Confederations Cup 2005 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Japan 1–2 Mexico

Thursday 16 Jun 2005 · Hanover, Germany (neutral)

Japan1–2Mexico

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Yanagisawa Sinha Fonseca

12′1–0Atsushi Yanagisawa Japan
39′1–1Sinha Mexico
64′1–2Francisco Fonseca Mexico

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Japan

Mexico

Elo

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

Japan: 1879 → 1859
Mexico: 1953 → 1973

Expected score for Japan: 39.5% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 8, 1968–2025.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 6

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–0 v Bahrain 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Peru 22 May 2005 · Kirin Cup 2005
0–1 v United Arab Emirates 27 May 2005 · Kirin Cup 2005
1–0 v Bahrain 3 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v North Korea 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–0 v Greece 19 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
2–2 v Brazil 22 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
0–1 v North Korea 31 Jul 2005 · EAFF Championship 2005
2–2 v China PR 3 Aug 2005 · EAFF Championship 2005
1–0 v South Korea 7 Aug 2005 · EAFF Championship 2005

Mexico

Before

2–1 v United States 27 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Panama 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Poland 27 Apr 2005 · Friendly
2–0 v Guatemala 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–0 v Brazil 19 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
0–0 v Greece 22 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
1–1 v Argentina 26 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
3–4 v Germany 29 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
1–2 v South Africa 8 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Mexico	3	2	1	0	+2	7
2Brazil	3	1	1	1	+2	4
3Japan	3	1	1	1	0	4
4Greece	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

Japan

1–2 v Mexico Group stage
1–0 v Greece Group stage
2–2 v Brazil Group stage

Mexico

2–1 v Japan Group stage
1–0 v Brazil Group stage
0–0 v Greece Group stage
1–1 v Argentina Semi-final
3–4 v Germany Third-place play-off

Every Japan v Mexico match8

From Japan's side.


6 Sep 2025	Mexico	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2020	Mexico	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2013	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2013	Group stage
16 Jun 2005	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2005	Group stage
5 Feb 2000	Mexico	0–1	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 2000	—
31 May 1998	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
29 May 1996	Mexico	3–2	Home	Kirin Cup 1996	—
26 Mar 1968	Mexico	0–4	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN