The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh

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. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005, as a prelude to the

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. The tournament was won by

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winners

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, who defeated

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4–1 in the final at the Waldstadion in

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. The final was a rematch of the

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final also won by

. It was Brazil's second win at the Confederations Cup.

Qualified teams

Venues

Originally,

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'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

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 players, with none credited as own goals. ;5 goals * Adriano ;4 goals *

Luciano Figueroa Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera (; born 19 May 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Figueroa was born in Santa Fe. He began his professional career with Primera División club Ros ...

* John Aloisi * Michael Ballack ;3 goals *

Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme (; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current vice-president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career.Ronaldinho * Lukas Podolski * Jared Borgetti ;2 goals * Robinho * Kevin Kurányi * Bastian Schweinsteiger * Masashi Oguro * Francisco Fonseca *

Francileudo Santos Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima ( ar, فرانسيلودو سيلفا دوس سانتوس ليما; born 20 March 1979) is a retired professional footballer who played as a forward. In club football, he had his greatest successes at Sochaux, ...

;1 goal * Pablo Aimar * Esteban Cambiasso * Javier Saviola * Josip Skoko * Kaká * Juninho *

Gerald Asamoah Gerald Asamoah (; born 3 October 1978) is a German football manager and former professional player who works as the first-team manager of Schalke 04. During his playing career, Asamoah played as a forward, and he was mainly known for his pace, h ...

Mike Hanke Mike Hanke (; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area." He earn ...

* Robert Huth * Per Mertesacker * Shunsuke Nakamura * Atsushi Yanagisawa * Carlos Salcido * Sinha *

Haykel Guemamdia Haykel Guemamdia ( ar, هيكل قمامدية; born 22 December 1981) is a Tunisian retired footballer who played as a forward. Guemamdia had a spell with RC Strasbourg in France's Ligue 1. Guemamdia is a member of the Tunisia squad for the 2 ...

Tournament ranking

Notes

References

External links

FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005
FIFA.com * (archived)
FIFA Technical Report
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