2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
Konföderationen-Pokal 2005
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	15–29 June 2005
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	56 (3.5 per match)
Attendance	603,106 (37,694 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Adriano (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Adriano
Fair play award	Greece
	← 2003 2009 →

The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005, as a prelude to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was won by 2002 FIFA World Cup winners Brazil, who defeated Argentina 4–1 in the final at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. The final was a rematch of the Copa América final also won by Brazil. It was Brazil's second win at the Confederations Cup.

Qualified teams[]

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification method	Date qualification secured	Participation no.
Germany	UEFA	Hosts	7 July 2000	2nd
Brazil	CONMEBOL	2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 Copa América winners	30 June 2002	5th
Mexico	CONCACAF	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners	27 July 2003	5th
Tunisia	CAF	2004 African Cup of Nations winners	14 February 2004	1st
Greece	UEFA	UEFA Euro 2004 winners	4 July 2004	1st
Argentina	CONMEBOL	2004 Copa América runners-up¹	21 July 2004	3rd
Japan	AFC	2004 AFC Asian Cup winners	7 August 2004	4th
Australia	OFC	2004 OFC Nations Cup winners	12 October 2004	3rd

¹Argentina were awarded a spot in the competition because Brazil had won both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 Copa América. Since both competitions award their winners a place in the Confederations Cup, the runners-up in the Copa América 2004 were called to play.^[1]

Venues[]

Frankfurt Cologne Hanover Leipzig Nuremberg		Frankfurt
		Commerzbank-Arena (Waldstadion)
		50°4′6.86″N 8°38′43.65″E / 50.0685722°N 8.6454583°E / 50.0685722; 8.6454583 (Commerzbank Arena)
		Capacity: 48,132

		Cologne
		RheinEnergieStadion (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne)
		50°56′0.59″N 6°52′29.99″E / 50.9334972°N 6.8749972°E / 50.9334972; 6.8749972 (RheinEnergie Stadion)
		Capacity: 46,120

Hanover	Leipzig	Nuremberg
AWD-Arena (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover)	Zentralstadion	Frankenstadion
52°21′36.24″N 9°43′52.31″E / 52.3600667°N 9.7311972°E / 52.3600667; 9.7311972 (AWD-Arena)	51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E / 51.3457944°N 12.3482194°E / 51.3457944; 12.3482194 (Zentralstadion)	49°25′34″N 11°7′33″E / 49.42611°N 11.12583°E / 49.42611; 11.12583 (EasyCredit-Stadion)
Capacity: 44,652	Capacity: 44,200	Capacity: 41,926

Originally, Kaiserslautern's Fritz-Walter-Stadion was also intended as a venue. However, on 27 May 2004, city authorities withdrew from the bidding process, citing added costs to complete the stadium on time as the reason for the withdrawal.^[2]

All five venues were reused for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Match ball[]

The official match ball for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup was the Adidas Pelias 2.

Match officials[]

Confederation	Referee	Assistants
AFC	Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)	Prachya Permpanich (Thailand) Bengech Allaberdyev (Turkmenistan)
CAF	Mourad Daami (Tunisia)	Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia) Ali Tomusange (Uganda)
CONCACAF	Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)	Anthony Garwood (Jamaica) Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago)
CONMEBOL	(Chile)	Cristian Julio (Chile) Mario Vargas (Chile)
CONMEBOL	Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)	Amelio Andino (Paraguay) Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
OFC	Matthew Breeze (Australia)	Matthew Cream (Australia) Jim Ouliaris (Australia)
UEFA	Herbert Fandel (Germany)	Carsten Kadach (Germany) Volker Wezel (Germany)
	Roberto Rosetti (Italy)	Alessandro Griselli (Italy) Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
	Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)	Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia)

Squads[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host


15 June 2005
Argentina	2–1	Tunisia
Germany	4–3	Australia
18 June 2005
Tunisia	0–3	Germany
Australia	2–4	Argentina
21 June 2005
Australia	0–2	Tunisia
Argentina	2–2	Germany

Group B[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Greece	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}


16 June 2005
Japan	1–2	Mexico
Brazil	3–0	Greece
19 June 2005
Greece	0–1	Japan
Mexico	1–0	Brazil
22 June 2005
Greece	0–0	Mexico
Japan	2–2	Brazil

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals		Final

25 June – Nuremberg

Germany	2
		29 June – Frankfurt
Brazil	3
		Brazil	4
26 June – Hanover
		Argentina	1
Mexico	1 (5)

Argentina (p)	1 (6)
		Third place

		29 June – Leipzig

		Germany (a.e.t.)	4

		Mexico	3

Semi-finals[]

25 June 2005

18:00 CEST

Germany	2–3	Brazil
Podolski 23' Ballack 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Adriano 21', 76' Ronaldinho 43' (pen.)

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 42,187

Referee: (Chile)

26 June 2005

18:00 CEST

Mexico	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Argentina
Salcido 104'	Report	Figueroa 110'
Penalties
Pérez Pardo Borgetti Salcido Pineda Osorio	5–6	Riquelme Rodríguez Aimar Galletti Sorín Cambiasso

AWD-Arena, Hanover

Attendance: 40,718

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Third place play-off[]

29 June 2005

18:00 CEST

Germany	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
Podolski 37' Schweinsteiger 41' Huth 79' Ballack 97'	Report	Fonseca 40' Borgetti 58', 85'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 43,335

Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Final[]

29 June 2005

20:45 CEST

Brazil	4–1	Argentina
Adriano 11', 63' Kaká 16' Ronaldinho 47'	Report	Aimar 65'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,591

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Awards[]

Golden Ball winner	Golden Shoe winner
Adriano	Adriano
Silver Ball winner	Silver Shoe winner
Riquelme	Michael Ballack
Bronze Ball winner	Bronze Shoe winner
Ronaldinho	John Aloisi
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Greece

Source: FIFA^[3]

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

Adriano received the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals.^[4] In total, 56 goals were scored by 29 players, with none credited as own goals.^[5]

5 goals

Adriano

4 goals

3 goals

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	B	Brazil	5	3	1	1	12	6	+6	10	Champions
2	A	Argentina	5	2	2	1	10	10	0	8	Runners-up
3	A	Germany (H)	5	3	1	1	15	11	+4	10	Third place
4	B	Mexico	5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	8	Fourth place

5	B	Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Eliminated in group stage
6	A	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
7	B	Greece	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
8	A	Australia	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source: FIFA^[6]
(H) Host

References[]

^ "Argentina seal sixth FIFA Confederations Cup berth". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
^ "Kaiserslautern declines Confederations Cup role". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ "Statistics – Players – Top goals". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^ "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 Germany 2005, FIFA.com
Official website (archived)
FIFA Technical Report

[1] "Argentina seal sixth FIFA Confederations Cup berth". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

[2] "Kaiserslautern declines Confederations Cup role". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[3] "FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[4] "Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[5] "Statistics – Players – Top goals". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[6] "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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