2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A explained

Group A of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 18 and 22 June 2003. France won the group and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Colombia. Japan and New Zealand failed to advance.[1]

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
330081+79
320142+26
310243+13
3003111-100

Results

New Zealand v Japan

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GK 12Michael Utting
DF 2
DF 4 Chris Zoricich
DF 14Ryan Nelsen
DF 20Gerard Davis
MF 7 Ivan Vicelich
MF 8
MF 9
MF 19Simon Elliott
FW 11
FW 16Vaughan Coveny
Substitutions:
MF 21
MF 10
DF 13
Manager:
Mick Waitt
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GK 1 Seigo Narazaki
DF 14
DF 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
DF 21Keisuke Tsuboi
DF 22Nobuhisa Yamada
MF 5
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
MF 10Shunsuke Nakamura
MF 19Yasuhito Endō
FW 9 Yoshito Ōkubo
FW 20Naohiro Takahara
Manager:
Zico

France v Colombia

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GK 23Grégory Coupet
DF 2
DF 3
DF 8 Marcel Desailly
DF 15
MF 6 Olivier Dacourt
MF 17
MF 18Benoît Pedretti
FW 9
FW 11Sylvain Wiltord
FW 12
Substitutions:
MF 7
FW 22
FW 20
Manager:
Jacques Santini
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GK 1
DF 2
DF 3 Mario Yepes
DF 23
MF 10Giovanni Hernández
MF 15
MF 18
MF 20Gerardo Bedoya
MF 21
FW 7
FW 9
Substitutions:
FW 16
DF 6
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Colombia v New Zealand

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GK 1
DF 2
DF 3 Mario Yepes
DF 23
MF 10Giovanni Hernández
MF 11
MF 15
MF 18Jorge López Caballero
MF 20
FW 7
FW 9 Víctor Aristizábal
Substitutions:
MF 21
MF 8
FW 16
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
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GK 12
DF 2 Duncan Oughton
DF 5 Danny Hay
DF 14
DF 20Gerard Davis
MF 7 Ivan Vicelich
MF 17Raf de Gregorio
MF 19Simon Elliott
MF 21
FW 11
FW 16
Substitutions:
FW 15
Manager:
Mick Waitt

France v Japan

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GK 16Fabien Barthez
DF 4 Jean-Alain Boumsong
DF 5 William Gallas
DF 13Mikaël Silvestre
DF 19
MF 6
MF 7 Robert Pires
MF 14
MF 21Ousmane Dabo
FW 20
FW 22
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 11
FW 12
Manager:
Jacques Santini
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GK 1 Seigo Narazaki
DF 14Alessandro Santos
DF 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
DF 21Keisuke Tsuboi
DF 22Nobuhisa Yamada
MF 5
MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
MF 10
MF 19Yasuhito Endō
FW 9
FW 20Naohiro Takahara
Substitutions:
MF 16
MF 8
Manager:
Zico

France v New Zealand

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GK 1 Mickaël Landreau
DF 2 Philippe Mexès
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DF 8 Marcel Desailly
DF 15Lilian Thuram
MF 10Ludovic Giuly
MF 17Olivier Kapo
MF 18
FW 9 Djibril Cissé
FW 11
FW 12
Substitutions:
MF 21
FW 20
MF 7
Manager:
Jacques Santini
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GK 12Michael Utting
DF 4
DF 5
DF 13Christian Bouckenooghe
DF 14Ryan Nelsen
DF 20Gerard Davis
MF 9
MF 17Raf de Gregorio
MF 19Simon Elliott
MF 21Noah Hickey
FW 16Vaughan Coveny
Substitutions:
MF 10
DF 2
DF 18
Manager:
Mick Waitt

Japan v Colombia

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GK 1 Seigo Narazaki
DF 14Alessandro Santos
DF 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
DF 21Keisuke Tsuboi
DF 22
MF 7
MF 8
MF 16Kōji Nakata
MF 19
FW 9
FW 20Naohiro Takahara
Substitutions:
MF 18
MF 11
MF 13
Manager:
Zico
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GK 1
DF 3 Mario Yepes
DF 5
DF 23Gonzalo Martínez
MF 10Giovanni Hernández
MF 14
MF 18Jorge López Caballero
MF 20Gerardo Bedoya
MF 21Jairo Patiño
FW 9 Víctor Aristizábal
FW 16
Substitutions:
MF 8
DF 6
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619224855/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=fifa-confederations-cup-france-2003-france-retain-crown-tournament-hit-501855.html 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup