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

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

Results

Brazil v Cameroon

Brazil 2–0 Cameroon
Washington 53'
Carlos Miguel 57'		 Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Attendance: 10,519
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Brazil
Cameroon
GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria Yellow card 15'
DF 3 Lúcio downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 4 Edmílson
DF 16 Léo
MF 5 Léomar
MF 8 Vampeta downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 17 Vágner downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 20 Ramon
FW 9 Sonny Anderson
FW 21 Washington
Substitutions:
MF 11 Carlos Miguel upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 Fábio Rochemback upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 15 Caçapa upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK 1 Alioum Boukar
DF 3 Pierre Womé
DF 4 Rigobert Song Yellow card 78'
DF 5 Raymond Kalla Yellow card 11'
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
MF 8 Geremi Njitap
MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé Yellow card 5'
MF 20 Salomon Olembé
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o Yellow card 58'
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Joël Epalle upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
France Pierre Lechantre

Japan v Canada

Japan 3–0 Canada
Ono 57'
Nishizawa 60'
Morishima 88'		 Report
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 39,006
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Japan
Canada
GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 2 Kenichi Uemura downward-facing red arrow 38'
DF 4 Ryuzo Morioka
DF 16 Kōji Nakata
DF 18 Kazuyuki Toda
MF 5 Junichi Inamoto Yellow card 66'
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 14 Teruyoshi Ito downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 21 Shinji Ono
FW 8 Hiroaki Morishima
FW 9 Akinori Nishizawa
Substitutions:
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama upward-facing green arrow 38'
MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 10 Atsuhiro Miura upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 3 Mark Watson
DF 5 Jason de Vos
DF 13 Carl Fletcher
DF 20 Kevin McKenna Yellow card 51'
MF 6 Jason Bent
MF 7 Paul Stalteri
MF 11 Jim Brennan
MF 14 Daniel Imhof downward-facing red arrow 63'
FW 19 Paul Peschisolido
FW 10 Davide Xausa downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tam Nsaliwa upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 9 Carlo Corazzin upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Germany Holger Osieck

Canada v Brazil

Canada 0–0 Brazil
Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Canada
Brazil
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 3 Mark Watson downward-facing red arrow 69'
DF 4 Tony Menezes
DF 5 Jason de Vos Yellow card 67'
DF 20 Kevin McKenna
MF 6 Jason Bent
MF 7 Paul Stalteri
MF 8 Nick Dasovic
MF 11 Jim Brennan
FW 19 Paul Peschisolido downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 10 Davide Xausa downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Carlo Corazzin upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 13 Carl Fletcher upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 17 Dwayne De Rosario upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Germany Holger Osieck
GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria
DF 3 Lúcio
DF 4 Edmílson
DF 16 Léo
MF 5 Léomar
MF 11 Carlos Miguel Yellow card 52' downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 18 Fábio Rochemback
MF 20 Ramon downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 9 Sonny Anderson downward-facing red arrow 22'
FW 21 Washington
Substitutions:
FW 7 Leandro upward-facing green arrow 22'
FW 22 Magno Alves upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 10 Robert upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Émerson Leão

Cameroon v Japan

Cameroon 0–2 Japan
Report Suzuki 8', 65'
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 39,430
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Cameroon
Japan
GK 1 Alioum Boukar
DF 3 Pierre Womé downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 4 Rigobert Song
DF 5 Raymond Kalla
DF 6 Pierre Njanka Yellow card 84'
MF 8 Geremi Njitap downward-facing red arrow 55'
MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji
MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé
MF 20 Salomon Olembé downward-facing red arrow 55'
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma
Substitutions:
MF 14 Joël Epalle upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job upward-facing green arrow 55'
DF 2 Bill Tchato upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
France Pierre Lechantre
GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 3 Naoki Matsuda
DF 4 Ryuzo Morioka
DF 16 Kōji Nakata
DF 18 Kazuyuki Toda Yellow card 67'
MF 5 Junichi Inamoto
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin
MF 21 Shinji Ono downward-facing red arrow 85'
FW 9 Akinori Nishizawa downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 22 Takayuki Suzuki
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 6 Toshihiro Hattori upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier

Brazil v Japan

Brazil 0–0 Japan
Report
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Attendance: 37,740
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Brazil
Japan
GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria
DF 3 Lúcio Yellow card 25'
DF 4 Edmílson
DF 16 Léo
MF 5 Léomar
MF 11 Carlos Miguel downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 18 Fábio Rochemback Yellow card 88'
MF 20 Ramon Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 7 Leandro
FW 21 Washington downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Júlio Baptista upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 22 Magno Alves upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 10 Robert upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Émerson Leão
GK 23 Ryōta Tsuzuki
DF 2 Kenichi Uemura
DF 3 Naoki Matsuda
DF 6 Toshihiro Hattori
DF 20 Yasuhiro Hato
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
MF 14 Teruyoshi Ito
MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin Yellow card 41'
MF 21 Shinji Ono downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 13 Yoshiteru Yamashita downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 22 Takayuki Suzuki Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 16 Kōji Nakata upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Masashi Nakayama upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier

Cameroon v Canada

Cameroon 2–0 Canada
Tchoutang 48'
M'Boma 83'		 Report
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
Cameroon
Canada
GK 12 Jacques Songo'o
DF 4 Rigobert Song
DF 5 Raymond Kalla
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
MF 8 Geremi Njitap
MF 14 Joël Epalle downward-facing red arrow 53'
MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji
MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 20 Salomon Olembé
FW 7 Bernard Tchoutang downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 18 Pius Ndiefi
Substitutions:
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o upward-facing green arrow 53'
DF 3 Pierre Womé upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 10 Patrick M'Boma upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
France Pierre Lechantre
GK 1 Craig Forrest
DF 4 Tony Menezes
DF 5 Jason de Vos
DF 7 Paul Stalteri
DF 13 Carl Fletcher
MF 6 Jason Bent
MF 8 Nick Dasovic
MF 11 Jim Brennan
MF 14 Daniel Imhof
FW 9 Carlo Corazzin downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 16 Garret Kusch downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Dwayne De Rosario upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 19 Paul Peschisolido upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Germany Holger Osieck

References

  1. ^ 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
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