Confederations Cup 2005 · Third-place play-off

Germany 4–3 Mexico

Wednesday 29 Jun 2005 · Leipzig, Germany · after extra time

Germany4–3Mexico

Goals7

0′45′90′105′120′Podolski Fonseca Schweinsteiger Borgetti Huth Borgetti Ballack

37′1–0Lukas Podolski Germany
40′1–1Francisco Fonseca Mexico
41′2–1Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany
58′2–2Jared Francisco Echavarria Borgetti Mexico
79′3–2Robert Huth Germany
85′3–3Jared Francisco Echavarria Borgetti Mexico
97′4–3Michael Ballack Germany

Line-ups

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

Germany

Mexico

1Oswaldo SánchezGK
2Mario MéndezDF ↓58′
2Ricardo OsorioDF
5Carlos SalcidoDF
7Gonzalo ReyesDF
8Pavel PardoDF
11Ramón MoralesDF ↓81′
8Luis PerezMF
10SinhaMF
17Francisco FonsecaFW● ↓45′
18Jared Francisco Echavarria BorgettiFW●●

Elo

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

Germany: 1910 → 1934
Mexico: 1993 → 1969

Expected score for Germany: 52.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 13, 1968–2023.

Germany wins: 5
Draws: 6
Mexico wins: 2

Form either side

Germany

Before

2–2 v Russia 8 Jun 2005 · Friendly
4–3 v Australia 15 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
3–0 v Tunisia 18 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
2–2 v Argentina 21 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
2–3 v Brazil 25 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005

After

2–2 v Netherlands 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–2 v Slovakia 3 Sep 2005 · Friendly
4–2 v South Africa 7 Sep 2005 · Friendly
1–2 v Turkey 8 Oct 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v China PR 12 Oct 2005 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

2–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Japan 16 Jun 2005 · Confederations Cup 2005
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

After

1–2 v South Africa 8 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
4–0 v Guatemala 10 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–0 v Jamaica 13 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
1–2 v Colombia 17 Jul 2005 · Gold Cup 2005
2–0 v Costa Rica 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Road through the tournament

Germany

4–3 v Australia Group stage
3–0 v Tunisia Group stage
2–2 v Argentina Group stage
2–3 v Brazil Semi-final
4–3 v Mexico Third-place play-off

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 Germany v Mexico match13

From Germany's side.


17 Oct 2023	Mexico	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Jun 2018	Mexico	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
29 Jun 2017	Mexico	4–1	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2017	Semi-final
29 Jun 2005	Mexico	4–3	Home	Confederations Cup 2005	Third-place play-off
29 Jun 1998	Mexico	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Round of 16
22 Dec 1993	Mexico	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
14 Oct 1992	Mexico	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Jun 1986	Mexico	0–0 (won on pens)	Away	FIFA World Cup 1986	Quarter-final
15 Jun 1985	Mexico	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
6 Jun 1978	Mexico	6–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1978	Group stage
14 Jun 1977	Mexico	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Sep 1971	Mexico	5–0	Home	Friendly	—
22 Dec 1968	Mexico	0–0	Away	Friendly	—

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