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

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
 Tunisia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 Australia 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina v Tunisia

Argentina  2–1  Tunisia
Riquelme  33' (pen.)
Saviola  57'		 Report Guemamdia  72' (pen.)
Attendance: 28,033
Argentina
Tunisia
GK12Germán LuxYellow card 71'
CB16Fabrizio Coloccini
CB13Gonzalo RodríguezYellow card 17'
CB6Gabriel Heinze
RM19Maxi Rodríguez
CM17Lucas Bernardi
LM3Juan Pablo Sorín (c) 79'
RW22Luciano Galletti
AM8Juan Román Riquelme
LW18Mario Santana
CF9Javier Saviola 66'
Substitutions:
FW7Carlos Tevez 66'
DF4Javier Zanetti 79'
Manager:
José Pekerman
GK16Khaled Fadhel
RB6Hatem Trabelsi (c)Yellow card 32' 46'
CB2Karim Saidi
CB15Radhi JaïdiYellow card 80'
LB19Anis Ayari
RM12Jawhar Mnari
CM14Adel Chedli
LM18Selim Benachour
RW3Karim Essediri
LW7Imed Mhedhebi 46'
CF9Haykel Guemamdia 78'
Substitutions:
DF23Amir Hadj Massaoued 46'
FW11Francileudo Santos 46'
FW5Ziad Jaziri 78'
Manager:
France 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'
Attendance: 46,466
Germany
Australia
GK1Oliver Kahn
RB3Arne FriedrichYellow card 69'
CB4Robert HuthYellow card 20'
CB17Per Mertesacker
LB16Thomas Hitzlsperger
RM19Bernd Schneider 76'
CM8Torsten Frings
CM13Michael Ballack (c)Yellow card 90+3'
LM7Bastian SchweinsteigerYellow card 51' 83'
CF22Kevin Kurányi 68'
CF20Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
FW14Gerald Asamoah 68'
MF10Sebastian Deisler 76'
MF15Fabian Ernst 83'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK1Mark Schwarzer
CB2Kevin Muscat
CB3Craig Moore (c)
CB6Tony Popovic 57'
DM4Lucas Neill
RM7Brett Emerton
CM20Ljubo MilicevicYellow card 38'
CM8Josip Skoko
LM11Scott Chipperfield 83'
SS10Tim Cahill 74'
CF15John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF17Jonathan McKain 57'
MF19Jason Culina 74'
FW22Archie 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'
Attendance: 44,377
Tunisia
Germany
GK1Ali Boumnijel
RB6Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB4Wisam El AbdyYellow card 73'
CB15Radhi JaïdiYellow card 5'
LB20José Clayton
RM8Mehdi Nafti
CM12Jawhar Mnari
CM10Kaies Ghodhbane 59'
LM14Adel Chedli
CF5Ziad Jaziri 83'
CF11Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
FW13Hamed Namouchi 59'
FW17Chaouki Ben Saada 83'
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre
GK12Jens Lehmann
RB3Arne FriedrichYellow card 22'
CB4Robert Huth
CB17Per Mertesacker
LB16Thomas Hitzlsperger 68'
RM10Sebastian Deisler
CM8Torsten Frings
CM13Michael Ballack (c)
LM7Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF14Gerald Asamoah 62'
CF20Lukas Podolski 87'
Substitutions:
FW22Kevin Kurányi 62'
MF19Bernd Schneider 68'
FW9Mike 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.)
Attendance: 25,618
Australia
Argentina
GK1Mark Schwarzer
RB2Kevin Muscat 46'
CB3Craig Moore (c)Yellow card 90+1'
CB5Tony Vidmar
LB4Lucas NeillYellow card 30'
CM20Ljubo Milicevic 56'
CM8Josip Skoko 74'
RW7Brett EmertonYellow card 43'
AM10Tim CahillYellow card 49'
LW11Scott Chipperfield
CF15John Aloisi
Substitutions:
FW9Mark Viduka 46'
DF17Jonathan McKain 56'
MF19Jason Culina 74'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK12Germán Lux
RB4Javier Zanetti
CB16Fabricio Coloccini 86'
CB2Walter SamuelYellow card 10'
LB6Gabriel Heinze
RM18Mario Santana 66'
CM17Lucas Bernardi
CM8Juan Román Riquelme
LM3Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF21Luciano Figueroa
CF9Javier Saviola 73'
Substitutions:
MF5Esteban Cambiasso 66'
MF10Pablo Aimar 73'
DF13Gonzalo Rodríguez 86'
Manager:
José Pekerman


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'
Attendance: 23,952
Australia
Tunisia
GK12Michael Petkovic
RB4Lucas Neill
CB3Craig Moore (c)
CB5Tony Vidmar
LB14Simon ColosimoYellow card 39'
RM19Jason Culina
CM8Josip Skoko 61'
CM17Jonathan McKainYellow card 25'
LM11Scott Chipperfield 38'
CF9Mark Viduka 46'
CF15John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF20Ljubo Milicevic 38'
FW22Archie ThompsonYellow card 90' 46'
MF10Tim CahillYellow card 62' 61'
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK22Hamdi Kasraoui
RB6Hatem Trabelsi (c)
CB2Karim Saidi
CB12Jawhar Mnari
LB19Anis AyariYellow card 88'
RM13Hamed Namouchi
CM8Mehdi Nafti
CM17Chaouki Ben SaadaYellow card 28' 69'
LM14Adel Chedli 55'
CF11Francileudo Santos 89'
CF9Haykel Guemamdia
Substitutions:
FW21Issam Jemâa 55'
MF10Kaies Ghodhbane 69'
FW5Ziad Jaziri 89'
Manager:
France 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'
Attendance: 42,088
Argentina
Germany
GK12Germán Lux
RB4Javier Zanetti
CB16Fabrizio Coloccini
CB2Walter SamuelYellow card 28' 62'
LB6Gabriel Heinze
RM8Juan Román Riquelme
CM17Lucas BernardiYellow card 41' 53'
CM5Esteban Cambiasso
LM3Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
CF21Luciano Figueroa
CF7Carlos Tevez 80'
Substitutions:
MF10Pablo Aimar 53'
MF18Mario Santana 62'
FW11César Delgado 80'
Manager:
José Pekerman
GK23Timo Hildebrand
RB2Andreas Hinkel
CB4Robert Huth
CB17Per Mertesacker
LB16Thomas Hitzlsperger
CM15Fabian Ernst
CM7Bastian SchweinsteigerYellow card 48' 70'
RW14Gerald Asamoah 58'
AM10Sebastian DeislerYellow card 40'
LW19Bernd Schneider (c) 46'
CF22Kevin KurányiYellow card 7'
Substitutions:
MF8Torsten Frings 46'
FW9Mike Hanke 58'
MF6Marco 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.
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