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)	Éric Carrière; Shaun Murphy; Robert Pires; Hwang Sun-hong; Takayuki Suzuki; Patrick Vieira; Sylvain Wiltord; (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	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
Mexico	CONCACAF	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winners	4 August 1999	4th
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

Venues[]

South Korea
Daegu	Ulsan	Suwon	Daegu Suwon Ulsan Japan
Daegu World Cup Stadium	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium	Suwon World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 68,014	Capacity: 43,550	Capacity: 43,188

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

Match referees[]

Africa

Gamal Al-Ghandour

Asia

Europe

North America, Central America and Caribbean

Oceania

South America

Squads[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	9	1	+8	6
Australia	3	2	1	3	1	+2	6
South Korea	3	2	1	3	6	−3	6
Mexico	3	0	3	1	8	−7	0

30 May 2001

17:00 KST

France	5–0	South Korea
Marlet 9' Vieira 19' Anelka 34' Djorkaeff 80' Wiltord 90'	Report

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Attendance: 61,500

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

30 May 2001

19:30 KST

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

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 6,232

Referee: (Zimbabwe)

1 June 2001

17:00 KST

Australia	1–0	France
Zane 60'	Report

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Attendance: 44,400

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

1 June 2001

19:30 KST

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

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 41,550

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

3 June 2001

19:30 KST

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

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 28,864

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

3 June 2001

19:30 KST

South Korea	1–0	Australia
Hwang Sun-hong 24'	Report

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 42,754

Referee: Óscar 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

31 May 2001

17:00 JST

Brazil	2–0	Cameroon
Washington 53' Carlos Miguel 57'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 10,519

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

31 May 2001

19:30 JST

Japan	3–0	Canada
Ono 57' Nishizawa 60' Morishima 88'	Report

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 39,006

Referee: (Australia)

2 June 2001

17:00 JST

Canada	0–0	Brazil
	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 12,095

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

2 June 2001

19:30 JST

Cameroon	0–2	Japan
	Report	Suzuki 8', 65'

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 39,430

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

4 June 2001

19:30 JST

Brazil	0–0	Japan
	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 37,740

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

4 June 2001

19:30 JST

Cameroon	2–0	Canada
Tchoutang 48' M'Boma 83'	Report

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 15,822

Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals		Final

7 June – Yokohama

Japan	1
		10 June – Yokohama
Australia	0
		Japan	0
7 June – Suwon
		France	1
France	2

Brazil	1
		Third place

		9 June – Ulsan

		Australia	1

		Brazil	0

Semi-finals[]

7 June 2001

17:00 JST

Japan	1–0	Australia
H. Nakata 43'	Report

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 48,699

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

7 June 2001

20:00 KST

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

Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon

Attendance: 34,527

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Third place play-off[]

9 June 2001

19:00 KST

Australia	1–0	Brazil
Murphy 84'	Report

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 28,520

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Final[]

10 June 2001

19:00 JST

Japan	0–1	France
	Report	Vieira 30'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 65,533

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Awards[]

Golden Ball	Golden Shoe	FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Robert Pires	Robert Pires	Japan
Silver Ball	Silver Shoe
Patrick Vieira	Éric Carrière
Bronze Ball	Bronze Shoe
Hidetoshi Nakata	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) Host

References[]

^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "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.

External links[]

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

[1] "FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 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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Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final
General information	Squads

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Tournaments	Saudi Arabia 1992 Saudi Arabia 1995 Saudi Arabia 1997 Mexico 1999 South Korea/Japan 2001 France 2003 Germany 2005 South Africa 2009 Brazil 2013 Russia 2017
Finals	1992 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013 2017
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Other articles	Finals Goalscorers Hat-tricks Records Red cards Team appearances Winning managers

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)	Éric Carrière Shaun Murphy Robert Pires Hwang Sun-hong Takayuki Suzuki Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Robert Pires
Fair play award	Japan
← 1999 2003 →