2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 5th FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. It took place in South Korea and Japan from 30 May to 10 June. France won the tournament after defeating Japan. Australia got third place.

2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

대한민국/일본 2001년 2001 韓国/日本
Tournament details
Host countries	South Korea Japan
Dates	30 May – 10 June
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	31 (1.94 per match)
Attendance	557,191 (34,824 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Éric Carrière Shaun Murphy Robert Pires Hwang Sun-hong Takayuki Suzuki Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Robert Pires
Fair play award	Japan

Results

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

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