# 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fifth FIFA Confederations Cup and the third to be organized by FIFA. It was also the first in which the original hosts, Saudi Arabia, did not participate (they were the nation who founded the tournament, previously known as the King Fahd Cup). The tournament was played from 30 May to 10 June 2001, and co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, who were also hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. It was won by France, beating hosts Japan 1–0, with a goal from Patrick Vieira.
By winning the tournament along with the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, France became the second team to simultaneously be World Cup champions, continental champions, and Confederations Cup winners, after Brazil in 1997.
The eight teams were split into two groups of four, in which each team played each of the others once, with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
| South Korea | AFC | Co-hosts | 31 May 1996 | 1st |
| Japan | AFC | Co-hosts and 2000 AFC Asian Cup winners | 31 May 1996 | 2nd |
| France | UEFA | 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 winners | 12 July 1998 | 1st |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 1999 Copa América winners | 18 July 1999 | 3rd |
| Cameroon | CAF | 2000 African Cup of Nations winners | 13 February 2000 | 1st |
| Canada | CONCACAF | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 27 February 2000 | 1st |
| Australia | OFC | 2000 OFC Nations Cup winners | 28 June 2000 | 2nd |
| Mexico | CONCACAF | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup winners | 2 July 2000 | 4th |

## Venues

South Korea :
| Daegu | Ulsan | Suwon | DaeguSuwonUlsanJapan |
| Daegu World Cup Stadium | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium | DaeguSuwonUlsanJapan |
| Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 43,550 | Capacity: 43,188 | DaeguSuwonUlsanJapan |
| Japan ||||
| Yokohama | Ibaraki | Niigata | IbarakiNiigataYokohamaS. Korea |
| International Stadium Yokohama | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Niigata Stadium | IbarakiNiigataYokohamaS. Korea |
| Capacity: 72,327 | Capacity: 40,728 | Capacity: 42,300 | IbarakiNiigataYokohamaS. Korea |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 7 June – Yokohama | 7 June – Yokohama |
| Japan | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 10 June – Yokohama | 10 June – Yokohama |
| Australia | 0 | 10 June – Yokohama | 10 June – Yokohama |
| Australia | 0 | Japan | 0 |
| 7 June – Suwon | 7 June – Suwon | | Japan | 0 |
| 7 June – Suwon | 7 June – Suwon | France | 1 |
| France | 2 | France | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | | |
| Brazil | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 June – Ulsan | 9 June – Ulsan |
| | | Australia | 1 |
| | | Brazil | 0 |

### Final
## Awards

| Golden Ball | Golden Shoe | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
| Robert Pires | Robert Pires | Japan |
| Silver Ball | Silver Shoe | Japan |
| Patrick Vieira | Eric Carrière | Japan |
| Bronze Ball | Bronze Shoe | Japan |
| Hidetoshi Nakata | Hwang Sun-hong | Japan |
Source: FIFA

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

A total of 31 goals were scored by 24 different players. None of them are credited as an own goal.

#### 2 goals

* Shaun Murphy
* Eric Carrière
* Robert Pires
* Patrick Vieira
* Sylvain Wiltord
* Takayuki Suzuki
* Hwang Sun-hong

#### 1 goal

* Josip Skoko
* Clayton Zane
* Washington
* Carlos Miguel
* Ramon Menezes
* Bernard Tchoutang
* Patrick M'Boma
* Steve Marlet
* Nicolas Anelka
* Youri Djorkaeff
* Marcel Desailly
* Shinji Ono
* Akinori Nishizawa
* Hiroaki Morishima
* Hidetoshi Nakata
* Yoo Sang-chul
* Víctor Ruiz

### Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | A | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Japan (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | South Korea (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | B | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | B | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | A | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |