France won the tournament, defeating Japan 1-0 thanks to a goal from Patrick Vieira. By winning the event, France became the second side in history to be World Cup champions, continental champions, and Confederations Cup winners all at the same time, following Brazil in 1997. The 2001 Confederations Cup took place in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. It was the first time that the two cities had hosted the competition together. The eight remaining national teams of the world competed for the title. France came into the tournament as favorites after they failed to qualify for the 2000 Olympics. They went on to win their third consecutive and fourth overall Confederations Cup title with an impressive 3-1 victory over Japan in the final. Zinedine Zidane's team were perfect in their opening three matches before losing to Brazil in their final game. With this win, Japan became the second country to defeat France at the Olympic football tournament, after Germany did so in 1936. Other notable results included Spain beating Mexico 4-2, England losing to Italy 2-1, and Colombia beating Uruguay 3-0. The 2001 Confederations Cup was played between June 15 and July 2. It was used by FIFA as a qualification process for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.