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Group A of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 18 and 22 June 2003. France won the group and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Colombia. Japan and New Zealand failed to advance.^[1]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
Colombia	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Japan	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

18 June 2003

18:00 CEST

New Zealand	0–3	Japan
	Report	Nakamura 12', 75' Nakata 65'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 36,038

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

New Zealand

Japan

GK 12 Michael Utting DF 2 Duncan Oughton  72' DF 4 Chris Zoricich DF 14 Ryan Nelsen DF 20 Gerard Davis MF 7 Ivan Vicelich MF 8 Aaran Lines  70' MF 9 Mark Burton  73' MF 19 Simon Elliott FW 11 Chris Killen  80' FW 16 Vaughan Coveny Substitutions: MF 21 Noah Hickey  70' MF 10 Chris Jackson  73' DF 13 Christian Bouckenooghe  80' Manager: Mick Waitt

GK 1 Seigo Narazaki DF 14 Alessandro Santos  6' DF 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto DF 21 Keisuke Tsuboi DF 22 Nobuhisa Yamada MF 5 Junichi Inamoto  37' MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata MF 10 Shunsuke Nakamura MF 19 Yasuhito Endō FW 9 Yoshito Ōkubo FW 20 Naohiro Takahara Manager: Zico

18 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	1–0	Colombia
Henry 39' (pen.)	Report

Stade de Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 38,541

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

France

Colombia

GK 23 Grégory Coupet DF 2 Philippe Mexès  10' DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu  90+3' DF 8 Marcel Desailly DF 15 Lilian Thuram  90+4' MF 6 Olivier Dacourt MF 17 Olivier Kapo  61' MF 18 Benoît Pedretti FW 9 Djibril Cissé  77' FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord FW 12 Thierry Henry  24'  85' Substitutions: MF 7 Robert Pires  61' FW 22 Sidney Govou  77' FW 20 Steve Marlet  85' Manager: Jacques Santini

GK 1 Óscar Córdoba DF 2 Iván Córdoba  89' DF 3 Mario Yepes DF 23 Gonzalo Martínez  90+3' MF 10 Giovanni Hernández MF 15 Rubén Darío Velázquez  38' MF 18 Jorge López Caballero  6' MF 20 Gerardo Bedoya MF 21 Jairo Patiño  66' FW 7 Elson Becerra  78' FW 9 Víctor Aristizábal  90+4' Substitutions: FW 16 Eudalio Arriaga  66' DF 6 Gerardo Vallejo  90+3' Manager: Francisco Maturana

20 June 2003

19:00 CEST

Colombia	3–1	New Zealand
López 58' Yepes 75' Hernández 85'	Report	De Gregorio 27'

Stade de Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 22,811

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Colombia

New Zealand

GK 1 Óscar Córdoba DF 2 Iván Córdoba  60' DF 3 Mario Yepes DF 23 Gonzalo Martínez  16' MF 10 Giovanni Hernández MF 11 Elkin Murillo  46' MF 15 Rubén Darío Velázquez  8' MF 18 Jorge López Caballero MF 20 Gerardo Bedoya  77' FW 7 Elson Becerra  40' FW 9 Víctor Aristizábal Substitutions: MF 21 Jairo Patiño  8' MF 8 Arnulfo Valentierra  46' FW 16 Eudalio Arriaga  77' Manager: Francisco Maturana

GK 12 Michael Utting  66' DF 2 Duncan Oughton DF 5 Danny Hay DF 14 Ryan Nelsen  38' DF 20 Gerard Davis MF 7 Ivan Vicelich MF 17 Raf de Gregorio MF 19 Simon Elliott MF 21 Noah Hickey  33' FW 11 Chris Killen  60'  68' FW 16 Vaughan Coveny  83' Substitutions: FW 15 Shane Smeltz  83' Manager: Mick Waitt

20 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	2–1	Japan
Pires 43' (pen.) Govou 65'	Report	Nakamura 59'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 33,070

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

France

Japan

GK 16 Fabien Barthez DF 4 Jean-Alain Boumsong DF 5 William Gallas DF 13 Mikaël Silvestre DF 19 Willy Sagnol  90' MF 6 Olivier Dacourt  57' MF 7 Robert Pires MF 14 Jérôme Rothen  66' MF 21 Ousmane Dabo FW 20 Steve Marlet  80' FW 22 Sidney Govou  21' Substitutions: MF 18 Benoît Pedretti  57' FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord  66' FW 12 Thierry Henry  80' Manager: Jacques Santini

GK 1 Seigo Narazaki DF 14 Alessandro Santos DF 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto DF 21 Keisuke Tsuboi DF 22 Nobuhisa Yamada MF 5 Junichi Inamoto  42'  73' MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata MF 10 Shunsuke Nakamura  80' MF 19 Yasuhito Endō FW 9 Yoshito Ōkubo  33' FW 20 Naohiro Takahara Substitutions: MF 16 Kōji Nakata  73' MF 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara  80' Manager: Zico

22 June 2003

21:00 CEST

France	5–0	New Zealand
Kapo 17' Henry 20' Cissé 71' Giuly 90+1' Pires 90+3'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 36,842

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

France

New Zealand

GK 1 Mickaël Landreau DF 2 Philippe Mexès DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu DF 8 Marcel Desailly DF 15 Lilian Thuram MF 10 Ludovic Giuly MF 17 Olivier Kapo MF 18 Benoît Pedretti  68' FW 9 Djibril Cissé FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord  76' FW 12 Thierry Henry  74' Substitutions: MF 21 Ousmane Dabo  68' FW 20 Steve Marlet  74' MF 7 Robert Pires  76' Manager: Jacques Santini

GK 12 Michael Utting DF 4 Chris Zoricich  73' DF 5 Danny Hay  81' DF 13 Christian Bouckenooghe DF 14 Ryan Nelsen DF 20 Gerard Davis MF 9 Mark Burton  68' MF 17 Raf de Gregorio MF 19 Simon Elliott MF 21 Noah Hickey FW 16 Vaughan Coveny Substitutions: MF 10 Chris Jackson  68' DF 2 Duncan Oughton  73' DF 18 Scott Smith  81' Manager: Mick Waitt

22 June 2003

21:00 CEST

Japan	0–1	Colombia
	Report	Hernández 68'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 24,541

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Japan

Colombia

GK 1 Seigo Narazaki DF 14 Alessandro Santos DF 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto DF 21 Keisuke Tsuboi DF 22 Nobuhisa Yamada  11' MF 7 Hidetoshi Nakata  82' MF 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara  74' MF 16 Kōji Nakata MF 19 Yasuhito Endō  82' FW 9 Yoshito Ōkubo  67' FW 20 Naohiro Takahara Substitutions: MF 18 Yuichiro Nagai  67' MF 11 Daisuke Matsui  87'  74' MF 13 Daisuke Oku  82' Manager: Zico

GK 1 Óscar Córdoba DF 3 Mario Yepes DF 5 José Mera  5' DF 23 Gonzalo Martínez MF 10 Giovanni Hernández MF 14 Óscar Díaz  46' MF 18 Jorge López Caballero MF 20 Gerardo Bedoya MF 21 Jairo Patiño FW 9 Víctor Aristizábal FW 16 Eudalio Arriaga  76' Substitutions: MF 8 Arnulfo Valentierra  46' DF 6 Gerardo Vallejo  76' Manager: Francisco Maturana