2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 15 to 22 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Brasília's Mané Garrincha, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.[1] The group consisted of host nation and defending champions Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.[2]

Teams

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
November 2012[nb 1]June 2013
A1  BrazilCONMEBOLHost30 October 20071997, 1999, 2005, 20092009Champions (1997, 2005, 2009)
A2  ItalyUEFAUEFA Euro 2012 runners-up[nb 2]28 June 2012N/A2009Group stage (2009)
A3  MexicoCONCACAF2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners25 June 201119992005Champions (1999)
A4  JapanAFC2011 AFC Asian Cup winners29 January 201120012005Runners-up (2001)
Notes

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil (H)330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy32018806
3  Mexico310235−23
4  Japan300349−50
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:[3]

Matches

Brazil vs Japan

Brazil  3–0  Japan
Report
Brazil[4]
Japan[4]
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
CB4David Luiz
LB6Marcelo
DM17Luiz Gustavo
CM18Paulinho
AM11Oscar
RW19Hulk  75'
LW10Neymar  74'
CF9Fred  81'
Substitutions:
MF7Lucas Moura  74'
MF8Hernanes  75'
FW21  81'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB6Atsuto Uchida
CB22Maya Yoshida
CB15Yasuyuki Konno
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c)  45+1'
CM7Yasuhito Endō  78'
RW8Hiroshi Kiyotake  51'
AM4Keisuke Honda  88'
LW10Shinji Kagawa
CF9Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
FW18Ryoichi Maeda  51'
MF13Hajime Hosogai  78'
MF19Takashi Inui  88'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[5]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Mexico vs Italy

Mexico  1–2  Italy
Report
Mexico[6]
Italy[6]
GK12José de Jesús Corona
RB22Gerardo Flores
CB2Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)
CB15Héctor Moreno  47'
LB3Carlos Salcido
CM17Jesús Zavala  86'
CM6Gerardo Torrado
RW11Javier Aquino  53'
AM10Giovani dos Santos  58'
LW18Andrés Guardado
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF21Hiram Mier  53'
FW19Raúl Jiménez  86'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB20Ignazio Abate
CB15Andrea Barzagli  34'
CB3Giorgio Chiellini
LB5Mattia De Sciglio
RM16Daniele De Rossi  81'
CM21Andrea Pirlo
LM18Riccardo Montolivo
AM8Claudio Marchisio  68'
AM22Emanuele Giaccherini  88'
CF9Mario Balotelli  79'  86'
Substitutions:
MF17Alessio Cerci  68'
FW11Alberto Gilardino  86'
MF7Alberto Aquilani  88'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[7]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Román (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Brazil vs Mexico

Brazil  2–0  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 57,804
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Brazil[8]
Mexico[8]
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves  76'
CB3Thiago Silva (c)  44'
CB4David Luiz
LB6Marcelo
DM17Luiz Gustavo
CM18Paulinho
CM11Oscar  62'
RW19Hulk  78'
LW10Neymar
CF9Fred  82'
Substitutions:
MF8Hernanes  62'
MF7Lucas Moura  78'
FW21  82'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK12José de Jesús Corona
RB21Hiram Mier
CB2Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)  90'
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB20Jorge Torres Nilo  70'
CM3Carlos Salcido
CM6Gerardo Torrado  88'
RW22Gerardo Flores  58'
AM10Giovani dos Santos
LW18Andrés Guardado  21'
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF16Héctor Herrera  89'  58'
MF7Pablo Barrera  70'
FW19Raúl Jiménez  88'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[9]

Assistant referees:
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)
Fifth official:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Italy vs Japan

Italy  4–3  Japan
Report
Italy[10]
Japan[10]
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c)  20'
RB2Christian Maggio  59'
CB15Andrea Barzagli
CB3Giorgio Chiellini
LB5Mattia De Sciglio
DM21Andrea Pirlo
RM18Riccardo Montolivo
LM16Daniele De Rossi  36'
AM7Alberto Aquilani  30'
AM22Emanuele Giaccherini  68'
CF9Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
FW10Sebastian Giovinco  30'
DF20Ignazio Abate  59'
MF8Claudio Marchisio  68'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB6Atsuto Uchida  73'
CB22Maya Yoshida
CB15Yasuyuki Konno  90'
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c)  52'  90+2'
CM7Yasuhito Endō
RW9Shinji Okazaki
AM4Keisuke Honda
LW10Shinji Kagawa
CF18Ryoichi Maeda  79'
Substitutions:
DF21Hiroki Sakai  73'
FW11Mike Havenaar  79'
MF14Kengo Nakamura  90+2'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Shinji Kagawa (Japan)[11]

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)

Italy vs Brazil

Italy  2–4  Brazil
Report
Italy[12]
Brazil[12]
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB20Ignazio Abate  30'
CB19Leonardo Bonucci
CB3Giorgio Chiellini
LB5Mattia De Sciglio
CM18Riccardo Montolivo  26'
CM7Alberto Aquilani
RW6Antonio Candreva
AM8Claudio Marchisio  40'
LW23Alessandro Diamanti  72'
CF9Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
MF22Emanuele Giaccherini  26'
DF2Christian Maggio  30'
FW14Stephan El Shaarawy  72'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
CB4David Luiz  8'  33'
LB6Marcelo
CM8Hernanes
CM17Luiz Gustavo  44'
RW19Hulk  76'
AM11Oscar
LW10Neymar  28'  69'
CF9Fred
Substitutions:
DF13Dante  33'
MF20Bernard  69'
MF5Fernando  76'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[13]

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Japan vs Mexico

Japan  1–2  Mexico
Report
Japan[14]
Mexico[14]
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB21Hiroki Sakai  38'  58'
CB16Yuzo Kurihara
CB15Yasuyuki Konno
LB5Yuto Nagatomo  77'
CM13Hajime Hosogai
CM7Yasuhito Endō (c)
RW9Shinji Okazaki
AM4Keisuke Honda
LW10Shinji Kagawa
CF18Ryoichi Maeda  65'
Substitutions:
DF6Atsuto Uchida  58'
DF22Maya Yoshida  65'
MF14Kengo Nakamura  77'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni
GK1Guillermo Ochoa  90+5'
RB21Hiram Mier
CB4Diego Reyes
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB20Jorge Torres Nilo
CM6Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM17Jesús Zavala
RW10Giovani dos Santos  78'
LW18Andrés Guardado  71'
CF19Raúl Jiménez  90'
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF3Carlos Salcido  71'
MF7Pablo Barrera  78'
MF11Javier Aquino  90'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)[15]

Assistant referees:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)
Fifth official:
Mike Mullarkey (England)

References

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