2005 FIFA Confederations Cup


The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005, as a prelude to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was won by 2002 FIFA World Cup winners Brazil, who defeated Argentina 4-1 in the final at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. The final was a rematch of the Copa América final also won by Brazil. It was Brazil's second win at the Confederations Cup.

Qualified teams

TeamConfederationQualification methodDate qualification securedParticipation no.
UEFAHosts7 July 20002nd
CONMEBOL2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 Copa América winners30 June 20025th
CONCACAF2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners27 July 20035th
CAF2004 African Cup of Nations winners14 February 20041st
UEFAUEFA Euro 2004 winners4 July 20041st
CONMEBOL2004 Copa América runners-up121 July 20043rd
AFC2004 AFC Asian Cup winners7 August 20044th
OFC2004 OFC Nations Cup winners12 October 20043rd

1Argentina were awarded a spot in the competition because Brazil had won both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 Copa América. Since both competitions award their winners a place in the Confederations Cup, the runners-up in the Copa América 2004 were called to play.

Venues

Originally, Kaiserslautern's Fritz-Walter-Stadion was also intended as a venue. However, on 27 May 2004, city authorities withdrew from the bidding process, citing added costs to complete the stadium on time as the reason for the withdrawal.
All five venues were reused for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Match ball

The official match ball for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup was the Adidas Pelias 2.

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

Adriano received the Golden Shoe award for scoring five goals. In total, 56 goals were scored by 29 different players, with none credited as own goals.
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