2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

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.

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
대한민국/일본 2001년
2001 韓国/日本
Tournament details
Host countriesSouth Korea
Japan
Dates30 May – 10 June
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored31 (1.94 per match)
Attendance557,191 (34,824 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Eric Carrière
Australia Shaun Murphy
France Robert Pires
South Korea Hwang Sun-hong
Japan Takayuki Suzuki
France Patrick Vieira
France Sylvain Wiltord
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)France Robert Pires
Fair play award Japan
1999
2003

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

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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 and 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
  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
  Mexico CONCACAF 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winners 2 July 2000 4th

Venues

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  South Korea
Daegu Ulsan Suwon
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
International Stadium Yokohama Kashima Soccer Stadium Niigata Stadium
Capacity: 72,327 Capacity: 40,728 Capacity: 42,300
     

Match referees

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Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
  Australia 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 3 6 −3 6
  Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
France  5–0  South Korea
Marlet   9'
Vieira   19'
Anelka   34'
Djorkaeff   80'
Wiltord   90'
Report

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

Australia  1–0  France
Zane   60' Report

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

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

South Korea  1–0  Australia
Hwang Sun-hong   24' Report
Attendance: 42,754

Group B

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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
Source: [citation needed]
Brazil  2–0  Cameroon
Washington   53'
Carlos Miguel   57'
Report
Attendance: 10,519

Japan  3–0  Canada
Ono   57'
Nishizawa   60'
Morishima   88'
Report
Attendance: 39,006

Canada  0–0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Cameroon  0–2  Japan
Report Suzuki   8', 65'
Attendance: 39,430

Brazil  0–0  Japan
Report

Cameroon  2–0  Canada
Tchoutang   48'
M'Boma   83'
Report
Attendance: 15,822

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 June – Yokohama
 
 
  Japan1
 
10 June – Yokohama
 
  Australia0
 
  Japan0
 
7 June – Suwon
 
  France1
 
  France2
 
 
  Brazil1
 
Third place
 
 
9 June – Ulsan
 
 
  Australia1
 
 
  Brazil0

Semi-finals

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Japan  1–0  Australia
H. Nakata   43' Report

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

Third place play-off

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Australia  1–0  Brazil
Murphy   84' Report

Final

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Japan  0–1  France
Report Vieira   30'

Awards

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Golden Ball Golden Shoe FIFA Fair Play Trophy
  Robert Pires   Robert Pires   Japan
Silver Ball Silver Shoe
  Patrick Vieira   Eric Carrière
Bronze Ball Bronze Shoe
  Hidetoshi Nakata   Hwang Sun-hong

Source: FIFA[1]

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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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) Hosts

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. 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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