2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

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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)France Eric Carrière
Australia Shaun Murphy
France Robert Pires
South Korea Hwang Sun-hong
Japan Takayuki Suzuki
France Patrick Vieira
France Sylvain Wiltord
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)France Robert Pires
Fair play award Japan
1999
2003

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.

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
 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
 Mexico CONCACAF 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winners 2 July 2000 4th

Venues

South Korea 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 Japan
Yokohama Ibaraki Niigata
International Stadium Yokohama Kashima Soccer Stadium Niigata Stadium
Capacity: 72,327 Capacity: 40,728 Capacity: 42,300

Match referees

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
 Australia 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
France 5–0 South Korea
Marlet 9'
Vieira 19'
Anelka 34'
Djorkaeff 80'
Wiltord 90'
Report

Mexico 0–2 Australia
Report Murphy 20'
Skoko 54'

Australia 1–0 France
Zane 60' Report

South Korea 2–1 Mexico
Hwang Sun-hong 56'
Yoo Sang-chul 90'
Report V. Ruiz 81'

France 4–0 Mexico
Wiltord 9'
Carrière 63', 84'
Pires 72'
Report

South Korea 1–0 Australia
Hwang Sun-hong 24' Report
Attendance: 42,754

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
 Brazil 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Canada 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
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

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

Cameroon 2–0 Canada
Tchoutang 48'
M'Boma 83'
Report
Attendance: 15,822

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


France 2–1 Brazil
Pires 7'
Desailly 54'
Report Ramon 30'

Third place play-off

Australia 1–0 Brazil
Murphy 84' Report

Final

Awards

Golden Ball Golden Shoe FIFA Fair Play Trophy
France Robert Pires France Robert Pires  Japan
Silver Ball Silver Shoe
France Patrick Vieira France Eric Carrière
Bronze Ball Bronze Shoe
Japan Hidetoshi Nakata South Korea 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) Hosts

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. 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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