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. The group consisted of host nation and defending champions Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.
Teams Draw position Team Confederation Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA Rankings November 2012 June 2013 A1 CONMEBOL Host 30 October 2007 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 2009 Champions (1997, 2005, 2009) A2 UEFA UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up 28 June 2012 N/A 2009 Group stage (2009) A3 CONCACAF 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 25 June 2011 1999 2005 Champions (1999) A4 AFC 2011 AFC Asian Cup winners 29 January 2011 2001 2005 Runners-up (2001)
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Standings
In the semi-finals: 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
GK 12 Júlio César RB 2 Dani Alves CB 3 Thiago Silva (c) CB 4 David Luiz LB 6 Marcelo DM 17 Luiz Gustavo CM 18 Paulinho AM 11 Oscar RW 19 Hulk LW 10 Neymar CF 9 Fred Substitutions: MF 7 Lucas Moura MF 8 Hernanes FW 21 Jô Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Eiji Kawashima RB 6 Atsuto Uchida CB 22 Maya Yoshida CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) CM 7 Yasuhito Endō RW 8 Hiroshi Kiyotake AM 4 Keisuke Honda LW 10 Shinji Kagawa CF 9 Shinji OkazakiSubstitutions: FW 18 Ryoichi Maeda MF 13 Hajime Hosogai MF 19 Takashi Inui Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni
Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda (Portugal) José Trigo (Portugal) Fourth official: Felix Brych (Germany) Fifth official: Mark Borsch (Germany)
Mexico vs Italy
GK 12 José de Jesús Corona RB 22 Gerardo Flores CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c) CB 15 Héctor Moreno LB 3 Carlos Salcido CM 17 Jesús Zavala CM 6 Gerardo Torrado RW 11 Javier Aquino AM 10 Giovani dos Santos LW 18 Andrés Guardado CF 14 Javier HernándezSubstitutions: DF 21 Hiram Mier FW 19 Raúl Jiménez Manager:José Manuel de la Torre GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c) RB 20 Ignazio Abate CB 15 Andrea Barzagli CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini LB 5 Mattia De Sciglio RM 16 Daniele De Rossi CM 21 Andrea Pirlo LM 18 Riccardo Montolivo AM 8 Claudio Marchisio AM 22 Emanuele Giaccherini CF 9 Mario Balotelli Substitutions: MF 17 Alessio Cerci FW 11 Alberto Gilardino MF 7 Alberto Aquilani Manager:Cesare Prandelli
Man of the Match: Andrea Pirlo (Italy)
Assistant referees: Carlos Astroza (Chile) Sergio Román (Chile) Fourth official: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) Fifth official: Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Brazil vs Mexico
GK 12 Júlio César RB 2 Dani Alves CB 3 Thiago Silva (c) CB 4 David Luiz LB 6 Marcelo DM 17 Luiz Gustavo CM 18 Paulinho CM 11 Oscar RW 19 Hulk LW 10 Neymar CF 9 Fred Substitutions: MF 8 Hernanes MF 7 Lucas Moura FW 21 Jô Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 12 José de Jesús Corona RB 21 Hiram Mier CB 2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c) CB 15 Héctor Moreno LB 20 Jorge Torres Nilo CM 3 Carlos Salcido CM 6 Gerardo Torrado RW 22 Gerardo Flores AM 10 Giovani dos Santos LW 18 Andrés Guardado CF 14 Javier HernándezSubstitutions: MF 16 Héctor Herrera MF 7 Pablo Barrera FW 19 Raúl Jiménez Manager:José Manuel de la Torre
Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Michael Mullarkey (England) Darren Cann (England) Fourth official: Enrique Osses (Chile) Fifth official: Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Italy vs Japan
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c) RB 2 Christian Maggio CB 15 Andrea Barzagli CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini LB 5 Mattia De Sciglio DM 21 Andrea Pirlo RM 18 Riccardo Montolivo LM 16 Daniele De Rossi AM 7 Alberto Aquilani AM 22 Emanuele Giaccherini CF 9 Mario BalotelliSubstitutions: FW 10 Sebastian Giovinco DF 20 Ignazio Abate MF 8 Claudio Marchisio Manager:Cesare Prandelli GK 1 Eiji Kawashima RB 6 Atsuto Uchida CB 22 Maya Yoshida CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) CM 7 Yasuhito Endō RW 9 Shinji Okazaki AM 4 Keisuke Honda LW 10 Shinji Kagawa CF 18 Ryoichi Maeda Substitutions: DF 21 Hiroki Sakai FW 11 Mike Havenaar MF 14 Kengo Nakamura Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni
Man of the Match: Shinji Kagawa (Japan)
Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: William Torres (El Salvador)
Italy vs Brazil
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c) RB 20 Ignazio Abate CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini LB 5 Mattia De Sciglio CM 18 Riccardo Montolivo CM 7 Alberto Aquilani RW 6 Antonio Candreva AM 8 Claudio Marchisio LW 23 Alessandro Diamanti CF 9 Mario BalotelliSubstitutions: MF 22 Emanuele Giaccherini DF 2 Christian Maggio FW 14 Stephan El Shaarawy Manager:Cesare Prandelli GK 12 Júlio César RB 2 Dani Alves CB 3 Thiago Silva (c) CB 4 David Luiz LB 6 Marcelo CM 8 Hernanes CM 17 Luiz Gustavo RW 19 Hulk AM 11 Oscar LW 10 Neymar CF 9 FredSubstitutions: DF 13 Dante MF 20 Bernard MF 5 Fernando Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari
Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Fifth official: Toru Sagara (Japan)
Japan vs Mexico
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima RB 21 Hiroki Sakai CB 16 Yuzo Kurihara CB 15 Yasuyuki Konno LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo CM 13 Hajime Hosogai CM 7 Yasuhito Endō (c) RW 9 Shinji Okazaki AM 4 Keisuke Honda LW 10 Shinji Kagawa CF 18 Ryoichi Maeda Substitutions: DF 6 Atsuto Uchida DF 22 Maya Yoshida MF 14 Kengo Nakamura Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni GK 1 Guillermo Ochoa RB 21 Hiram Mier CB 4 Diego Reyes CB 15 Héctor Moreno LB 20 Jorge Torres Nilo CM 6 Gerardo Torrado (c) CM 17 Jesús Zavala RW 10 Giovani dos Santos LW 18 Andrés Guardado CF 19 Raúl Jiménez CF 14 Javier HernándezSubstitutions: DF 3 Carlos Salcido MF 7 Pablo Barrera MF 11 Javier Aquino Manager:José Manuel de la Torre
Man of the Match: Javier Hernández (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (Germany) Stefan Lupp (Germany) Fourth official: Howard Webb (England) Fifth official: Michael Mullarkey (England)
References
External links Official site Official Documents and Match Documents