# 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 16 June and 22 June 2005. Mexico won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Brazil. Japan and Greece failed to advance.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |

## Matches
### Japan v Mexico

| Japan | Mexico |
| GK | 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| CB | 2 | Makoto Tanaka |
| CB | 5 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) |
| CB | 3 | Takayuki Chano | | 82' |
| RM | 21 | Akira Kaji | 90+2' |
| CM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| CM | 15 | Takashi Fukunishi |
| LM | 14 | Alex |
| AM | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura | | 59' |
| AM | 8 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | | 68' |
| CF | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Junichi Inamoto | | 59' |
| FW | 16 | Masashi Oguro | | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Keiji Tamada | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Zico ||
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| CB | 5 | Ricardo Osorio |
| CB | 2 | Aarón Galindo |
| CB | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| RM | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Pável Pardo (c) |
| LM | 21 | Jaime Lozano | 46' |
| AM | 17 | Francisco Fonseca | 86' |
| AM | 7 | Sinha |
| CF | 9 | Jared Borgetti |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Gonzalo Pineda | 46' |
| MF | 22 | Luis Ernesto Pérez | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo La Volpe ||
Man of the Match: Sinha (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Matthew Cream (Australia) Jim Ouliaris (Australia) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

### Brazil v Greece

| Brazil | Greece |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 13 | Cicinho |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Roque Júnior (c) |
| LB | 6 | Gilberto | 84' |
| CM | 5 | Emerson |
| CM | 11 | Zé Roberto |
| LM | 10 | Ronaldinho | | 71' |
| RW | 8 | Kaká | | 77' |
| CF | 7 | Robinho |
| CF | 9 | Adriano | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Ricardo Oliveira | | 71' |
| MF | 19 | Renato | | 71' |
| MF | 18 | Juninho Pernambucano | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
| GK | 1 | Antonios Nikopolidis |
| RB | 2 | Giourkas Seitaridis | | 46' |
| CB | 5 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | 80' |
| CB | 18 | Giannis Goumas |
| LB | 6 | Angelos Basinas |
| RM | 20 | Giorgos Karagounis | 32' |
| CM | 7 | Theodoros Zagorakis (c) | | 73' |
| CM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis |
| LM | 8 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| CF | 9 | Angelos Charisteas |
| CF | 15 | Zisis Vryzas | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Loukas Vyntra | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | | 46' |
| FW | 17 | Ioannis Amanatidis | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
Man of the Match: Robinho (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

### Greece v Japan

| Greece | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Antonios Nikopolidis |
| CB | 4 | Stathis Tavlaridis | | 31' |
| CB | 6 | Angelos Basinas |
| CB | 5 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
| RM | 23 | Vassilis Lakis | | 59' |
| CM | 21 | Kostas Katsouranis |
| CM | 20 | Giorgos Karagounis | 54' |
| LM | 14 | Takis Fyssas |
| RW | 9 | Angelos Charisteas |
| LW | 8 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| CF | 15 | Zisis Vryzas (c) | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Vassilios Tsiartas | | 31' |
| FW | 22 | Theofanis Gekas | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | | 59' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
| GK | 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| RB | 21 | Akira Kaji |
| CB | 2 | Makoto Tanaka |
| CB | 5 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) |
| LB | 14 | Alex | 83' |
| RM | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura | | 89' |
| CM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| CM | 15 | Takashi Fukunishi |
| LM | 8 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Keiji Tamada | | 66' |
| CF | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Masashi Oguro | | 66' |
| MF | 4 | Yasuhito Endō | | 74' |
| MF | 6 | Kōji Nakata | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Zico ||
Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)
Assistant referees: Carsten Kadach (Germany) Volker Wezel (Germany) Fourth official: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

### Mexico v Brazil

| Mexico | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez | 80' |
| RB | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
| CB | 5 | Ricardo Osorio |
| CB | 2 | Aarón Galindo |
| LB | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| RM | 11 | Ramón Morales | | 73' |
| CM | 7 | Sinha |
| CM | 8 | Pável Pardo (c) |
| LM | 14 | Gonzalo Pineda | 51' | 69' |
| CF | 17 | Francisco Fonseca | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Jared Borgetti |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Luis Ernesto Pérez | | 46' |
| DF | 16 | Mario Méndez | | 69' |
| FW | 19 | Alberto Medina | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo La Volpe ||
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 13 | Cicinho |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Roque Júnior (c) | 29' |
| LB | 6 | Gilberto |
| RM | 8 | Kaká | | 76' |
| CM | 5 | Emerson | | 66' |
| CM | 11 | Zé Roberto |
| LM | 10 | Ronaldinho |
| CF | 9 | Adriano |
| CF | 7 | Robinho | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Ricardo Oliveira | | 66' |
| MF | 19 | Renato | | 66' |
| MF | 18 | Juninho Pernambucano | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sánchez (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Alessandro Griselli (Italy) Cristiano Copelli (Italy) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

### Greece v Mexico

| Greece | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Antonios Nikopolidis |
| RB | 3 | Loukas Vyntra |
| CB | 19 | Michalis Kapsis | | 74' |
| CB | 18 | Giannis Goumas |
| LB | 14 | Takis Fyssas |
| RM | 17 | Ioannis Amanatidis | 8' | 46' |
| CM | 7 | Theodoros Zagorakis (c) |
| CM | 6 | Angelos Basinas |
| LM | 8 | Stelios Giannakopoulos |
| CF | 9 | Angelos Charisteas |
| CF | 15 | Zisis Vryzas | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Theofanis Gekas | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | | 61' |
| DF | 4 | Stathis Tavlaridis | 85' | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| RB | 16 | Mario Méndez |
| CB | 5 | Ricardo Osorio |
| CB | 14 | Gonzalo Pineda |
| LB | 3 | Carlos Salcido |
| RM | 11 | Ramón Morales |
| CM | 8 | Pável Pardo (c) | 39' | 46' |
| CM | 20 | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | 47' |
| LM | 21 | Jaime Lozano | | 73' |
| SS | 22 | Luis Ernesto Pérez |
| CF | 17 | Francisco Fonseca | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Alberto Medina | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | | 61' |
| DF | 4 | Rafael Márquez | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo La Volpe ||
Man of the Match: Oswaldo Sánchez (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Amelio Andino (Paraguay) Manuel Bernal (Paraguay) Fourth official: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

### Japan v Brazil

| Japan | Brazil |
| GK | 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| RB | 21 | Akira Kaji | 55' |
| CB | 5 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) |
| CB | 2 | Makoto Tanaka |
| LB | 14 | Alex | 28' |
| DM | 15 | Takashi Fukunishi |
| RM | 8 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | | 46' |
| CM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| LM | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
| SS | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | | 73' |
| CF | 9 | Keiji Tamada | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Kōji Nakata | 35' | 46' |
| FW | 16 | Masashi Oguro | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Takayuki Suzuki | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Zico ||
| GK | 12 | Marcos |
| RB | 13 | Cicinho | 56' |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 14 | Juan |
| LB | 16 | Léo |
| DM | 17 | Gilberto Silva |
| RM | 8 | Kaká | | 62' |
| CM | 10 | Ronaldinho (c) |
| LM | 11 | Zé Roberto | 66' | 78' |
| SS | 7 | Robinho |
| CF | 9 | Adriano | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Renato | | 62' |
| MF | 20 | Júlio Baptista | | 62' |
| MF | 22 | Edu | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)
Assistant referees: Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia) Ali Tomusange (Uganda) Fourth official: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)