Confederations Cup Germany 2005

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Confederations Cup Germany 2005

The 2005 Confederations Cup takes place in Germany from June 15 - June 29.

Matches will be held in the following venue cities:
Cologne, Frankfurt, Hannover, Leipzig and Nuremberg.

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Stadiums

For information on the venue stadiums and how to get to them by public transport see our stadium guide:
Cologne, Frankfurt, Hannover, Leipzig and Nuremberg.

Teams & Groups

There are 8 competing teams Argentina (runners-up in the Copa America 2004), Australia (Oceania champions 2004), Brazil (2002 World Cup winners), Germany (hosts), Greece (2004 European Champions), Japan (Asia Cup 2004 winners), Mexico (CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 2003) and Tunisia (African Champions 2004) divided into two groups.

For astrological predictions of the games check out Soccerphile's resident astrologist Anita Nigam's match predictions for the Confederations Cup.

Group A

Germany 2 v Argentina 2
Match Report
Tunisia 2 v Australia 0
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Germany 4 v Australia 3
Argentina 2 v Tunisia 1
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Germany 3 v Tunisia 0
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Argentina 4 v Australia 2
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Semi Finals

Germany 2 v Brazil 3
Match Report
Mexico 1 v Argentina 1 Argentina win 6-5 on pens.
Match Report

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	F	A	GD	Points
Germany	3	2	1	0	9	5	4	7
Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	5	3	7
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
Australia	3	0	0	3	5	10	-5	0

Group B

Greece 0 v Mexico 0
Japan 2 v Brazil 2
Match Report
Mexico 1 v Brazil 0
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Japan 1 v Greece 0
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Japan 1 v Mexico 2
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Brazil 3 v Greece 0
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Semi Finals

Mexico 1 v Argentina 1 (Argentina wins 6-5 on penalties)
Match Preview

3rd Place Play Off

Germany 4 v Mexico 3
Match Report

Final

Brazil 4 v Argentina 1
Match Report

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	F	A	GD	Points
Mexico	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	7
Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	3	2	4
Japan	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Greece	3	0	1	2	0	4	-4	1

Match Schedule

Confederations Cup 2005 tournament schedule
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Wed 15 June	18.00	Argentina 2 v Tunisia 1	Cologne
Wed 15 June	21.00	Germany 4 v Australia 3	Frankfurt
Thu 16 June	18.00	Japan 1 v Mexico 2	Hannover
Thu 16 June	20.45	Brazil 3 v Greece 0	Leipzig
Sat 18 June	18.00	Germany 3 v Tunisia 0	Cologne
Sat 18 June	20.45	Argentina 4 v Australia 2	Nuremberg
Sun 19 June	18.00	Greece 0 v Japan 1	Frankfurt
Sun 19 June	20.45	Mexico 1 v Brazil 0	Hanover
Tues 21 June	20.45	Australia 0 v Tunisia 2	Leipzig
Tues 21 June	20.45	Germany 2 v Argentina 2	Nuremberg
Wed 22 June	20.45	Greece 0 v Mexico 0	Frankfurt
Wed 22 June	20.45	Japan 2 v Brazil 2	Cologne
Semi Finals
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Sat 25 June	18.00	Germany 2 v Brazil 3	Nuremberg
Sun 26 June	18.00	Mexico 1 v Argentina 1 Argentina wins 6-5 on pens	Hanover

Third Place Play-Off
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Wed 29 June	17.45	Germany 4 v Mexico 3	Leipzig

Final
Date	KO (Local Time)	Match	Venue
Wed 29 June	20.45	Brazil 4 v Argentina 1	Frankfurt

Predictions

Host nations traditionally do well in this tournament, Mexico winning in 1999, France in 2003 and Japan reaching the final in 2001. We fancy Germany to perform and probably reach the final to face Argentina, who arrive at the tournament after beating rivals Brazil in the South American World Cup Qualifying zone. Brazil have not played well in this competition recently since winning in 1997. Euro 2004 winners Greece have struggled in their World Cup qualifying group but are dark horses again along with a talented Mexico. Australia, Japan and Tunisia lack the firepower up front to trouble the big teams and will be home after their three group matches having hopefully picked up some useful experience along the way at this level.

For astrological predictions of the games check out Soccerphile's resident astrologist Anita Nigam's match predictions for the Confederations Cup.

Past Winners

Year	Hosts	Winners
1992	Saudi Arabia	Argentina
1995	Saudi Arabia	Denmark
1997	Saudi Arabia	Brazil
1999	Mexico	Mexico
2001	Korea/Japan	France
2003	France	France
2005	Germany	Brazil

Getting Around in Germany

Visit our Germany travel section for information on hotel and hostel accommodation in Germany, flights to Germany, trains, buses and ferries.

Germany World Cup & Confederations Cup Tours

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