2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 15 June and 21 June 2005. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Argentina. Tunisia and Australia failed to advance.

Standings[]

Pos Team 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
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

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina v Tunisia[]

Argentina 2–1 Tunisia
Riquelme Goal 33' (pen.)
Saviola Goal 57'		 Report Guemamdia Goal 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,033
Argentina
Tunisia
GK 12 Germán Lux Yellow card 71'
CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini
CB 13 Gonzalo Rodríguez Yellow card 17'
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze
RM 19 Maxi Rodríguez
CM 17 Lucas Bernardi
LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c) Substituted off 79'
RW 22 Luciano Galletti
AM 8 Juan Román Riquelme
LW 18 Mario Santana
CF 9 Javier Saviola Substituted off 66'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Carlos Tevez Substituted in 66'
DF 4 Javier Zanetti Substituted in 79'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 16 Khaled Fadhel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c) Yellow card 32' Substituted off 46'
CB 2 Karim Saidi
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi Yellow card 80'
LB 19 Anis Ayari
RM 12 Jawhar Mnari
CM 14 Adel Chedli
LM 18 Selim Benachour
RW 3 Karim Essediri
LW 7 Imed Mhedhebi Substituted off 46'
CF 9 Haykel Guemamdia Substituted off 78'
Substitutions:
DF 23 Amir Haj Massaoud Substituted in 46'
FW 11 Francileudo Santos Substituted in 46'
FW 5 Ziad Jaziri Substituted in 78'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre


Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)[1]

Assistant referees:
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Germany v Australia[]

Germany 4–3 Australia
Kurányi Goal 17'
Mertesacker Goal 23'
Ballack Goal 60' (pen.)
Podolski Goal 88'		 Report Skoko Goal 21'
Aloisi Goal 31', 90+2'
Attendance: 46,466
Germany
Australia
GK 1 Oliver Kahn
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card 69'
CB 4 Robert Huth Yellow card 20'
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger
RM 19 Bernd Schneider Substituted off 76'
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) Yellow card 90+3'
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 51' Substituted off 83'
CF 22 Kevin Kurányi Substituted off 68'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
FW 14 Gerald Asamoah Substituted in 68'
MF 10 Sebastian Deisler Substituted in 76'
MF 15 Fabian Ernst Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
CB 2 Kevin Muscat
CB 3 Craig Moore (c)
CB 6 Tony Popovic Substituted off 57'
DM 4 Lucas Neill
RM 7 Brett Emerton
CM 20 Ljubo Milicevic Yellow card 38'
CM 8 Josip Skoko
LM 11 Scott Chipperfield Substituted off 83'
SS 10 Tim Cahill Substituted off 74'
CF 15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF 17 Jonathan McKain Substituted in 57'
MF 19 Jason Culina Substituted in 74'
FW 22 Archie Thompson Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Frank Farina


Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[2]

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Tunisia v Germany[]

Tunisia 0–3 Germany
Report Ballack Goal 74' (pen.)
Schweinsteiger Goal 80'
Hanke Goal 88'
Attendance: 44,377
Tunisia
Germany
GK 1 Ali Boumnijel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB 4 Wisam El Abdy Yellow card 73'
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi Yellow card 5'
LB 20 José Clayton
RM 8 Mehdi Nafti
CM 12 Jawhar Mnari
CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane Substituted off 59'
LM 14 Adel Chedli
CF 5 Ziad Jaziri Substituted off 83'
CF 11 Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
FW 13 Hamed Namouchi Substituted in 59'
FW 17 Chaouki Ben Saada Substituted in 83'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre
GK 12 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card 22'
CB 4 Robert Huth
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger Substituted off 68'
RM 10 Sebastian Deisler
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF 14 Gerald Asamoah Substituted off 62'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski Substituted off 87'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Kevin Kurányi Substituted in 62'
MF 19 Bernd Schneider Substituted in 68'
FW 9 Mike Hanke Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann


Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)[3]

Assistant referees:
Anthony Garwood (Jamaica)
Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Australia v Argentina[]

Australia 2–4 Argentina
Aloisi Goal 61' (pen.), 70' Report Figueroa Goal 12', 53', 89'
Riquelme Goal 31' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,618
Australia
Argentina
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
RB 2 Kevin Muscat Substituted off 46'
CB 3 Craig Moore (c) Yellow card 90+1'
CB 5 Tony Vidmar
LB 4 Lucas Neill Yellow card 30'
CM 20 Ljubo Milicevic Substituted off 56'
CM 8 Josip Skoko Substituted off 74'
RW 7 Brett Emerton Yellow card 43'
AM 10 Tim Cahill Yellow card 49'
LW 11 Scott Chipperfield
CF 15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mark Viduka Substituted in 46'
DF 17 Jonathan McKain Substituted in 56'
MF 19 Jason Culina Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK 12 Germán Lux
RB 4 Javier Zanetti
CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini Substituted off 86'
CB 2 Walter Samuel Yellow card 10'
LB 6 Gabriel Heinze
RM 18 Mario Santana Substituted off 66'
CM 17 Lucas Bernardi
CM 8 Juan Román Riquelme
LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF 21 Luciano Figueroa
CF 9 Javier Saviola Substituted off 73'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Esteban Cambiasso Substituted in 66'
MF 10 Pablo Aimar Substituted in 73'
DF 13 Gonzalo Rodríguez Substituted in 86'
Manager:
José Pékerman


Man of the Match:
Luciano Figueroa (Argentina)[4]

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Bengech Allaberdyev (Turkmenistan)
Fourth official:
Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Australia v Tunisia[]

Australia 0–2 Tunisia
Report Santos Goal 26', 70'
Attendance: 23,952
Referee: (Chile)
Australia
Tunisia
GK 12 Michael Petkovic
RB 4 Lucas Neill
CB 3 Craig Moore (c)
CB 5 Tony Vidmar
LB 14 Simon Colosimo Yellow card 39'
RM 19 Jason Culina
CM 8 Josip Skoko Substituted off 61'
CM 17 Jonathan McKain Yellow card 25'
LM 11 Scott Chipperfield Substituted off 38'
CF 9 Mark Viduka Substituted off 46'
CF 15 John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF 20 Ljubo Milicevic Substituted in 38'
FW 22 Archie Thompson Yellow card 90' Substituted in 46'
MF 10 Tim Cahill Yellow card 62' Substituted in 61'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK 22 Hamdi Kasraoui
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB 2 Karim Saidi
CB 12 Jawhar Mnari
LB 19 Anis Ayari Yellow card 88'
RM 13 Hamed Namouchi
CM 8 Mehdi Nafti
CM 17 Chaouki Ben Saada Yellow card 28' Substituted off 69'
LM 14 Adel Chedli Substituted off 55'
CF 11 Francileudo Santos Substituted off 89'
CF 9 Haykel Guemamdia
Substitutions:
FW 21 Issam Jemâa Substituted in 55'
MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane Substituted in 69'
FW 5 Ziad Jaziri Substituted in 89'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre


Man of the Match:
Francileudo Santos (Tunisia)[5]

Assistant referees:
Cristian Julio (Chile)
Mario Vargas (Chile)
Fourth official:
Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Argentina v Germany[]

Argentina 2–2 Germany
Riquelme Goal 33'
Cambiasso Goal 74'		 Report Kurányi Goal 29'
Asamoah Goal 51'
Attendance: 42,088
Argentina
Germany
GK 12 Germán Lux
RB 4 Javier Zanetti
CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini
CB 2 Walter Samuel Yellow card 28' Substituted off 62'
LB 6 Gabriel Heinze
RM 8 Juan Román Riquelme
CM 17 Lucas Bernardi Yellow card 41' Substituted off 53'
CM 5 Esteban Cambiasso
LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF 21 Luciano Figueroa
CF 7 Carlos Tevez Substituted off 80'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Pablo Aimar Substituted in 53'
MF 18 Mario Santana Substituted in 62'
FW 11 César Delgado Substituted in 80'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 23 Timo Hildebrand
RB 2 Andreas Hinkel
CB 4 Robert Huth
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
LB 16 Thomas Hitzlsperger
CM 15 Fabian Ernst
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 48' Substituted off 70'
RW 14 Gerald Asamoah Substituted off 58'
AM 10 Sebastian Deisler Yellow card 40'
LW 19 Bernd Schneider (c) Substituted off 46'
CF 22 Kevin Kurányi Yellow card 7'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Torsten Frings Substituted in 46'
FW 9 Mike Hanke Substituted in 58'
MF 6 Marco Engelhardt Substituted in 70'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann


Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)[6]

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

References[]

  1. ^ "ARG-TUN (Match 1), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Roman Riquelme (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ "GER-AUS (Match 2), Anhauser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "TUN-GER (Match 5), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (GER)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "AUS-ARG (Match 6), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Luciano Figueroa (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ^ "AUS-TUN (Match 9), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Santos (TUN)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. ^ "ARG-GER (Match 10), Anheuser Busch Man of the Match: Juan Riquelme (ARG)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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