11 Francileudo Santos 46 FW 5 Ziad Jaziri 78Manager:FRA 1974 Roger Lemerre Man of the Match: Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)ARG-TUN (Match 1), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Roman Riquelme (ARG) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050615/1/3vqi.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 15 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20060105034903/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050615/1/3vqi.html 5 January 2006 Assistant referees: Alessandro Griselli (Italy) Cristiano Copelli (Italy) Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) Germany v Australia 15 June 2005 21:00 GER 4–3 Report AUS Kurányi 17 Mertesacker 23 Ballack 60 pen. Podolski 88 Skoko 21 Aloisi 31 90+2 Waldstadion, Frankfurt 46,466 Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) _DFB_04h _DFB_04h _DFB_04h _DFB_04h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Germany _aus0405h _aus0405h _aus0405h _aus0405h ffbf00 1a6647 ffbf00 1a6647 ffbf00 Australia GK 1 Oliver Kahn RB 3 Arne Friedrich 69 CB 4 Robert Huth 20 CB 17 Per Mertesacker LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger RM 19 Bernd Schneider 76 CM 8 Torsten Frings CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) 90+3 LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 51 83 CF 22 Kevin Kurányi 68 CF 20 Lukas PodolskiSubstitutions: FW 14 Gerald Asamoah 68 MF 10 Sebastian Deisler 76 MF 15 Fabian Ernst 83Manager:Jürgen Klinsmann GK 1 Mark Schwarzer CB 2 Kevin Muscat CB 3 Craig Moore (c) CB 6 Tony Popovic 57 DM 4 Lucas Neill RM 7 Brett Emerton CM 20 Ljubo Milicevic 38 CM 8 Josip Skoko LM 11 Scott Chipperfield 83 SS 10 Tim Cahill 74 CF 15 John AloisiSubstitutions: DF 17 Jonathan McKain 57 MF 19 Jason Culina 74 FW 22 Archie Thompson 83Manager:Frank Farina Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany)GER-AUS (Match 2), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050615/1/3vr9.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 15 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20060105031849/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050615/1/3vr9.html 5 January 2006 Assistant referees: Amelio Andino (Paraguay) Manuel Bernal (Paraguay) Fourth official: Mourad Daami (Tunisia) Tunisia v Germany 18 June 2005 18:00 TUN 0–3 Report GER Ballack 74 pen. Schweinsteiger 80 Hanke 88 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne 44,377 Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) _tun05a _tun05a1 _tun05a1 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tunisia _DFB_04h _DFB_04h _DFB_04h _DFB_04h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Germany GK 1 Ali Boumnijel RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c) CB 4 Wisam El Abdy 73 CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi 5 LB 20 José Clayton RM 8 Mehdi Nafti CM 12 Jawhar Mnari CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane 59 LM 14 Adel Chedli CF 5 Ziad Jaziri 83 CF 11 Francileudo SantosSubstitutions: FW 13 Hamed Namouchi 59 FW 17 Chaouki Ben Saada 83Manager:FRA 1974 Roger Lemerre GK 12 Jens Lehmann RB 3 Arne Friedrich 22 CB 4 Robert Huth CB 17 Per Mertesacker LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger 68 RM 10 Sebastian Deisler CM 8 Torsten Frings CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger CF 14 Gerald Asamoah 62 CF 20 Lukas Podolski 87Substitutions: FW 22 Kevin Kurányi 62 MF 19 Bernd Schneider 68 FW 9 Mike Hanke 87Manager:Jürgen Klinsmann Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany)TUN-GER (Match 5), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050618/1/3x98.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 18 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051128083051/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050618/1/3x98.html 28 November 2005 Assistant referees: Anthony Garwood (Jamaica) Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Matthew Breeze (Australia) Australia v Argentina 18 June 2005 20:45 AUS 2–4 Report ARG 1861 Aloisi 61 pen. 70 Figueroa 12 53 89 Riquelme 31 pen. Frankenstadion, Nuremberg 25,618 Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) _aus0405h _aus0405h _aus0405h _aus0405h ffbf00 1a6647 ffbf00 1a6647 ffbf00 Australia _arg04h _arg04h _arg04h _arg04h _3_stripes_on_white 9fcfff 9fcfff 9fcfff 000000 75aadb Argentina GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 2 Kevin Muscat 46 CB 3 Craig Moore (c) 90+1 CB 5 Tony Vidmar LB 4 Lucas Neill 30 CM 20 Ljubo Milicevic 56 CM 8 Josip Skoko 74 RW 7 Brett Emerton 43 AM 10 Tim Cahill 49 LW 11 Scott Chipperfield CF 15 John AloisiSubstitutions: FW 9 Mark Viduka 46 DF 17 Jonathan McKain 56 MF 19 Jason Culina 74Manager:Frank Farina GK 12 Germán Lux RB 4 Javier Zanetti CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini 86 CB 2 Walter Samuel 10 LB 6 Gabriel Heinze RM 18 Mario Santana 66 CM 17 Lucas Bernardi CM 8 Juan Román Riquelme LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c) CF 21 Luciano Figueroa CF 9 Javier Saviola 73Substitutions: MF 5 Esteban Cambiasso 66 MF 10 Pablo Aimar 73 DF 13 Gonzalo Rodríguez 86Manager:José Pékerman Man of the Match: Luciano Figueroa (Argentina)AUS-ARG (Match 6), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Luciano Figueroa (ARG) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050618/1/3xt1.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 18 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051130155850/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050618/1/3xt1.html 30 November 2005 Assistant referees: Prachya Permpanich (Thailand) Bengech Allaberdyev (Turkmenistan) Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) Australia v Tunisia 21 June 2005 20:45 AUS 0–2 Report TUN Santos 26 70 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 23,952 Carlos Chandía (Chile) _aus0405a _aus0405a _aus0405a _aus0405a 1a6647 1a6647 1a6647 1a6647 FFCC33 Australia _tun05h _tun05h1 _tun05h1 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tunisia GK 12 Michael Petkovic RB 4 Lucas Neill CB 3 Craig Moore (c) CB 5 Tony Vidmar LB 14 Simon Colosimo 39 RM 19 Jason Culina CM 8 Josip Skoko 61 CM 17 Jonathan McKain 25 LM 11 Scott Chipperfield 38 CF 9 Mark Viduka 46 CF 15 John AloisiSubstitutions: DF 20 Ljubo Milicevic 38 FW 22 Archie Thompson 90 46 MF 10 Tim Cahill 62 61Manager:Frank Farina GK 22 Hamdi Kasraoui RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c) CB 2 Karim Saidi CB 12 Jawhar Mnari LB 19 Anis Ayari 88 RM 13 Hamed Namouchi CM 8 Mehdi Nafti CM 17 Chaouki Ben Saada 28 69 LM 14 Adel Chedli 55 CF 11 Francileudo Santos 89 CF 9 Haykel GuemamdiaSubstitutions: FW 21 Issam Jemâa 55 MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane 69 FW 5 Ziad Jaziri 89Manager:FRA 1974 Roger Lemerre Man of the Match: Francileudo Santos (Tunisia)AUS-TUN (Match 9), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Santos (TUN) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050621/1/3z2p.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 21 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20051129010832/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050621/1/3z2p.html 29 November 2005 Assistant referees: Cristian Julio (Chile) Mario Vargas (Chile) Fourth official: Herbert Fandel (Germany) Argentina v Germany 21 June 2005 20:45 ARG 1861 2–2 Report GER Riquelme 33 Cambiasso 74 Kurányi 29 Asamoah 51 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg 42,088 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) _arg04h _arg04h _arg04h _arg04h _3_stripes_on_white 9fcfff 9fcfff 9fcfff 000000 75aadb Argentina _DFB_05a _DFB_05a _DFB_05a _ger05a FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Germany GK 12 Germán Lux RB 4 Javier Zanetti CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini CB 2 Walter Samuel 28 62 LB 6 Gabriel Heinze RM 8 Juan Román Riquelme CM 17 Lucas Bernardi 41 53 CM 5 Esteban Cambiasso LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c) CF 21 Luciano Figueroa CF 7 Carlos Tevez 80Substitutions: MF 10 Pablo Aimar 53 MF 18 Mario Santana 62 FW 11 César Delgado 80Manager:José Pékerman GK 23 Timo Hildebrand RB 2 Andreas Hinkel CB 4 Robert Huth CB 17 Per Mertesacker LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger CM 15 Fabian Ernst CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 48 70 RW 14 Gerald Asamoah 58 AM 10 Sebastian Deisler 40 LW 19 Bernd Schneider (c) 46 CF 22 Kevin Kurányi 7Substitutions: MF 8 Torsten Frings 46 FW 9 Mike Hanke 58 MF 6 Marco Engelhardt 70Manager:Jürgen Klinsmann Man of the Match: Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)ARG-GER (Match 10), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Riquelme (ARG) http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050621/1/3z23.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 21 June 2005 23 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20060105024556/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050621/1/3z23.html 5 January 2006 Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) References Group A Group Group Group Group Category:Sports competitions in Cologne Category:21st century in Cologne Category:2000s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Football in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Football competitions in Frankfurt Category:2000s in Frankfurt Category:Football in Middle Franconia Category:Sports competitions in Nuremberg Category:21st century in Nuremberg Category:2005 in Bavaria Category:Sports competitions in Leipzig Category:21st century in Leipzig Category:Football in Saxony Category:2000s in Saxony