Greece ( 2004 UEFA Euro champions ) , Brazil ( 2002 World Cup champions ) , Japan ( 2004 Asian champions ) , and Mexico ( 2003 North America champions ) were all placed in the Group B of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany .
Greece 's triumph was unexpected , considering that they had only qualified for two other major tournaments , the UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup , where they failed to win a single match As European champions , Greece earned the right to compete for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany were drawn into Group B along with 2002 World Cup champions Brazil , 2004 Asian champions Japan , and 2003 North America champions Mexico .
UEFA Euro 2004