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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Photographs of the tournament Confederations Cup images
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.
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.
Germany 2 v Argentina 2
Match Report
Tunisia 2 v Australia 0
Match Report
Germany 4 v Australia 3
Argentina 2 v Tunisia 1
Match Report
Germany 3 v Tunisia 0
Match Report
Argentina 4 v Australia 2
Match Report
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 |
Greece 0 v Mexico 0
Japan 2 v Brazil 2
Match Report
Mexico 1 v Brazil 0
Match Report
Japan 1 v Greece 0
Match Report
Japan 1 v Mexico 2
Match Report
Brazil 3 v Greece 0
Match Report
Mexico 1 v Argentina 1 (Argentina wins 6-5 on penalties)
Match
Preview
Germany 4 v Mexico 3
Match Report
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 |
| 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 |
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.
| 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 |
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