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Encyclopedia > Confederations Cup 2001

The 2001 Confederations Cup tournament was 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. The Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World... The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ... Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Juventus F.C.. He captained Arsenal and won the World Cup with France in 1998. ...

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Participating Teams

The eight teams were split into two four-team round-robin groups, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The Asian Football Confederations Asian Cup 2000 finals were held in the Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. ... The 1999 Confederations Cup tournament was hosted by Mexico in July and August of 1999. ... The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF). ... The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition of the Oceanian nations. ... The 2000 African Nations Cup was the 22nd edition of the African Nations Cup, the Ghana and Nigeria, both replacing original host Zimbabwe. ... The Copa América 1999 was held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ...


Host stages

Japan


Yokohama - Yokohama International stadium


Ibaraki - Kashima Soccer stadium


Niigata - Niigata Stadium Niigata Big Swan Stadium is a football stadium in Niigata, Japan. ...



South Korea



Ulsan - Ulsan big Crown stadium


Suwon - Suwon World cup stadium


Daegu - Daegu world cup stadium


Group Stage

Group A

Played in South Korea.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
France 6 3 2 0 1 9 1
Australia 6 3 2 0 1 3 1
Korea Republic 6 3 2 0 1 3 6
Mexico 0 3 0 0 3 1 8
May 30, 2001
France 5 – 0 South Korea
Mexico 0 – 2 Australia
June 1, 2001
Australia 1 – 0 France
South Korea 2 – 1 Mexico
June 3, 2001
France 4 – 0 Mexico
South Korea 1 – 0 Australia

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Group B

Played in Japan.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Japan 7 3 2 1 0 5 0
Brazil 5 3 1 2 0 2 0
Cameroon 3 3 1 0 2 2 4
Canada 1 3 0 1 2 0 5
May 31, 2001
Brazil 2 – 0 Cameroon
Japan 3 – 0 Canada
June 2, 2001
Canada 0 – 0 Brazil
Cameroon 0 – 2 Japan
June 4, 2001
Brazil 0 – 0 Japan
Cameroon 2 – 0 Canada

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Semi-finals

June 7, 2001
Japan 1 – 0 Australia Yokohama

Scorer: H. Nakata (JPN) June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Yokohama City Hall Mayor Hiroshi Nakada Address 〒231-0017 Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Minato-cho 1-1 Phone number 045-671-2121 Official website: Yokohama City Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. ...

France 2 – 1 Brazil Suwon

Scorers: Pires (FRA), Ramon (BRA), Desailly (FRA) Suwon (Suwon-si) is the largest city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...

Third Place Playoff

June 9, 2001
Brazil 0 – 1 Australia Ulsan

Scorer: Murphy (AUS) June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ulsan, a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, lies on the Sea of Japan (East Sea), 70 kilometres north of Busan at the geographical location 35°33′ N 129°19′ E. In the past the city operated as a major center of Korean whaling, which led to...

Final

June 10, 2001
France 1 – 0 Japan nakata

Scorer: Vieira (FRA) June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

2001 Confederations Cup Winner:

France
FRANCE
First title

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Top Scorers

2 goals

  International football  v d e 

FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Eric Carrière is a French football player (born 24 May 1973 in Foix (Ariège)). He has been capped 10 times and scored five goals for the France national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Shaun Peter Murphy (born 5 November 1970, in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Robert Pirès (born 29 October 1973 of Portuguese and Spanish descent) is a French international football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Takayuki Suzuki (鈴木隆行 Suzuki Takayuki; born June 5, 1976 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese soccer player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Juventus F.C.. He captained Arsenal and won the World Cup with France in 1998. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Sylvain Wiltord (born May 10, 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Marne) is a French football (soccer) forward. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football and the largest sporting organization in the world. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World... The FIFA World Rankings is a system of ranking for international teams in [[football (nations of FIFA based on their performance in matches over the previous eight years, with the most successful teams being ranked highest. ... The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams. ... This is a list of the mens national football (soccer) teams in the world. ...

     Asia: AFCAsian Cup
     Africa: CAFAfrican Cup of Nations
     North America: CONCACAFGold Cup
     South America: CONMEBOLCopa América
     Oceania: OFCNations Cup
     Europe: UEFAEuropean Championship
  FIFA Confederations Cup  v d e 

Saudi Arabia 1997 | Mexico 1999 | South Korea/Japan 2001 | France 2003 | Germany 2005 | South Africa 2009 Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ... The Asian Cup is run by the Asian Football Confederation. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national soccer competition of the CONCACAF nations. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ... The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceanian nations. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 19 KB) Summary This image is copy of World Map FIFA.png I added divisions in UK - England, Scotland & Wales. ... The Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World... Participating teams South Africa (host) USA (winner of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup) Egypt (winner of the 2006 African Nations Cup) TBD (winner of the 2006 World Cup) TBD(winner of the 2007 Copa América) TBD (winner of Euro 2008) TBD (winner of the 2007 Asian Cup) TBD (winner...


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