2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 16 to 23 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.[1] The group consisted of Nigeria, Spain, Tahiti, and Uruguay.[2]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Spain3300151+149Advance to knockout stage
2  Uruguay3201113+86
3  Nigeria310276+13
4  Tahiti3003124−230
Source: FIFA

In the semi-finals:[3]

Matches

Spain vs Uruguay

Spain  2–1  Uruguay
Report


Spain[4]
Uruguay[4]
GK1Iker Casillas (c)
RB17Álvaro Arbeloa  71'
CB15Sergio Ramos
CB3Gerard Piqué  36'
LB18Jordi Alba
DM16Sergio Busquets
CM8Xavi  77'
CM6Andrés Iniesta
RW11Pedro  81'
LW10Cesc Fàbregas  65'
CF14Roberto Soldado
Substitutions:
MF20Santi Cazorla  65'
MF4Javi Martínez  77'
MF13Juan Mata  81'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2Diego Lugano (c)  41'
CB3Diego Godín
LB22Martín Cáceres
CM5Walter Gargano  63'
CM15Diego Pérez  69'
RW18Gastón Ramírez  46'
LW7Cristian Rodríguez
CF9Luis Suárez
CF21Edinson Cavani  27'
Substitutions:
MF20Álvaro González  46'
MF14Nicolás Lodeiro  63'
FW10Diego Forlán  69'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)[5]

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Fifth official:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Tahiti vs Nigeria

Tahiti  1–6  Nigeria
Report
Tahiti[6]
Nigeria[6]
GK23Xavier Samin
CB4Teheivarii Ludivion
CB10Nicolas Vallar (c)  54'
CB17Jonathan Tehau
RM19Vincent Simon  78'
CM7Heimano Bourebare
CM6Henri Caroine
LM16Ricky Aitamai
RW3Marama Vahirua  69'
LW13Steevy Chong Hue
CF2Alvin Tehau
Substitutions:
DF8Stephane Faatiarau  54'
MF11Stanley Atani  69'
DF12Edson Lemaire  78'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta
GK1Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB5Efe Ambrose
CB2Godfrey Oboabona
CB22Kenneth Omeruo  41'  74'
LB3Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM13Fegor Ogude
CM10John Obi Mikel
LM19Sunday Mba  57'
RF20Nnamdi Oduamadi
CF14Anthony Ujah  52'
LF7Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
FW8Ideye Brown  52'
MF4John Ugochukwu  57'
DF6Azubuike Egwuekwe  74'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match:
Nnamdi Oduamadi (Nigeria)[7]

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Fifth official:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Spain vs Tahiti

Spain  10–0  Tahiti
Report

This game holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in a FIFA senior men's tournament. The previous record was nine goals which occurred three times: first when Hungary beat South Korea 9–0 at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; second when Yugoslavia defeated Zaire by the same score in 1974; and third when Hungary beat El Salvador 10–1 in 1982.[8]

Spain[9]
Tahiti[9]
GK23Pepe Reina
RB5César Azpilicueta
CB15Sergio Ramos (c)  46'
CB2Raúl Albiol
LB19Nacho Monreal
CM20Santi Cazorla  45'  76'
CM4Javi Martínez
CM21David Silva
RF13Juan Mata  69'
CF9Fernando Torres
LF7David Villa
Substitutions:
MF22Jesús Navas  46'
MF10Cesc Fàbregas  69'
MF6Andrés Iniesta  76'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK1Mickaël Roche
RB16Ricky Aitamai
CB4Teheivarii Ludivion
CB10Nicolas Vallar (c)
CB17Jonathan Tehau
LB12Edson Lemaire  74'
CM7Heimano Bourebare  69'
CM6Henri Caroine
RW3Marama Vahirua
LW13Steevy Chong Hue
CF2Alvin Tehau  53'
Substitutions:
FW9Teaonui Tehau  53'
MF15Lorenzo Tehau  69'
DF20Yannick Vero  74'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)[10]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Nigeria vs Uruguay

Nigeria  1–2  Uruguay
Report
Nigeria[11]
Uruguay[11]
GK1Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB5Efe Ambrose
CB2Godfrey Oboabona
CB22Kenneth Omeruo
LB3Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM4John Ugochukwu  66'
CM10John Obi Mikel
LM13Fegor Ogude
RF20Nnamdi Oduamadi  45'
CF8Brown Ideye  73'
LF7Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
MF15Michel Babatunde  60'  45'
MF19Sunday Mba  66'
FW9Joseph Akpala  74'  73'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi
GK1Fernando Muslera
CB3Diego Godín
CB2Diego Lugano (c)  79'
CB22Martín Cáceres
RM16Maxi Pereira
CM17Egidio Arévalo
CM20Álvaro González
LM7Cristian Rodríguez  88'
AM10Diego Forlán
CF9Luis Suárez  83'
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
DF4Sebastián Coates  84'  83'
MF6Álvaro Pereira  88'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)[12]

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Fifth official:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

Nigeria vs Spain

Nigeria  0–3  Spain
Report
Nigeria[13]
Spain[13]
GK1Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB5Efe Ambrose
CB2Godfrey Oboabona
CB22Kenneth Omeruo  12'
LB3Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM19Sunday Mba  63'
CM10John Obi Mikel
LM13Fegor Ogude
RF9Joseph Akpala  71'
CF8Brown Ideye
LF7Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
DF6Azubuike Egwuekwe  12'
MF4John Ugochukwu  63'
FW11Mohammed Gambo  71'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi
GK12Víctor Valdés
RB17Álvaro Arbeloa
CB3Gerard Piqué
CB15Sergio Ramos
LB18Jordi Alba
DM16Sergio Busquets
CM6Andrés Iniesta
CM8Xavi (c)
RW11Pedro  75'
LW10Cesc Fàbregas  54'
CF14Roberto Soldado  60'
Substitutions:
MF21David Silva  54'
FW9Fernando Torres  60'
FW7David Villa  75'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Jordi Alba (Spain)[14]

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Diego Abal (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)

Uruguay vs Tahiti

Uruguay  8–0  Tahiti
Report
Uruguay[15]
Tahiti[15]
GK23Martín Silva
RB13Matías Aguirregaray
CB4Sebastián Coates
LB19Andrés Scotti  42'   51'
DM5Walter Gargano
DM15Diego Pérez (c)  84'
RM8Sebastián Eguren
LM6Álvaro Pereira
AM14Nicolás Lodeiro
AM18Gastón Ramírez  69'
CF11Abel Hernández
Substitutions:
FW9Luis Suárez  69'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK22Gilbert Meriel
RB19Vincent Simon
CB17Jonathan Tehau
CB10Nicolas Vallar (c)  49'
CB4Teheivarii Ludivion  8'   59'
LB16Ricky Aitamai  53'
CM3Marama Vahirua
CM21Samuel Hnanyine  87'
RW6Henri Caroine
LW13Steevy Chong Hue  66'
CF15Lorenzo Tehau  71'
Substitutions:
DF12Edson Lemaire  53'
MF11Stanley Atani  71'
MF18Yohann Tihoni  87'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match:
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)[16]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

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