2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

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
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

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

15 June 2005

18:00

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

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

15 June 2005

21:00

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

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

18 June 2005

18:00

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

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

18 June 2005

20:45

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

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

21 June 2005

20:45

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

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

21 June 2005

20:45

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

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.