# 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 16 to 23 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova. The group consisted of Nigeria, Spain, Tahiti, and Uruguay.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | |
In the semi-finals:
* The winners of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Italy.
* The runners-up of Group B, Uruguay, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Brazil.

## Matches
### Spain vs Uruguay

| Spain | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 17 | Álvaro Arbeloa | 71' |
| CB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué | 36' |
| LB | 18 | Jordi Alba |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| CM | 8 | Xavi | | 77' |
| CM | 6 | Andrés Iniesta |
| RW | 11 | Pedro | | 81' |
| LW | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | | 65' |
| CF | 14 | Roberto Soldado |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Santi Cazorla | | 65' |
| MF | 4 | Javi Martínez | | 77' |
| MF | 13 | Juan Mata | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CB | 2 | Diego Lugano (c) | 41' |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín |
| LB | 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| CM | 5 | Walter Gargano | | 63' |
| CM | 15 | Diego Pérez | | 69' |
| RW | 18 | Gastón Ramírez | | 46' |
| LW | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez |
| CF | 9 | Luis Suárez |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani | 27' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Álvaro González | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | | 63' |
| FW | 10 | Diego Forlán | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)
* Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
* Fifth official:
* Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

### Tahiti vs Nigeria

| Tahiti | Nigeria |
| GK | 23 | Xavier Samin |
| CB | 4 | Teheivarii Ludivion |
| CB | 10 | Nicolas Vallar (c) | 54' |
| CB | 17 | Jonathan Tehau |
| RM | 19 | Vincent Simon | 78' |
| CM | 7 | Heimano Bourebare |
| CM | 6 | Henri Caroine |
| LM | 16 | Ricky Aitamai |
| RW | 3 | Marama Vahirua | 69' |
| LW | 13 | Steevy Chong Hue |
| CF | 2 | Alvin Tehau |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 8 | Stephane Faatiarau | 54' |
| MF | 11 | Stanley Atani | 69' |
| DF | 12 | Edson Lemaire | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Eddy Etaeta ||
| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama (c) |
| RB | 5 | Efe Ambrose |
| CB | 2 | Godfrey Oboabona |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo | 41' | 74' |
| LB | 3 | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé |
| RM | 13 | Fegor Ogude |
| CM | 10 | John Obi Mikel |
| LM | 19 | Sunday Mba | | 57' |
| RF | 20 | Nnamdi Oduamadi |
| CF | 14 | Anthony Ujah | | 52' |
| LF | 7 | Ahmed Musa |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Ideye Brown | | 52' |
| MF | 4 | John Ugochukwu | | 57' |
| DF | 6 | Azubuike Egwuekwe | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephen Keshi ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nnamdi Oduamadi (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* William Torres (El Salvador)
* Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
* Fourth official:
* Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
* Fifth official:
* Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

### Spain vs Tahiti

This game holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in a FIFA senior men's tournament. The previous record was nine goals which occurred three times: first when Hungary beat South Korea 9–0 at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; second when Yugoslavia defeated Zaire by the same score in 1974; and third when Hungary beat El Salvador 10–1 in 1982.
| Spain | Tahiti |
| GK | 23 | Pepe Reina |
| RB | 5 | César Azpilicueta |
| CB | 15 | Sergio Ramos (c) | | 46' |
| CB | 2 | Raúl Albiol |
| LB | 19 | Nacho Monreal |
| CM | 20 | Santi Cazorla | 45' | 76' |
| CM | 4 | Javi Martínez |
| CM | 21 | David Silva |
| RF | 13 | Juan Mata | | 69' |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Torres |
| LF | 7 | David Villa |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Jesús Navas | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | | 69' |
| MF | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
| GK | 1 | Mickaël Roche |
| RB | 16 | Ricky Aitamai |
| CB | 4 | Teheivarii Ludivion |
| CB | 10 | Nicolas Vallar (c) |
| CB | 17 | Jonathan Tehau |
| LB | 12 | Edson Lemaire | 74' |
| CM | 7 | Heimano Bourebare | 69' |
| CM | 6 | Henri Caroine |
| RW | 3 | Marama Vahirua |
| LW | 13 | Steevy Chong Hue |
| CF | 2 | Alvin Tehau | 53' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Teaonui Tehau | 53' |
| MF | 15 | Lorenzo Tehau | 69' |
| DF | 20 | Yannick Vero | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Eddy Etaeta ||
* Man of the Match:
* Fernando Torres (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Redouane Achik (Morocco)
* Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
* Fourth official:
* Felix Brych (Germany)
* Fifth official:
* Stefan Lupp (Germany)

### Nigeria vs Uruguay

| Nigeria | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama (c) |
| RB | 5 | Efe Ambrose |
| CB | 2 | Godfrey Oboabona |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| LB | 3 | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé |
| RM | 4 | John Ugochukwu | | 66' |
| CM | 10 | John Obi Mikel |
| LM | 13 | Fegor Ogude |
| RF | 20 | Nnamdi Oduamadi | | 45' |
| CF | 8 | Brown Ideye | | 73' |
| LF | 7 | Ahmed Musa |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Michel Babatunde | 60' | 45' |
| MF | 19 | Sunday Mba | | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Joseph Akpala | 74' | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephen Keshi ||
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín |
| CB | 2 | Diego Lugano (c) | 79' |
| CB | 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| RM | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo |
| CM | 20 | Álvaro González |
| LM | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez | | 88' |
| AM | 10 | Diego Forlán |
| CF | 9 | Luis Suárez | | 83' |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Sebastián Coates | 84' | 83' |
| MF | 6 | Álvaro Pereira | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Diego Forlán (Uruguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
* Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* Pedro Proença (Portugal)
* Fifth official:
* Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

### Nigeria vs Spain

| Nigeria | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama (c) |
| RB | 5 | Efe Ambrose |
| CB | 2 | Godfrey Oboabona |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo | 12' |
| LB | 3 | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé |
| RM | 19 | Sunday Mba | 63' |
| CM | 10 | John Obi Mikel |
| LM | 13 | Fegor Ogude |
| RF | 9 | Joseph Akpala | 71' |
| CF | 8 | Brown Ideye |
| LF | 7 | Ahmed Musa |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Azubuike Egwuekwe | 12' |
| MF | 4 | John Ugochukwu | 63' |
| FW | 11 | Mohammed Gambo | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephen Keshi ||
| GK | 12 | Víctor Valdés |
| RB | 17 | Álvaro Arbeloa |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| CB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| LB | 18 | Jordi Alba |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| CM | 6 | Andrés Iniesta |
| CM | 8 | Xavi (c) |
| RW | 11 | Pedro | 75' |
| LW | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | 54' |
| CF | 14 | Roberto Soldado | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | David Silva | 54' |
| FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | 60' |
| FW | 7 | David Villa | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jordi Alba (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* William Torres (El Salvador)
* Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
* Fourth official:
* Diego Abal (Argentina)
* Fifth official:
* Hernán Maidana (Argentina)

### Uruguay vs Tahiti

| Uruguay | Tahiti |
| GK | 23 | Martín Silva |
| RB | 13 | Matías Aguirregaray |
| CB | 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| LB | 19 | Andrés Scotti | 42' 51' |
| DM | 5 | Walter Gargano |
| DM | 15 | Diego Pérez (c) | 84' |
| RM | 8 | Sebastián Eguren |
| LM | 6 | Álvaro Pereira |
| AM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| AM | 18 | Gastón Ramírez | | 69' |
| CF | 11 | Abel Hernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Luis Suárez | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 22 | Gilbert Meriel |
| RB | 19 | Vincent Simon |
| CB | 17 | Jonathan Tehau |
| CB | 10 | Nicolas Vallar (c) | 49' |
| CB | 4 | Teheivarii Ludivion | 8' 59' |
| LB | 16 | Ricky Aitamai | | 53' |
| CM | 3 | Marama Vahirua |
| CM | 21 | Samuel Hnanyine | | 87' |
| RW | 6 | Henri Caroine |
| LW | 13 | Steevy Chong Hue | 66' |
| CF | 15 | Lorenzo Tehau | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 12 | Edson Lemaire | | 53' |
| MF | 11 | Stanley Atani | | 71' |
| MF | 18 | Yohann Tihoni | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Eddy Etaeta ||
* Man of the Match:
* Abel Hernández (Uruguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
* José Trigo (Portugal)
* Fourth official:
* Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
* Fifth official:
* Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)