2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 15 to 22 June 2013. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Italy. Mexico and Japan failed to advance.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source:
(H) Host.

All times listed are Brasília official time (UTC−03:00).[1]

Brazil vs Japan
Brazil 3–0 Japan
Neymar  3'
Paulinho  48'
Jô  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 67,423
Brazil[2]
Japan[2]
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
CB4David Luiz
LB6Marcelo
DM17Luiz Gustavo
CM18Paulinho
AM11Oscar
RW19Hulk 75'
LW10Neymar 74'
CF9Fred 81'
Substitutions:
MF7Lucas Moura 74'
MF8Hernanes 75'
FW21Jô 81'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB6Atsuto Uchida
CB22Maya Yoshida
CB15Yasuyuki Konno
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c) 45+1'
CM7Yasuhito Endō 78'
RW8Hiroshi Kiyotake 51'
AM4Keisuke Honda 88'
LW10Shinji Kagawa
CF9Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
FW18Ryoichi Maeda 51'
MF13Hajime Hosogai 78'
MF19Takashi Inui 88'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[3]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Mexico vs Italy
Mexico 1–2 Italy
Hernández  34' (pen.) Report Pirlo  27'
Balotelli  78'
Attendance: 73,123
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Mexico[4]
Italy[4]
GK12José de Jesús Corona
RB22Gerardo Flores
CB2Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)
CB15Héctor Moreno 47'
LB3Carlos Salcido
CM17Jesús Zavala 86'
CM6Gerardo Torrado
RW11Javier Aquino 53'
AM10Giovani dos Santos 58'
LW18Andrés Guardado
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF21Hiram Mier 53'
FW19Raúl Jiménez 86'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB20Ignazio Abate
CB15Andrea Barzagli 34'
CB3Giorgio Chiellini
LB5Mattia De Sciglio
RM16Daniele De Rossi 81'
CM21Andrea Pirlo
LM18Riccardo Montolivo
AM8Claudio Marchisio 68'
AM22Emanuele Giaccherini 88'
CF9Mario Balotelli 79' 86'
Substitutions:
MF17Alessio Cerci 68'
FW11Alberto Gilardino 86'
MF7Alberto Aquilani 88'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[5]

Assistant referees:
Sergio Román (Chile)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Brazil vs Mexico
Brazil 2–0 Mexico
Neymar  9'
Jô  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 57,804
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Brazil[6]
Mexico[6]
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves 76'
CB3Thiago Silva (c) 44'
CB4David Luiz
LB6Marcelo
DM17Luiz Gustavo
CM18Paulinho
CM11Oscar 62'
RW19Hulk 78'
LW10Neymar
CF9Fred 82'
Substitutions:
MF8Hernanes 62'
MF7Lucas Moura 78'
FW21Jô 82'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK12José de Jesús Corona
RB21Hiram Mier
CB2Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c) 90'
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB20Jorge Torres Nilo 70'
CM3Carlos Salcido
CM6Gerardo Torrado 88'
RW22Gerardo Flores 58'
AM10Giovani dos Santos
LW18Andrés Guardado 21'
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF16Héctor Herrera 89' 58'
MF7Pablo Barrera 70'
FW19Raúl Jiménez 88'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[7]

Assistant referees:
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Darren Cann (England)
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)
Fifth official:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Italy vs Japan
Italy 4–3 Japan
De Rossi  41'
Uchida  50' (o.g.)
Balotelli  52' (pen.)
Giovinco  86'		 Report Honda  21' (pen.)
Kagawa  33'
Okazaki  69'
Attendance: 40,489
Italy[8]
Japan[8]
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c) 20'
RB2Christian Maggio 59'
CB15Andrea Barzagli
CB3Giorgio Chiellini
LB5Mattia De Sciglio
DM21Andrea Pirlo
RM18Riccardo Montolivo
LM16Daniele De Rossi 36'
AM7Alberto Aquilani 30'
AM22Emanuele Giaccherini 68'
CF9Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
FW10Sebastian Giovinco 30'
DF20Ignazio Abate 59'
MF8Claudio Marchisio 68'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB6Atsuto Uchida 73'
CB22Maya Yoshida
CB15Yasuyuki Konno 90'
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c) 52' 90+2'
CM7Yasuhito Endō
RW9Shinji Okazaki
AM4Keisuke Honda
LW10Shinji Kagawa
CF18Ryoichi Maeda 79'
Substitutions:
DF21Hiroki Sakai 73'
FW11Mike Havenaar 79'
MF14Kengo Nakamura 90+2'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Shinji Kagawa (Japan)[9]

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)

Italy vs Brazil
Italy 2–4 Brazil
Giaccherini  51'
Chiellini  71'		 Report Dante  45+1'
Neymar  55'
Fred  66', 89'
Attendance: 48,874
Italy[10]
Brazil[10]
GK1Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB20Ignazio Abate 30'
CB19Leonardo Bonucci
CB3Giorgio Chiellini
LB5Mattia De Sciglio
CM18Riccardo Montolivo 26'
CM7Alberto Aquilani
RW6Antonio Candreva
AM8Claudio Marchisio 40'
LW23Alessandro Diamanti 72'
CF9Mario Balotelli
Substitutions:
MF22Emanuele Giaccherini 26'
DF2Christian Maggio 30'
FW14Stephan El Shaarawy 72'
Manager:
Cesare Prandelli
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
CB4David Luiz 8' 33'
LB6Marcelo
CM8Hernanes
CM17Luiz Gustavo 44'
RW19Hulk 76'
AM11Oscar
LW10Neymar 28' 69'
CF9Fred
Substitutions:
DF13Dante 33'
MF20Bernard 69'
MF5Fernando 76'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[11]

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)

Japan vs Mexico
Japan 1–2 Mexico
Okazaki  86' Report Hernández  54', 66'
Attendance: 52,690
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Japan[12]
Mexico[12]
GK1Eiji Kawashima
RB21Hiroki Sakai 38' 58'
CB16Yuzo Kurihara
CB15Yasuyuki Konno
LB5Yuto Nagatomo 77'
CM13Hajime Hosogai
CM7Yasuhito Endō (c)
AM4Keisuke Honda
RW9Shinji Okazaki
LW10Shinji Kagawa
CF18Ryoichi Maeda 65'
Substitutions:
DF6Atsuto Uchida 58'
DF22Maya Yoshida 65'
MF14Kengo Nakamura 77'
Manager:
Alberto Zaccheroni
GK1Guillermo Ochoa 90+5'
RB21Hiram Mier
CB4Diego Reyes
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB20Jorge Torres Nilo
CM6Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM17Jesús Zavala
RW10Giovani dos Santos 78'
LW18Andrés Guardado 71'
CF19Raúl Jiménez 90'
CF14Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF3Carlos Salcido 71'
MF7Pablo Barrera 78'
MF11Javier Aquino 90'
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)[13]

Assistant referees:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Fourth official:
Howard Webb (England)
Fifth official:
Mike Mullarkey (England)

References
  1. "Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  2. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. "Brazil v Japan – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. "Mexico v Italy – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  6. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Brazil-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. "Brazil v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Italy-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  9. "Italy v Japan – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  10. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Italy-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  11. "Italy v Brazil – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  12. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Japan-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  13. "Japan v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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