# 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group A of the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 31 May and 4 June 2001. Japan won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Brazil. Cameroon and Canada failed to advance.

## Standings

| 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 |

## Results
### Brazil v Cameroon

| Brazil | Cameroon |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| DF | 2 | Zé Maria | 15' |
| DF | 3 | Lúcio | | 76' |
| DF | 4 | Edmílson |
| DF | 16 | Léo |
| MF | 5 | Léomar |
| MF | 8 | Vampeta | | 46' |
| MF | 17 | Vágner | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Ramon |
| FW | 9 | Sonny Anderson |
| FW | 21 | Washington |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Carlos Miguel | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Fábio Rochemback | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Caçapa | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Émerson Leão ||
| GK | 1 | Alioum Boukar |
| DF | 3 | Pierre Womé |
| DF | 4 | Rigobert Song | 78' |
| DF | 5 | Raymond Kalla | 11' |
| DF | 6 | Pierre Njanka |
| MF | 8 | Geremi Njitap |
| MF | 15 | Nicolas Alnoudji | | 76' |
| MF | 17 | Marc-Vivien Foé | 5' |
| MF | 20 | Salomon Olembé |
| FW | 9 | Samuel Eto'o | 58' |
| FW | 10 | Patrick M'Boma | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Joël Epalle | | 76' |
| FW | 21 | Joseph-Désiré Job | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Pierre Lechantre ||

### Japan v Canada

| Japan | Canada |
| GK | 1 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| DF | 2 | Kenichi Uemura | | 38' |
| DF | 4 | Ryuzo Morioka |
| DF | 16 | Kōji Nakata |
| DF | 18 | Kazuyuki Toda |
| MF | 5 | Junichi Inamoto | 66' |
| MF | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata | | 81' |
| MF | 14 | Teruyoshi Ito | | 67' |
| MF | 21 | Shinji Ono |
| FW | 8 | Hiroaki Morishima |
| FW | 9 | Akinori Nishizawa |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Masashi Nakayama | | 38' |
| MF | 17 | Tomokazu Myojin | | 67' |
| MF | 10 | Atsuhiro Miura | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||
| GK | 1 | Craig Forrest |
| DF | 3 | Mark Watson |
| DF | 5 | Jason de Vos |
| DF | 13 | Carl Fletcher |
| DF | 20 | Kevin McKenna | 51' |
| MF | 6 | Jason Bent |
| MF | 7 | Paul Stalteri |
| MF | 11 | Jim Brennan |
| MF | 14 | Daniel Imhof | | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Paul Peschisolido |
| FW | 10 | Davide Xausa | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Tam Nsaliwa | | 63' |
| FW | 9 | Carlo Corazzin | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Holger Osieck ||

### Canada v Brazil

| Canada | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Craig Forrest |
| DF | 3 | Mark Watson | | 69' |
| DF | 4 | Tony Menezes |
| DF | 5 | Jason de Vos | 67' |
| DF | 20 | Kevin McKenna |
| MF | 6 | Jason Bent |
| MF | 7 | Paul Stalteri |
| MF | 8 | Nick Dasovic |
| MF | 11 | Jim Brennan |
| FW | 19 | Paul Peschisolido | | 84' |
| FW | 10 | Davide Xausa | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Carlo Corazzin | | 46' |
| DF | 13 | Carl Fletcher | | 69' |
| FW | 17 | Dwayne De Rosario | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Holger Osieck ||
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| DF | 2 | Zé Maria |
| DF | 3 | Lúcio |
| DF | 4 | Edmílson |
| DF | 16 | Léo |
| MF | 5 | Léomar |
| MF | 11 | Carlos Miguel | 52' | 70' |
| MF | 18 | Fábio Rochemback |
| MF | 20 | Ramon | | 64' |
| FW | 9 | Sonny Anderson | | 22' |
| FW | 21 | Washington |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Leandro | | 22' |
| FW | 22 | Magno Alves | | 64' |
| MF | 10 | Robert | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Émerson Leão ||

### Cameroon v Japan

| Cameroon | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Alioum Boukar |
| DF | 3 | Pierre Womé | | 76' |
| DF | 4 | Rigobert Song |
| DF | 5 | Raymond Kalla |
| DF | 6 | Pierre Njanka | 84' |
| MF | 8 | Geremi Njitap | | 55' |
| MF | 15 | Nicolas Alnoudji |
| MF | 17 | Marc-Vivien Foé |
| MF | 20 | Salomon Olembé | | 55' |
| FW | 9 | Samuel Eto'o |
| FW | 10 | Patrick M'Boma |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Joël Epalle | | 55' |
| FW | 21 | Joseph-Désiré Job | | 55' |
| DF | 2 | Bill Tchato | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Pierre Lechantre ||
| GK | 1 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| DF | 3 | Naoki Matsuda |
| DF | 4 | Ryuzo Morioka |
| DF | 16 | Kōji Nakata |
| DF | 18 | Kazuyuki Toda | 67' |
| MF | 5 | Junichi Inamoto |
| MF | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata | | 61' |
| MF | 17 | Tomokazu Myojin |
| MF | 21 | Shinji Ono | | 85' |
| FW | 9 | Akinori Nishizawa | | 73' |
| FW | 22 | Takayuki Suzuki |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Hiroaki Morishima | | 61' |
| FW | 11 | Masashi Nakayama | | 73' |
| MF | 6 | Toshihiro Hattori | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||

### Brazil v Japan

| Brazil | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| DF | 2 | Zé Maria |
| DF | 3 | Lúcio | 25' |
| DF | 4 | Edmílson |
| DF | 16 | Léo |
| MF | 5 | Léomar |
| MF | 11 | Carlos Miguel | | 73' |
| MF | 18 | Fábio Rochemback | 88' |
| MF | 20 | Ramon | 31' | 62' |
| FW | 7 | Leandro |
| FW | 21 | Washington | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Júlio Baptista | | 62' |
| FW | 22 | Magno Alves | | 80' |
| MF | 10 | Robert | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Émerson Leão ||
| GK | 23 | Ryōta Tsuzuki |
| DF | 2 | Kenichi Uemura |
| DF | 3 | Naoki Matsuda |
| DF | 6 | Toshihiro Hattori |
| DF | 20 | Yasuhiro Hato |
| MF | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| MF | 14 | Teruyoshi Ito |
| MF | 17 | Tomokazu Myojin | 41' |
| MF | 21 | Shinji Ono | | 46' |
| FW | 13 | Yoshiteru Yamashita | | 60' |
| FW | 22 | Takayuki Suzuki | 45' | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Hiroaki Morishima | | 46' |
| DF | 16 | Kōji Nakata | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Masashi Nakayama | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||

### Cameroon v Canada

| Cameroon | Canada |
| GK | 12 | Jacques Songo'o |
| DF | 4 | Rigobert Song |
| DF | 5 | Raymond Kalla |
| DF | 6 | Pierre Njanka |
| MF | 8 | Geremi Njitap |
| MF | 14 | Joël Epalle | 53' |
| MF | 15 | Nicolas Alnoudji |
| MF | 17 | Marc-Vivien Foé | 70' |
| MF | 20 | Salomon Olembé |
| FW | 7 | Bernard Tchoutang | 70' |
| FW | 18 | Pius Ndiefi |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Samuel Eto'o | 53' |
| DF | 3 | Pierre Womé | 70' |
| FW | 10 | Patrick M'Boma | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Pierre Lechantre ||
| GK | 1 | Craig Forrest |
| DF | 4 | Tony Menezes |
| DF | 5 | Jason de Vos |
| DF | 7 | Paul Stalteri |
| DF | 13 | Carl Fletcher |
| MF | 6 | Jason Bent |
| MF | 8 | Nick Dasovic |
| MF | 11 | Jim Brennan |
| MF | 14 | Daniel Imhof |
| FW | 9 | Carlo Corazzin | 76' |
| FW | 16 | Garret Kusch | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Dwayne De Rosario | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Paul Peschisolido | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Holger Osieck ||