2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Event 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Date 29 June 2003
Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Attendance 51,985

The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, on 29 June 2003 and was contested by Cameroon and France. France won the match 1–0, with a golden goal in the 97th minute. For the final the Cameroonian team wore shirts embroidered with Marc-Vivien Foé's name and dates of birth and death as a tribute to their midfielder who had suffered cardiac arrest and died on the pitch during their semi-final game against Colombia.[1]

Route to the final

Cameroon Round France
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Brazil 1–0 Match 1  Colombia 1–0
 Turkey 1–0 Match 2  Japan 2–1
 United States 0–0 Match 3  New Zealand 5–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 32102027
 Turkey 31114404
 Brazil 31113304
 United States 301213–21
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 33008179
 Colombia 32014226
 Japan 31024313
 New Zealand 3003111–100
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Colombia 1–0 Semi-Final  Turkey 3–2

Match details

29 June 2003
21:00 (UTC+2)
Cameroon  0–1 (a.e.t.)  France
Report Henry  97'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 51,985
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Cameroon
France
GK 1 Idriss Carlos Kameni
DF 3Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé
DF 4 Rigobert Song (c)
DF 5Timothée Atouba
DF 13 Lucien Mettomo
MF 7 Modeste M'bami  89'
MF 8Geremi Njitap
MF 16Valery Mezague  91'
MF 19 Eric Djemba-Djemba
FW 11Pius Ndiefi  67'
FW 18Mohammadou Idrissou
Substitutions:
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o  67'
MF 10Achille Emana  91'
Manager:
Germany Winfried Schäfer
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DF 5William Gallas
DF 8Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 19 Willy Sagnol  76'
MF 6Olivier Dacourt  44'  90'
MF 10 Ludovic Giuly
MF 18Benoît Pedretti
FW 9 Djibril Cissé
FW 11Sylvain Wiltord  65'
FW 12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 7 Robert Pirès  65'
DF 15 Lilian Thuram  76'
MF 17 Olivier Kapo  90'
Manager:
France Jacques Santini

Man of the match:
France Thierry Henry
Assistant referees:
Russia Gennady Krasyuk (Russia)
Belarus Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)

Fourth official:
Paraguay Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

References

References

  1. ↑ "Cameroon will play on after midfielder's death". usatoday.com. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2012-03-19.