2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 15 to 22 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Brasília's Mané Garrincha, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.^[1] The group consisted of host nation and defending champions Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.^[2]

YouTube Encyclopedic

1/5
Views:
14 210
3 354 236
99 301
97 815
3 934 789

Transcription

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	November 2012^[nb 1]	June 2013
A1	Brazil	CONMEBOL	Host	30 October 2007	1997, 1999, 2005, 2009	2009	Champions (1997, 2005, 2009)
A2	Italy	UEFA	UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up^[nb 2]	28 June 2012	N/A	2009	Group stage (2009)
A3	Mexico	CONCACAF	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners	25 June 2011	1999	2005	Champions (1999)
A4	Japan	AFC	2011 AFC Asian Cup winners	29 January 2011	2001	2005	Runners-up (2001)

Notes

^ The rankings of November 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.
^ Due to Spain qualifying as 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 winners.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	3	3	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	3	2	1	8	8	0	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Mexico	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Japan	3	0	3	4	9	−5	0

Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:^[3]

The winners of Group A, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Uruguay.
The runners-up of Group A, Italy, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Spain.

Matches

Brazil vs Japan

15 June 2013

16:00

Brazil	3–0	Japan
Neymar 3' Paulinho 48' Jô 90+3'	Report

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 67,423

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Brazil^[4]

Japan^[4]


GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo
CM	18	Paulinho
AM	11	Oscar
RW	19	Hulk	75'
LW	10	Neymar	74'
CF	9	Fred	81'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Lucas Moura	74'
MF	8	Hernanes	75'
FW	21	Jô	81'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Eiji Kawashima
RB	6	Atsuto Uchida
CB	22	Maya Yoshida
CB	15	Yasuyuki Konno
LB	5	Yuto Nagatomo
CM	17	Makoto Hasebe (c)	45+1'
CM	7	Yasuhito Endō		78'
RW	8	Hiroshi Kiyotake		51'
AM	4	Keisuke Honda		88'
LW	10	Shinji Kagawa
CF	9	Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
FW	18	Ryoichi Maeda		51'
MF	13	Hajime Hosogai		78'
MF	19	Takashi Inui		88'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Mexico vs Italy

16 June 2013

16:00

Mexico	1–2	Italy
Hernández 34' (pen.)	Report	Pirlo 27' Balotelli 78'

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 73,123

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Mexico^[6]

Italy^[6]


GK	12	José de Jesús Corona
RB	22	Gerardo Flores
CB	2	Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)
CB	15	Héctor Moreno	47'
LB	3	Carlos Salcido
CM	17	Jesús Zavala		86'
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado
RW	11	Javier Aquino		53'
AM	10	Giovani dos Santos	58'
LW	18	Andrés Guardado
CF	14	Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF	21	Hiram Mier		53'
FW	19	Raúl Jiménez		86'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB	20	Ignazio Abate
CB	15	Andrea Barzagli	34'
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
LB	5	Mattia De Sciglio
RM	16	Daniele De Rossi	81'
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo
LM	18	Riccardo Montolivo
AM	8	Claudio Marchisio		68'
AM	22	Emanuele Giaccherini		88'
CF	9	Mario Balotelli	79'	86'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Alessio Cerci		68'
FW	11	Alberto Gilardino		86'
MF	7	Alberto Aquilani		88'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Román (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Brazil vs Mexico

19 June 2013

16:00

Brazil	2–0	Mexico
Neymar 9' Jô 90+3'	Report

Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 57,804

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Brazil^[8]

Mexico^[8]


GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves	76'
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)	44'
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo
CM	18	Paulinho
CM	11	Oscar		62'
RW	19	Hulk		78'
LW	10	Neymar
CF	9	Fred		82'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Hernanes		62'
MF	7	Lucas Moura		78'
FW	21	Jô		82'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	12	José de Jesús Corona
RB	21	Hiram Mier
CB	2	Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)	90'
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
LB	20	Jorge Torres Nilo		70'
CM	3	Carlos Salcido
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado		88'
RW	22	Gerardo Flores		58'
AM	10	Giovani dos Santos
LW	18	Andrés Guardado	21'
CF	14	Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF	16	Héctor Herrera	89'	58'
MF	7	Pablo Barrera		70'
FW	19	Raúl Jiménez		88'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)^[9]

Assistant referees:
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)
Fifth official:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Italy vs Japan

19 June 2013

19:00

Italy	4–3	Japan
De Rossi 41' Uchida 50' (o.g.) Balotelli 52' (pen.) Giovinco 86'	Report	Honda 21' (pen.) Kagawa 33' Okazaki 69'

Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Attendance: 40,489

Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)

Italy^[10]

Japan^[10]


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon (c)	20'
RB	2	Christian Maggio		59'
CB	15	Andrea Barzagli
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
LB	5	Mattia De Sciglio
DM	21	Andrea Pirlo
RM	18	Riccardo Montolivo
LM	16	Daniele De Rossi	36'
AM	7	Alberto Aquilani		30'
AM	22	Emanuele Giaccherini		68'
CF	9	Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
FW	10	Sebastian Giovinco		30'
DF	20	Ignazio Abate		59'
MF	8	Claudio Marchisio		68'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli


GK	1	Eiji Kawashima
RB	6	Atsuto Uchida		73'
CB	22	Maya Yoshida
CB	15	Yasuyuki Konno	90'
LB	5	Yuto Nagatomo
CM	17	Makoto Hasebe (c)	52'	90+2'
CM	7	Yasuhito Endō
RW	9	Shinji Okazaki
AM	4	Keisuke Honda
LW	10	Shinji Kagawa
CF	18	Ryoichi Maeda		79'
Substitutions:
DF	21	Hiroki Sakai		73'
FW	11	Mike Havenaar		79'
MF	14	Kengo Nakamura		90+2'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Shinji Kagawa (Japan)^[11]

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)

Italy vs Brazil

22 June 2013

16:00

Italy	2–4	Brazil
Giaccherini 51' Chiellini 71'	Report	Dante 45+1' Neymar 55' Fred 66', 89'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 48,874

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Italy^[12]

Brazil^[12]


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB	20	Ignazio Abate		30'
CB	19	Leonardo Bonucci
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
LB	5	Mattia De Sciglio
CM	18	Riccardo Montolivo		26'
CM	7	Alberto Aquilani
RW	6	Antonio Candreva
AM	8	Claudio Marchisio	40'
LW	23	Alessandro Diamanti		72'
CF	9	Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
MF	22	Emanuele Giaccherini		26'
DF	2	Christian Maggio		30'
FW	14	Stephan El Shaarawy		72'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli


GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
CB	4	David Luiz	8'	33'
LB	6	Marcelo
CM	8	Hernanes
CM	17	Luiz Gustavo	44'
RW	19	Hulk		76'
AM	11	Oscar
LW	10	Neymar	28'	69'
CF	9	Fred
Substitutions:
DF	13	Dante		33'
MF	20	Bernard		69'
MF	5	Fernando		76'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Japan vs Mexico

22 June 2013

16:00

Japan	1–2	Mexico
Okazaki 86'	Report	Hernández 54', 66'

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 52,690

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Japan^[14]

Mexico^[14]


GK	1	Eiji Kawashima
RB	21	Hiroki Sakai	38'	58'
CB	16	Yuzo Kurihara
CB	15	Yasuyuki Konno
LB	5	Yuto Nagatomo		77'
CM	13	Hajime Hosogai
CM	7	Yasuhito Endō (c)
RW	9	Shinji Okazaki
AM	4	Keisuke Honda
LW	10	Shinji Kagawa
CF	18	Ryoichi Maeda		65'
Substitutions:
DF	6	Atsuto Uchida		58'
DF	22	Maya Yoshida		65'
MF	14	Kengo Nakamura		77'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni


GK	1	Guillermo Ochoa	90+5'
RB	21	Hiram Mier
CB	4	Diego Reyes
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
LB	20	Jorge Torres Nilo
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM	17	Jesús Zavala
RW	10	Giovani dos Santos		78'
LW	18	Andrés Guardado		71'
CF	19	Raúl Jiménez		90'
CF	14	Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF	3	Carlos Salcido		71'
MF	7	Pablo Barrera		78'
MF	11	Javier Aquino		90'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)^[15]

Assistant referees:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)
Fifth official:
Mike Mullarkey (England)

References

^ "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-11.
^ "Brazil drawn with Italy, Spain to meet Uruguay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.^{[dead link]}
^ "Regulations – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-09.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ "Brazil v Japan – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^ "Mexico v Italy – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ "Brazil v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Italy-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ "Italy v Japan – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Italy-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ "Italy v Brazil – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Japan-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ "Japan v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

External links

This page was last edited on 31 July 2023, at 15:11

v t e 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final
General information	Squads Statistics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

YouTube Encyclopedic

Transcription

Teams

Standings

Matches

Brazil vs Japan

Mexico vs Italy

Brazil vs Mexico

Italy vs Japan

Italy vs Brazil

Japan vs Mexico

References

External links