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2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

Coupe des Confédérations 2003
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	18–29 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(s)	Thierry Henry
Fair play award	Japan
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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. 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.

This was the last Confederations Cup that did not serve as a warm-up event to the FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams

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 winners	30 June 2002	4th
Japan	AFC	2000 AFC Asian Cup winners	29 October 2000	3rd
Colombia	CONMEBOL	2001 Copa América winners	29 July 2001	1st
United States	CONCACAF	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners	2 February 2002	3rd
Cameroon	CAF	2002 African Cup of Nations winners	10 February 2002	2nd
Turkey	UEFA	2002 FIFA World Cup third place	22 October 2002	1st
New Zealand	OFC	2002 OFC Nations Cup winners	14 July 2002	2nd

Italy, the UEFA Euro 2000 runners-up, declined to take part as did Germany, the 2002 FIFA World Cup 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.

The host was selected on 24 September 2002, during a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee.

Venues

The matches were played in:

Paris (Saint-Denis)	Lyon	Saint-Étienne
Stade de France	Stade de Gerland	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E / 48.92444°N 2.36000°E / 48.92444; 2.36000 (Stade de France)	45°43′26″N 4°49′56″E / 45.72389°N 4.83222°E / 45.72389; 4.83222 (Stade de Gerland)	45°27′38.76″N 4°23′24.42″E / 45.4607667°N 4.3901167°E / 45.4607667; 4.3901167 (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard)
Capacity: 80,000	Capacity: 41,200	Capacity: 36,000
Saint-DenisLyonSaint-Étienne

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

New Zealand	0–3	Japan
	Report	Nakamura 12', 75' Nakata 65'

France	1–0	Colombia
Henry 39' (pen.)	Report

Colombia	3–1	New Zealand
López 58' Yepes 75' Hernández 85'	Report	De Gregorio 27'

France	2–1	Japan
Pires 43' (pen.) Govou 65'	Report	Nakamura 59'

France	5–0	New Zealand
Kapo 17' Henry 20' Cissé 71' Giuly 90+1' Pires 90+3'	Report

Japan	0–1	Colombia
	Report	Hernández 68'

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Turkey	2–1	United States
Okan Y. 40' (pen.) Tuncay Ş. 71'	Report	Beasley 37'

Brazil	0–1	Cameroon
	Report	Eto'o 83'

Cameroon	1–0	Turkey
Geremi 90+1' (pen.)	Report

Brazil	1–0	United States
Adriano 22'	Report

Brazil	2–2	Turkey
Adriano 23' Alex 90+3'	Report	Gökdeniz 53' Okan Y. 81'

United States	0–0	Cameroon
	Report

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 June - Lyon
	Cameroon	1
					29 June - Saint-Denis
	Colombia	0
					Cameroon	0
	26 June - Saint-Denis
					France (asdet)	1
	France	3
	Turkey	2
					Third place
					28 June - Saint-Étienne
					Colombia	1
					Turkey	2

Semi-finals

Cameroon	1–0	Colombia
Ndiefi 9'	Report

France	3–2	Turkey
Henry 11' Pires 26' Wiltord 43'	Report	Gökdeniz 42' Tuncay Ş. 48'

Third place play-off

Colombia	1–2	Turkey
Hernández 63'	Report	Tuncay Ş. 2' Okan Y. 86'

Final

Cameroon	0–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)	France
	Report	Henry 97'

Awards

Golden Ball

The Golden Ball award is given to the tournament's best player, as voted by the media.

Awards	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Players	Thierry Henry	Tuncay Şanlı	Marc-Vivien Foé
Team	France	Turkey	Cameroon
Votes	28%	15%	7%

Golden Shoe

The Golden Shoe award is given to the tournament's top goalscorer.

Awards	Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
Players	Thierry Henry	Tuncay Şanlı	Shunsuke Nakamura
Team	France	Turkey	Japan
Goals	4	3	3

1. Although four other players had three goals each, Tuncay Şanlı received the Silver Shoe award as he was the only one of the five to have registered an assist in the competition.
2. Lowest number of minutes played (170). Giovanni Hernández, Robert Pires and Okan Yılmaz also produced/recorded three goals and zero assists.

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA presents the Fair Play Award to the team with the best fair play record, according to a points system and criteria established by the FIFA Fair Play Committee.

FIFA Fair Play Award
Team	Japan
Total	895
Matches played	3
Maximum	1,000

Source: FIFA

Statistics

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.

4 goals

• Thierry Henry

3 goals

• Giovanni Hernández
• Robert Pires
• Shunsuke Nakamura
• Tuncay Şanlı
• Okan Yılmaz

2 goals

• Adriano
• Gökdeniz Karadeniz

1 goal

• Alex
• Samuel Eto'o
• Geremi
• Pius Ndiefi
• Jorge López
• Mario Yepes
• Djibril Cissé
• Ludovic Giuly
• Sidney Govou
• Olivier Kapo
• Sylvain Wiltord
• Hidetoshi Nakata
• Raf de Gregorio
• DaMarcus Beasley

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	France (H)	5	5	0	0	12	3	+9	15	Champions
2	B	Cameroon	5	3	1	1	3	1	+2	10	Runners-up
3	B	Turkey	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7	Third place
4	A	Colombia	5	2	0	3	5	5	0	6	Fourth place
5	B	Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Eliminated in group stage
6	A	Japan	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3
7	B	United States	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
8	A	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

References

1. ^ Turkey accept Confederations Cup invitation
2. "Egypt, South Africa gunning for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup". panapress.com. 14 March 2002.
3. "USA bids to host 2003 Confederations Cup". socceramerica.com. 3 July 2002.
4. "FIFA Executive Committee designates France as hosts of 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup". FIFA. 24 September 2002. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
5. "FIFA Confederations Cup official awards". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Paris. 29 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
6. "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2017. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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) (Archived)
• FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003 Regulations

• 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
• FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments
• International association football competitions hosted by France
• 2002–03 in French football
• June 2003 sports events in France
• 2003 in association football