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

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

31 May 2001

17:00 JST

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 10,519

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Brazil

Cameroon

GK 1 Dida DF 2 Zé Maria  15' DF 3 Lúcio  76' DF 4 Edmílson DF 16 Léo MF 5 Léomar MF 8 Vampeta  46' MF 17 Vágner  46' MF 20 Ramon FW 9 Sonny Anderson FW 21 Washington Substitutions: MF 11 Carlos Miguel  46' MF 18 Fábio Rochemback  46' DF 15 Caçapa  76' Manager: Émerson Leão

GK 1 Alioum Boukar DF 3 Pierre Womé DF 4 Rigobert Song  78' DF 5 Raymond Kalla  11' DF 6 Pierre Njanka MF 8 Geremi Njitap MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji  76' MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé  5' MF 20 Salomon Olembé FW 9 Samuel Eto'o  58' FW 10 Patrick M'Boma  77' Substitutions: MF 14 Joël Epalle  76' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  77' Manager: Pierre Lechantre

Japan v Canada

Japan	3–0	Canada
Ono 57' Nishizawa 60' Morishima 88'	Report

31 May 2001

19:30 JST

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 39,006

Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Japan

Canada

GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi DF 2 Kenichi Uemura  38' DF 4 Ryuzo Morioka DF 16 Kōji Nakata DF 18 Kazuyuki Toda MF 5 Junichi Inamoto  66' MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata  81' MF 14 Teruyoshi Ito  67' MF 21 Shinji Ono FW 8 Hiroaki Morishima FW 9 Akinori Nishizawa Substitutions: FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  38' MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin  67' MF 10 Atsuhiro Miura  81' Manager: Philippe Troussier

GK 1 Craig Forrest DF 3 Mark Watson DF 5 Jason de Vos DF 13 Carl Fletcher DF 20 Kevin McKenna  51' MF 6 Jason Bent MF 7 Paul Stalteri MF 11 Jim Brennan MF 14 Daniel Imhof  63' FW 19 Paul Peschisolido FW 10 Davide Xausa  79' Substitutions: MF 18 Tam Nsaliwa  63' FW 9 Carlo Corazzin  79' Manager: Holger Osieck

Canada v Brazil

Canada	0–0	Brazil
	Report

2 June 2001

17:00 JST

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 12,095

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Canada

Brazil

GK 1 Craig Forrest DF 3 Mark Watson  69' DF 4 Tony Menezes DF 5 Jason de Vos  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  84' FW 10 Davide Xausa  46' Substitutions: FW 9 Carlo Corazzin  46' DF 13 Carl Fletcher  69' FW 17 Dwayne De Rosario  84' Manager: 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  52'  70' MF 18 Fábio Rochemback MF 20 Ramon  64' FW 9 Sonny Anderson  22' FW 21 Washington Substitutions: FW 7 Leandro  22' FW 22 Magno Alves  64' MF 10 Robert  70' Manager: Émerson Leão

Cameroon v Japan

Cameroon	0–2	Japan
	Report	Suzuki 8', 65'

2 June 2001

19:30 JST

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 39,430

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Cameroon

Japan

GK 1 Alioum Boukar DF 3 Pierre Womé  76' DF 4 Rigobert Song DF 5 Raymond Kalla DF 6 Pierre Njanka  84' MF 8 Geremi Njitap  55' MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé MF 20 Salomon Olembé  55' FW 9 Samuel Eto'o FW 10 Patrick M'Boma Substitutions: MF 14 Joël Epalle  55' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  55' DF 2 Bill Tchato  76' Manager: Pierre Lechantre

GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi DF 3 Naoki Matsuda DF 4 Ryuzo Morioka DF 16 Kōji Nakata DF 18 Kazuyuki Toda  67' MF 5 Junichi Inamoto MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata  61' MF 17 Tomokazu Myojin MF 21 Shinji Ono  85' FW 9 Akinori Nishizawa  73' FW 22 Takayuki Suzuki Substitutions: MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  61' FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  73' MF 6 Toshihiro Hattori  85' Manager: Philippe Troussier

Brazil v Japan

Brazil	0–0	Japan
	Report

4 June 2001

19:30 JST

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 37,740

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Brazil

Japan

GK 1 Dida DF 2 Zé Maria DF 3 Lúcio  25' DF 4 Edmílson DF 16 Léo MF 5 Léomar MF 11 Carlos Miguel  73' MF 18 Fábio Rochemback  88' MF 20 Ramon  31'  62' FW 7 Leandro FW 21 Washington  80' Substitutions: MF 19 Júlio Baptista  62' FW 22 Magno Alves  80' MF 10 Robert  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  41' MF 21 Shinji Ono  46' FW 13 Yoshiteru Yamashita  60' FW 22 Takayuki Suzuki  45'  46' Substitutions: MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  46' DF 16 Kōji Nakata  46' FW 11 Masashi Nakayama  60' Manager: Philippe Troussier

Cameroon v Canada

Cameroon	2–0	Canada
Tchoutang 48' M'Boma 83'	Report

4 June 2001

19:30 JST

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  53' MF 15 Nicolas Alnoudji MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé  70' MF 20 Salomon Olembé FW 7 Bernard Tchoutang  70' FW 18 Pius Ndiefi Substitutions: FW 9 Samuel Eto'o  53' DF 3 Pierre Womé  70' FW 10 Patrick M'Boma  70' Manager: 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  76' FW 16 Garret Kusch  46' Substitutions: FW 17 Dwayne De Rosario  46' FW 19 Paul Peschisolido  76' Manager: Holger Osieck

References

1. 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup