2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
| Coupe des Confédérations 2003 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 18 June – 29 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 France (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Cameroon |
| Third place |
 Turkey |
| Fourth place |
 Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 491,700 (30,731 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Thierry Henry (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Thierry Henry |
| Fair play award |
 Japan |
The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's semi-final against Colombia. Foé's death united the France and Cameroon teams in the final match, which was played even though team players from both sides had explicitly stated that the match should not be played out of respect for Foé. France went on to win the trophy with a golden goal from Thierry Henry.
At the presentation of medals and trophies, two Cameroon players held a gigantic photo of Foé, and a runner-up medal was hung to the edge of the photo too. When French captain Marcel Desailly was presented with the Confederations Cup, he did not lift it up high, but held it in unison with Cameroon captain Rigobert Song. Foé finished third in media voting for player of the tournament and was posthumously awarded the Bronze Ball at its conclusion.
Qualified teams
Red – Participated in Group A
Blue – Participated in Group B
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
UEFA | UEFA Euro 2000 winners Hosts |
2 July 2000 24 September 2002 |
2nd |
 Brazil |
CONMEBOL | 2002 FIFA World Cup winner | 30 June 2002 | 4th |
| Japan |
AFC | 2000 AFC Asian Cup winner | 29 October 2000 | 3rd |
| Colombia |
CONMEBOL | 2001 Copa América winner | 29 July 2001 | 1st |
 United States |
CONCACAF | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner | 2 February 2002 | 3rd |
| Cameroon |
CAF | 2002 African Cup of Nations winner | 10 February 2002 | 2nd |
| Turkey |
UEFA | 2002 FIFA World Cup third place1 | 29 June 2002 | 1st |
 New Zealand |
OFC | 2002 OFC Nations Cup winner | 14 July 2002 | 2nd |
1Germany, the 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up, declined to take part as did Italy, the UEFA Euro 2000 runners-up. So did Spain, who were ranked second in the FIFA World Rankings at the time. They were replaced by Turkey, who came third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Bid process
Five bids came before the deadline at 1 May 2002. Australia, Portugal and the United States put in single bids, while South Africa–Egypt and France–Switzerland put in joint bids. The France–Switzerland bid never materialized.[1][2]
The host was selected on 24 September 2002, during a meeting of FIFA's Executive Committee.[3]
Venues
The matches were played in:
| Saint-Denis | Lyon | Saint-Étienne |
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| Stade de France | Stade de Gerland | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 41,200 | Capacity: 36,000 |
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Match officials
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Squads
For a list of all squads that appeared in the tournament, see 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| Colombia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Turkey |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 26 June - Lyon | |||||||
| Cameroon |
1 | ||||||
| Colombia |
0 | ||||||
| 29 June - Saint-Denis | |||||||
| Cameroon |
0 | ||||||
| France (a.e.t.) |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 26 June - Saint-Denis | 28 June - Saint-Etienne | ||||||
| France |
3 | Colombia |
1 | ||||
| Turkey |
2 | Turkey |
2 | ||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Awards
| Golden Ball Winner | Golden Shoe Winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|
| Thierry Henry |
Thierry Henry |
Japan |
| Silver Ball Winner | Silver Shoe Winner | |
| Tuncay Şanlı |
Tuncay Şanlı | |
| Bronze Ball Winner | Bronze Shoe Winner | |
| Marc-Vivien Foé |
Shunsuke Nakamura |
Goalscorers
Thierry Henry received the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 37 goals were scored by 22 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
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Notes
- ↑ "Egypt, South Africa gunning for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup". panapress.com. 14 March 2002.
- ↑ "USA bids to host 2003 Confederations Cup". socceramerica.com. 3 July 2002.
- ↑ "FIFA Executive Committee designates France as hosts of 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup". FIFA. 24 September 2002.
- ↑ Although four other players had three goals each, Tuncay received the Silver Shoe award as he was the only one of the five to have registered an assist in the competition.
External links
- FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003, FIFA.com
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3)