2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Groups
The
FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off on 15 June 2005 in Cologne, in what will be
the seventh edition of a tournament that was first played back in 1992 when
four teams locked horns in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first tournament, then
known as the King Fahd Cup.
The 1997 tournament was the first to be held under the banner of the FIFA Confederations
Cup. Riyadh was the setting once again, but now the number of teams had increased
to eight.
The tournament in Germany will provide another dress rehearsal for the organisers
of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. The games will be played in five stadiums
in Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Nuremberg and Frankfurt's Waldstadion which stages
the final.
SQUAD
LISTS
Please click on the country name to get the squad list for each team.
MATCH
REPORTS
Please click on the results to to read the match reports.
| Group A | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| 1 | Germany (Hosts) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Argentina (CONMEBOL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Tunisia (CAF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia (OFC) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Venue | Match | Group | Time | ||
| 15.06.05 | Cologne | Argentina | 2:1 | Tunisia | A | 18:00 |
| 15.06.05 | Frankfurt | Germany | 4:3 | Australia | A | 21:00 |
| 18.06.05 | Cologne | Tunisia | 0:3 | Germany | A | 18:00 |
| 18.06.05 | Nuremberg | Australia | 2:4 | Argentina | A | 20:45 |
| 21.06.05 | Leipzig | Australia | 0:2 | Tunisia | A | 20:45 |
| 21.06.05 | Nuremberg | Argentina | 2:2 | Germany | A | 20:45 |
| Group B | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| 1 | Mexico (CONCACAF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Brazil (World Champions) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (AFC) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Greece (UEFA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Venue | Match | Group | Time | ||
| 16.06.05 | Hanover | Japan | 1:2 | Mexico | B | 18:00 |
| 16.06.05 | Leipzig | Brazil | 3:0 | Greece | B | 20:45 |
| 19.06.05 | Frankfurt | Greece | 0:1 | Japan | B | 18:00 |
| 19.06.05 | Hanover | Mexico | 1:0 | Brazil | B | 20:45 |
| 22.06.05 | Frankfurt | Greece | 0:0 | Mexico | B | 20:45 |
| 22.06.05 | Cologne | Japan | 2-:2 | Brazil | B | 20:45 |