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) Australia Shaun Murphy
France Éric Carrière
France Robert Pirès
France Patrick Vieira
France Sylvain Wiltord
South Korea Hwang Sun-Hong
Japan Takayuki Suzuki
(2 goals)
Best player France 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 in May and 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 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
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
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup (Japan)
Yokohama Ibaraki Niigata
Nissan Stadium Kashima Soccer Stadium Niigata Stadium
Capacity: 72,327 Capacity: 40,728 Capacity: 42,300

^1 As the Yokohama International Stadium.

Match officials

Africa
Asia
Europe

North America, Central America and Caribbean
Oceania
  • Australia Simon Micallef
South America

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 320191+86
 Australia 320131+26
 South Korea 32013636
 Mexico 30031870

30 May 2001
17:00 KST
France  50  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)

30 May 2001
19:30 KST
Mexico  02  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)

1 June 2001
17:00 KST
Australia  10  France
Zane  60' Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 44,400
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

1 June 2001
19:30 KST
South Korea  21  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)

3 June 2001
19:30 KST
France  40  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)

3 June 2001
19:30 KST
South Korea  10  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 321050+57
 Brazil 312020+25
 Cameroon 31022423
 Canada 30120551

31 May 2001
17:00 JST
Brazil  20  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)

31 May 2001
19:30 JST
Japan  30  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)

2 June 2001
17:00 JST
Canada  00  Brazil
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Jun Lu (China)

2 June 2001
19:30 JST
Cameroon  02  Japan
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002) Suzuki  8', 65'
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 39,430
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

4 June 2001
19:30 JST
Brazil  00  Japan
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)

4 June 2001
19:30 JST
Cameroon  20  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

7 June 2001
17:00 JST
Japan  10  Australia
Nakata  43' Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)
Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama
Attendance: 48,699
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

7 June 2001
20:00 KST
France  21  Brazil
Pirès  7'
Desailly  54'
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002) Ramon  30'

Third place play-off

9 June 2001
19:00 KST
Australia  10  Brazil
Murphy  84' Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002)
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 28,520
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Final

10 June 2001
19:00 JST
Japan  01  France
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2002) Vieira  30'

Awards

Golden Ball Golden Shoe FIFA Fair Play Trophy
France Robert Pirès France Robert Pirès  Japan
Silver Ball Silver Shoe
France Patrick Vieira France Éric Carrière
Bronze Ball Bronze Shoe
Japan Hidetoshi Nakata South Korea 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
1 goal

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