2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group A of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 31 May and 4 June 2001. Japan won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Brazil. Cameroon and Canada failed to advance.[1]

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Japan321050+57
 Brazil312020+25
 Cameroon310224−23
 Canada301205−51

Results

Brazil v Cameroon

Brazil  2–0  Cameroon
Washington 53'
Carlos Miguel 57'
Report
Attendance: 10,519
Brazil
Cameroon
GK1Dida
DF2Zé Maria  15'
DF3Lúcio  76'
DF4Edmílson
DF16Léo
MF5Léomar
MF8Vampeta  46'
MF17Vágner  46'
MF20Ramon
FW9Sonny Anderson
FW21Washington
Substitutions:
MF11Carlos Miguel  46'
MF18Fábio Rochemback  46'
DF15Caçapa  76'
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK1Alioum Boukar
DF3Pierre Womé
DF4Rigobert Song  78'
DF5Raymond Kalla  11'
DF6Pierre Njanka
MF8Geremi Njitap
MF15Nicolas Alnoudji  76'
MF17Marc-Vivien Foé  5'
MF20Salomon Olembé
FW9Samuel Eto'o  58'
FW10Patrick M'Boma  77'
Substitutions:
MF14Joël Epalle  76'
FW21Joseph-Désiré Job  77'
Manager:
Pierre Lechantre

Japan v Canada

Japan  3–0  Canada
Ono 57'
Nishizawa 60'
Morishima 88'
Report
Attendance: 39,006
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Japan
Canada
GK1Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF2Kenichi Uemura  38'
DF4Ryuzo Morioka
DF16Kōji Nakata
DF18Kazuyuki Toda
MF5Junichi Inamoto  66'
MF7Hidetoshi Nakata  81'
MF14Teruyoshi Ito  67'
MF21Shinji Ono
FW8Hiroaki Morishima
FW9Akinori Nishizawa
Substitutions:
FW11Masashi Nakayama  38'
MF17Tomokazu Myojin  67'
MF10Atsuhiro Miura  81'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK1Craig Forrest
DF3Mark Watson
DF5Jason de Vos
DF13Carl Fletcher
DF20Kevin McKenna  51'
MF6Jason Bent
MF7Paul Stalteri
MF11Jim Brennan
MF14Daniel Imhof  63'
FW19Paul Peschisolido
FW10Davide Xausa  79'
Substitutions:
MF18Tam Nsaliwa  63'
FW9Carlo Corazzin  79'
Manager:
Holger Osieck

Canada v Brazil

Canada  0–0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Canada
Brazil
GK1Craig Forrest
DF3Mark Watson  69'
DF4Tony Menezes
DF5Jason de Vos  67'
DF20Kevin McKenna
MF6Jason Bent
MF7Paul Stalteri
MF8Nick Dasovic
MF11Jim Brennan
FW19Paul Peschisolido  84'
FW10Davide Xausa  46'
Substitutions:
FW9Carlo Corazzin  46'
DF13Carl Fletcher  69'
FW17Dwayne De Rosario  84'
Manager:
Holger Osieck
GK1Dida
DF2Zé Maria
DF3Lúcio
DF4Edmílson
DF16Léo
MF5Léomar
MF11Carlos Miguel  52'  70'
MF18Fábio Rochemback
MF20Ramon  64'
FW9Sonny Anderson  22'
FW21Washington
Substitutions:
FW7Leandro  22'
FW22Magno Alves  64'
MF10Robert  70'
Manager:
Émerson Leão

Cameroon v Japan

Cameroon  0–2  Japan
ReportSuzuki 8', 65'
Attendance: 39,430
Cameroon
Japan
GK1Alioum Boukar
DF3Pierre Womé  76'
DF4Rigobert Song
DF5Raymond Kalla
DF6Pierre Njanka  84'
MF8Geremi Njitap  55'
MF15Nicolas Alnoudji
MF17Marc-Vivien Foé
MF20Salomon Olembé  55'
FW9Samuel Eto'o
FW10Patrick M'Boma
Substitutions:
MF14Joël Epalle  55'
FW21Joseph-Désiré Job  55'
DF2Bill Tchato  76'
Manager:
Pierre Lechantre
GK1Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF3Naoki Matsuda
DF4Ryuzo Morioka
DF16Kōji Nakata
DF18Kazuyuki Toda  67'
MF5Junichi Inamoto
MF7Hidetoshi Nakata  61'
MF17Tomokazu Myojin
MF21Shinji Ono  85'
FW9Akinori Nishizawa  73'
FW22Takayuki Suzuki
Substitutions:
MF8Hiroaki Morishima  61'
FW11Masashi Nakayama  73'
MF6Toshihiro Hattori  85'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Brazil v Japan

Brazil  0–0  Japan
Report
Brazil
Japan
GK1Dida
DF2Zé Maria
DF3Lúcio  25'
DF4Edmílson
DF16Léo
MF5Léomar
MF11Carlos Miguel  73'
MF18Fábio Rochemback  88'
MF20Ramon  31'  62'
FW7Leandro
FW21Washington  80'
Substitutions:
MF19Júlio Baptista  62'
FW22Magno Alves  80'
MF10Robert  73'
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK23Ryōta Tsuzuki
DF2Kenichi Uemura
DF3Naoki Matsuda
DF6Toshihiro Hattori
DF20Yasuhiro Hato
MF7Hidetoshi Nakata
MF14Teruyoshi Ito
MF17Tomokazu Myojin  41'
MF21Shinji Ono  46'
FW13Yoshiteru Yamashita  60'
FW22Takayuki Suzuki  45'  46'
Substitutions:
MF8Hiroaki Morishima  46'
DF16Kōji Nakata  46'
FW11Masashi Nakayama  60'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Cameroon v Canada

Cameroon  2–0  Canada
Tchoutang 48'
M'Boma 83'
Report
Attendance: 15,822
Cameroon
Canada
GK12Jacques Songo'o
DF4Rigobert Song
DF5Raymond Kalla
DF6Pierre Njanka
MF8Geremi Njitap
MF14Joël Epalle  53'
MF15Nicolas Alnoudji
MF17Marc-Vivien Foé  70'
MF20Salomon Olembé
FW7Bernard Tchoutang  70'
FW18Pius Ndiefi
Substitutions:
FW9Samuel Eto'o  53'
DF3Pierre Womé  70'
FW10Patrick M'Boma  70'
Manager:
Pierre Lechantre
GK1Craig Forrest
DF4Tony Menezes
DF5Jason de Vos
DF7Paul Stalteri
DF13Carl Fletcher
MF6Jason Bent
MF8Nick Dasovic
MF11Jim Brennan
MF14Daniel Imhof
FW9Carlo Corazzin  76'
FW16Garret Kusch  46'
Substitutions:
FW17Dwayne De Rosario  46'
FW19Paul Peschisolido  76'
Manager:
Holger Osieck

References