2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

대한민국/일본 2001년 2001 韓国/日本
Tournament details
Host countries	South Korea Japan
Dates	30 May – 10 June
Teams	8 (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 played	16
Goals scored	31 (1.94 per match)
Attendance	557,191 (34,824 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shaun Murphy Éric Carrière Robert Pirès Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Hwang Sun-Hong Takayuki Suzuki (2 goals)
Best player	Robert Pirès

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

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2001 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification method	Date qualification secured	Participation no.
South Korea	AFC	2002 FIFA World Cup co-host	31 May 1996	1st
Japan	AFC	2002 FIFA World Cup co-host 2000 AFC Asian Cup winner	31 May 1996 29 October 2000	2nd
France	UEFA	1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winners	12 July 1998 2 July 2000	1st
Brazil	CONMEBOL	1999 Copa América winner	18 July 1999	3rd
Mexico	CONCACAF	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winner	4 August 1999	4th
Cameroon	CAF	2000 African Cup of Nations winner	13 February 2000	1st
Canada	CONCACAF	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners	27 February 2000	1st
Australia	OFC	2000 OFC Nations Cup winner	28 June 2000	2nd

Venues

South Korea				Daegu Suwon Ulsan 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup (South Korea)
Ulsan	Suwon	Daegu
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium	Suwon World Cup Stadium	Daegu World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 44,466	Capacity: 43,959	Capacity: 66,422
Japan				Yokohama Ibaraki Niigata 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup (Japan)
Yokohama	Ibaraki	Niigata
Nissan Stadium	Kashima Soccer Stadium	Niigata Stadium
Capacity: 72,327	Capacity: 40,728	Capacity: 42,300

Match officials

Africa

• Gamal Al-Ghandour
• Felix Tangawarima

Asia

• Ali Bujsaim
• Jun Lu

Europe

• Hugh Dallas
• Hellmut Krug
• Kim Milton Nielsen

North America, Central America and Caribbean

• Benito Archundia
• Carlos Batres

Oceania

• Simon Micallef

South America

• Byron Moreno
• Óscar Ruiz

Squads

For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament see, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup 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

France v South Korea

30 May 2001 17:00 KST

France	5–0	South Korea
Marlet  9' Vieira  19' Anelka  34' Djorkaeff  80' Wiltord  90'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 61,500 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

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Mexico v Australia

30 May 2001 19:30 KST

Mexico	0–2	Australia
	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)	Murphy  20' Skoko  54'

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 6,232 Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

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Australia v France

1 June 2001 17:00 KST

Australia	1–0	France
Zane  60'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 44,400 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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South Korea v Mexico

1 June 2001 19:30 KST

South Korea	2–1	Mexico
Hwang Sun-Hong  56' Yoo Sang-Chul  90'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)	Víctor Ruiz  81'

Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 41,550 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

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France v Mexico

3 June 2001 19:30 KST

France	4–0	Mexico
Wiltord  9' Carrière  63', 84' Pirès  71'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 28,864 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

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South Korea v Australia

3 June 2001 19:30 KST

South Korea	1–0	Australia
Hwang Sun-Hong  24'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 42,754 Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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

Brazil v Cameroon

31 May 2001 17:00 JST

Brazil	2–0	Cameroon
Washington  53' Carlos Miguel  57'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki Attendance: 10,519 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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Japan v Canada

31 May 2001 19:30 JST

Japan	3–0	Canada
Ono  57' Nishizawa  60' Morishima  88'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Niigata Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 39,006 Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

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Canada v Brazil

2 June 2001 17:00 JST

Canada	0–0	Brazil
	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki Attendance: 12,095 Referee: Jun Lu (China)

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Cameroon v Japan

2 June 2001 19:30 JST

Cameroon	0–2	Japan
	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)	Suzuki  8', 65'

Niigata Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 39,430 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

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Brazil v Japan

4 June 2001 19:30 JST

Brazil	0–0	Japan
	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki Attendance: 37,740 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

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Cameroon v Canada

4 June 2001 19:30 JST

Cameroon	2–0	Canada
Tchoutang  48' Mboma  83'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

Niigata Stadium, Niigata Attendance: 15,822 Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 June – Yokohama
	Japan	1
	Australia	0
					10 June – Yokohama
					Japan	0
					France	1
					Third place
	7 June – Suwon			9 June – Ulsan
	France	2		Australia	1
	Brazil	1			Brazil	0

Semi-finals

Japan v Australia

7 June 2001 17:00 JST

Japan	1–0	Australia
Nakata  43'	Report

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 48,699 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

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France v Brazil

7 June 2001 20:00 KST

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

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 34,527 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Third place play-off

Australia v Brazil

9 June 2001 19:00 KST

Australia	1–0	Brazil
Murphy  84'	Report

Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 28,520 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Final

Main article: 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Final

Japan v France

10 June 2001 19:00 JST

Japan	0–1	France
	Report	Vieira  30'

Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama Attendance: 65,533 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Awards

Golden Ball	Golden Shoe	FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Robert Pirès	Robert Pirès	Japan

Silver Ball	Silver Shoe
Patrick Vieira	Éric Carrière
Bronze Ball	Bronze Shoe
Hidetoshi Nakata	Hwang Sun-Hong

Goalscorers

A total of 31 goals were scored by 24 different players. None of them is credited as own goal.

2 goals

• Shaun Murphy
• Éric Carrière
• Robert Pirès
• Patrick Vieira
• Sylvain Wiltord
• Takayuki Suzuki
• Hwang Sun-Hong

1 goal

• Josip Skoko
• Clayton Zane
• Washington
• Carlos Miguel
• Ramon
• Bernard Tchoutang
• Patrick M'Boma

• Steve Marlet
• Nicolas Anelka
• Youri Djorkaeff
• Marcel Desailly
• Shinji Ono

• Akinori Nishizawa
• Hiroaki Morishima
• Hidetoshi Nakata
• Yoo Sang-chul
• Víctor Ruiz

External links

• FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001, FIFA.com
• 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Official Site (Archived)
• FIFA Technical Report