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The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, held every two years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six continental championships, with one or more other teams invited to make up the numbers.
The 2003 tournament was marked by tragedy when the Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed and died during the semi-final against Colombia.
| Year | Hosts | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Saudi Arabia | Argentina |
| 1995 | Saudi Arabia | Denmark |
| 1997 | Saudi Arabia | Brazil |
| 1999 | Mexico | Mexico |
| 2001 | Japan/South Korea | France |
| 2003 | France | France |
| 2005 | Germany |
Germany holds the Confederations Cup 2005 from June 15th to June 29th. There are games in Hanover, Leipzig, Cologne, Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern.
The following countries are already qualified:
Other participanting teams are the winners of the following tournaments:
May 30 - June 10, 2001, Japan and South Korea
2001 Champions: France
France beat hosts Japan 1-0 in the finals of the Confederations Cup 2001 edition.
The competition brings together the respective champions of FIFA's regional confederations and this year takes on the guise of a "mini World Cup" to be used by national coaches for fine-tuning their teams for the World Cup.
This year's edition was co-hosted by Japan and South Korea who are also hosts for the World Cup finals.
Participating Teams Japan - hosts (and winners AFC Asian Nations Cup 2000) South Korea - hosts Mexico - winners FIFA Confederations Cup 1999 Canada - winners CONCACAF Gold Cup 2000 Australia - winners OFC Oceania Nations Cup 2000 Cameroon - winners CAF African Cup of Nations 2000 Brazil - winners CONMEBOL Copa America 1999 France - winners UEFA European Championship 2000 (and World Cup Champions) The eight teams were split into two four-team round-robin groups, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals.
Official players' lists - Excel or Text
Final 10 June France 1-0 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Third Place 9 June Brazil 0-1 Australia Ulsan, Korea
Semi-finals 7 June Japan 1-0 Australia Yokohama, Japan 7 June France 2-1 Brazil Suwon, Korea
Group Rounds
Group A - in South Korea
30 May France 5-0 South Korea
30 May Mexico 0-2 Australia
1 June Australia 1-0 France
1 June South Korea 2-1 Mexico
3 June France 4-0 Mexico
3 June South Korea 1-0 Australia
France 3 2 0 1 9 1 6 Australia 3 2 0 1 3 1 6 South Korea 3 2 0 1 3 6 6 Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 8 0
Group B - in Japan 31 May Brazil 2-0 Cameroon 31 May Japan 3-0 Canada 2 June Canada 0-0 Brazil 2 June Cameroon 0-2 Japan 4 June Brazil 0-0 Japan 4 June Cameroon 2-0 Canada
Japan 3 2 1 0 5 0 7 Brazil 3 1 2 0 2 0 5 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 Canada 3 0 1 2 0 5 1
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