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Confed Cup 2005

ChampionsBrazil

Brazil won, ahead of Argentina (4–1 in the final, 29 Jun 2005). 8 teams, 16 games, 3.50 goals a game; hosted by Germany.

The road to the final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Germanythrough3210+47
Argentinathrough3210+37
Tunisia3102-23
Australia3003-50

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Mexicothrough3210+27
Brazilthrough3111+24
Japan311104
Greece3012-41

3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Adriano Brazil 5
  2. John Aloisi Australia 4
  3. Michael Ballack Germany 4
  4. Luciano Figueroa Argentina 4
  5. Juan Román Riquelme Argentina 3
  6. Lukas Podolski Germany 3
  7. Jared Borgetti Mexico 3
  8. Ronaldinho Brazil 3
  9. Kevin Kurányi Germany 2
  10. Robinho Brazil 2

Upsets

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.