Confederations Cup 2003 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

France 2–1 Japan

Friday 20 Jun 2003 · Saint-Étienne, France

France2–1Japan

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Pires Nakamura Govou

43′1–0Robert Pires France · penalty
59′1–1Shunsuke Nakamura Japan
65′2–1Sidney Govou France

Elo

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

France: 1978 → 1988
Japan: 1833 → 1823

Expected score for France: 80.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1994–2012.

France wins: 4
Draws: 1
Japan wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

0–2 v Czech Republic 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
6–0 v Malta 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–1 v Israel 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
5–0 v Egypt 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly
1–0 v Colombia 18 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003

After

5–0 v New Zealand 22 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
3–2 v Turkey 26 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
1–0 v Cameroon 29 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
2–0 v Switzerland 20 Aug 2003 · Friendly
5–0 v Cyprus 6 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Japan

Before

1–0 v South Korea 16 Apr 2003 · Friendly
0–1 v South Korea 31 May 2003 · Friendly
1–4 v Argentina 8 Jun 2003 · Kirin Cup 2003
0–0 v Paraguay 11 Jun 2003 · Kirin Cup 2003
3–0 v New Zealand 18 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003

After

0–1 v Colombia 22 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
3–0 v Nigeria 20 Aug 2003 · Friendly
0–1 v Senegal 10 Sep 2003 · Friendly
1–0 v Tunisia 8 Oct 2003 · Friendly
1–1 v Romania 11 Oct 2003 · Friendly

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1France	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2Colombia	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Japan	3	1	0	2	+1	3
4New Zealand	3	0	0	3	-10	0

Road through the tournament

France

1–0 v Colombia Group stage
2–1 v Japan Group stage
5–0 v New Zealand Group stage
3–2 v Turkey Semi-final
1–0 v Cameroon Final

Japan

3–0 v New Zealand Group stage
1–2 v France Group stage
0–1 v Colombia Group stage

Every France v Japan match6

From France's side.


12 Oct 2012	Japan	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
20 Jun 2003	Japan	2–1	Home	Confederations Cup 2003	Group stage
10 Jun 2001	Japan	1–0	Away	Confederations Cup 2001	Final
24 Mar 2001	Japan	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
4 Jun 2000	Japan	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	King Hassan II Tournament 2000	—
29 May 1994	Japan	4–1	Away	Kirin Cup 1994	—

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