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 position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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November 2012[nb 1] | June 2013 | ||||||||
A1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | CONMEBOL | Host | 30 October 2007 | 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 | 2009 | Champions (1997, 2005, 2009) | ||
A2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | UEFA | UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up[nb 2] | 28 June 2012 | N/A | 2009 | Group stage (2009) | ||
A3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | CONCACAF | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 25 June 2011 | 1999 | 2005 | Champions (1999) | ||
A4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | AFC | 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners | 29 January 2011 | 2001 | 2005 | Runners-up (2001) |
- Notes
- ↑ The rankings of November 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ↑ Due to Spain qualifying as 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 winners.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:[3]
- The winners of Group A, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Uruguay.
- The runners-up of Group A, Italy, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Spain.
Matches
Brazil vs Japan
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Mexico vs Italy
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Brazil vs Mexico
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Italy vs Japan
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Italy vs Brazil
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Japan vs Mexico
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References
- ↑ "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-11.
- ↑ "Brazil drawn with Italy, Spain to meet Uruguay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04.[dead link ]
- ↑ "Regulations – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil v Japan – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ "Mexico v Italy – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Brazil v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Italy-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Italy v Japan – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Italy-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Italy v Brazil – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Japan-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Japan v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.