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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Matches

Argentina v Tunisia

15 June 2005

18:00

Argentina	2–1	Tunisia
Riquelme 33' (pen.) Saviola 57'	Report	Guemamdia 72' (pen.)

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 28,033

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Argentina

Tunisia


GK	12	Germán Lux	71'
CB	16	Fabricio Coloccini
CB	13	Gonzalo Rodríguez	17'
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze
RM	19	Maxi Rodríguez
CM	17	Lucas Bernardi
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (c)		79'
RW	22	Luciano Galletti
AM	8	Juan Román Riquelme
LW	18	Mario Santana
CF	9	Javier Saviola		66'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Carlos Tevez		66'
DF	4	Javier Zanetti		79'
Manager:
José Pékerman


GK	16	Khaled Fadhel
RB	6	Hatem Trabelsi (c)	32'	46'
CB	2	Karim Saidi
CB	15	Radhi Jaïdi	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		46'
CF	9	Haykel Guemamdia		78'
Substitutions:
DF	23	Amir Haj Massaoud		46'
FW	11	Francileudo Santos		46'
FW	5	Ziad Jaziri		78'
Manager:
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

15 June 2005

21:00

Germany	4–3	Australia
Kurányi 17' Mertesacker 23' Ballack 60' (pen.) Podolski 88'	Report	Skoko 21' Aloisi 31', 90+2'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 46,466

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Germany

Australia


GK	1	Oliver Kahn
RB	3	Arne Friedrich	69'
CB	4	Robert Huth	20'
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	16	Thomas Hitzlsperger
RM	19	Bernd Schneider		76'
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)	90+3'
LM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	51'	83'
CF	22	Kevin Kurányi		68'
CF	20	Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
FW	14	Gerald Asamoah		68'
MF	10	Sebastian Deisler		76'
MF	15	Fabian Ernst		83'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
CB	2	Kevin Muscat
CB	3	Craig Moore (c)
CB	6	Tony Popovic		57'
DM	4	Lucas Neill
RM	7	Brett Emerton
CM	20	Ljubo Milicevic	38'
CM	8	Josip Skoko
LM	11	Scott Chipperfield		83'
SS	10	Tim Cahill		74'
CF	15	John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF	17	Jonathan McKain		57'
MF	19	Jason Culina		74'
FW	22	Archie Thompson		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

18 June 2005

18:00

Tunisia	0–3	Germany
	Report	Ballack 74' (pen.) Schweinsteiger 80' Hanke 88'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 44,377

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Tunisia

Germany


GK	1	Ali Boumnijel
RB	6	Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB	4	Wisam El Abdy	73'
CB	15	Radhi Jaïdi	5'
LB	20	José Clayton
RM	8	Mehdi Nafti
CM	12	Jawhar Mnari
CM	10	Kaies Ghodhbane		59'
LM	14	Adel Chedli
CF	5	Ziad Jaziri		83'
CF	11	Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
FW	13	Hamed Namouchi		59'
FW	17	Chaouki Ben Saada		83'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre


GK	12	Jens Lehmann
RB	3	Arne Friedrich	22'
CB	4	Robert Huth
CB	17	Per Mertesacker
LB	16	Thomas Hitzlsperger		68'
RM	10	Sebastian Deisler
CM	8	Torsten Frings
CM	13	Michael Ballack (c)
LM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF	14	Gerald Asamoah		62'
CF	20	Lukas Podolski		87'
Substitutions:
FW	22	Kevin Kurányi		62'
MF	19	Bernd Schneider		68'
FW	9	Mike Hanke		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

18 June 2005

20:45

Australia	2–4	Argentina
Aloisi 61' (pen.), 70'	Report	Figueroa 12', 53', 89' Riquelme 31' (pen.)

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 25,618

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Australia

Argentina


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	2	Kevin Muscat		46'
CB	3	Craig Moore (c)	90+1'
CB	5	Tony Vidmar
LB	4	Lucas Neill	30'
CM	20	Ljubo Milicevic		56'
CM	8	Josip Skoko		74'
RW	7	Brett Emerton	43'
AM	10	Tim Cahill	49'
LW	11	Scott Chipperfield
CF	15	John Aloisi
Substitutions:
FW	9	Mark Viduka		46'
DF	17	Jonathan McKain		56'
MF	19	Jason Culina		74'
Manager:
Frank Farina


GK	12	Germán Lux
RB	4	Javier Zanetti
CB	16	Fabricio Coloccini		86'
CB	2	Walter Samuel	10'
LB	6	Gabriel Heinze
RM	18	Mario Santana		66'
CM	17	Lucas Bernardi
CM	8	Juan Román Riquelme
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF	21	Luciano Figueroa
CF	9	Javier Saviola		73'
Substitutions:
MF	5	Esteban Cambiasso		66'
MF	10	Pablo Aimar		73'
DF	13	Gonzalo Rodríguez		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

21 June 2005

20:45

Australia	0–2	Tunisia
	Report	Santos 26', 70'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 23,952

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Australia

Tunisia


GK	12	Michael Petkovic
RB	4	Lucas Neill
CB	3	Craig Moore (c)
CB	5	Tony Vidmar
LB	14	Simon Colosimo	39'
RM	19	Jason Culina
CM	8	Josip Skoko		61'
CM	17	Jonathan McKain	25'
LM	11	Scott Chipperfield		38'
CF	9	Mark Viduka		46'
CF	15	John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF	20	Ljubo Milicevic		38'
FW	22	Archie Thompson	90'	46'
MF	10	Tim Cahill	62'	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	88'
RM	13	Hamed Namouchi
CM	8	Mehdi Nafti
CM	17	Chaouki Ben Saada	28'	69'
LM	14	Adel Chedli		55'
CF	11	Francileudo Santos	89'
CF	9	Haykel Guemamdia
Substitutions:
FW	21	Issam Jemâa		55'
MF	10	Kaies Ghodhbane		69'
FW	5	Ziad Jaziri		89'
Manager:
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

21 June 2005

20:45

Argentina	2–2	Germany
Riquelme 33' Cambiasso 74'	Report	Kurányi 29' Asamoah 51'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 42,088

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Argentina

Germany


GK	12	Germán Lux
RB	4	Javier Zanetti
CB	16	Fabricio Coloccini
CB	2	Walter Samuel	28'	62'
LB	6	Gabriel Heinze
RM	8	Juan Román Riquelme
CM	17	Lucas Bernardi	41'	53'
CM	5	Esteban Cambiasso
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF	21	Luciano Figueroa
CF	7	Carlos Tevez		80'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Pablo Aimar		53'
MF	18	Mario Santana		62'
FW	11	César Delgado		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	48'	70'
RW	14	Gerald Asamoah		58'
AM	10	Sebastian Deisler	40'
LW	19	Bernd Schneider (c)		46'
CF	22	Kevin Kurányi	7'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Torsten Frings		46'
FW	9	Mike Hanke		58'
MF	6	Marco Engelhardt		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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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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