Confederations Cup 2001 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Japan 2–0 Cameroon

Saturday 2 Jun 2001 · Niigata, Japan

Japan2–0Cameroon

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Suzuki Suzuki

8′1–0Takayuki Suzuki Japan
65′2–0Takayuki Suzuki Japan

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1841 → 1862
Cameroon: 1780 → 1759

Expected score for Japan: 71.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 5, 2001–2020.

Japan wins: 3
Draws: 2
Cameroon wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–1 v South Korea 20 Dec 2000 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 23 Jan 2001 · Millennium Cup 2001
0–5 v France 24 Mar 2001 · Friendly
0–1 v Spain 25 Apr 2001 · Friendly
3–0 v Canada 31 May 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001

After

0–0 v Brazil 4 Jun 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001
1–0 v Australia 7 Jun 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001
0–1 v France 10 Jun 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001
2–0 v Paraguay 1 Jul 2001 · Kirin Cup 2001
1–0 v Serbia 4 Jul 2001 · Kirin Cup 2001

Cameroon

Before

1–0 v Zambia 25 Feb 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–0 v Libya 22 Apr 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–2 v Angola 6 May 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–0 v South Korea 25 May 2001 · Friendly
0–2 v Brazil 31 May 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001

After

2–0 v Canada 4 Jun 2001 · Confederations Cup 2001
2–0 v Togo 1 Jul 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–2 v Zambia 14 Jul 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–0 v Poland 14 Nov 2001 · Friendly
3–1 v Burkina Faso 7 Jan 2002 · Friendly

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Japan	3	2	1	0	+5	7
2Brazil	3	1	2	0	+2	5
3Cameroon	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4Canada	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

Japan

3–0 v Canada Group stage
2–0 v Cameroon Group stage
0–0 v Brazil Group stage
1–0 v Australia Semi-final
0–1 v France Final

Cameroon

0–2 v Brazil Group stage
0–2 v Japan Group stage
2–0 v Canada Group stage

Every Japan v Cameroon match5

From Japan's side.


9 Oct 2020	Cameroon	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Jun 2010	Cameroon	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
22 Aug 2007	Cameroon	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Nov 2003	Cameroon	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2001	Cameroon	2–0	Home	Confederations Cup 2001	Group stage

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