France

2 - 1

Japan

Competition:	Confederations Cup
Date:
Day:
Kick Off:
Venue:	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Ètienne)
Half Time:	1 - 0
Full Time:	2 - 1

Attendance:	33070

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Team Starting Line-ups

	G	F. Barthez		G	S. Narazaki
	D	J. Boumsong		D	K. Tsuboi
	D	W. Gallas		D	T. Miyamoto
	D	M. Silvestre		D	N. Yamada
	D	W. Sagnol		M	H. Nakata
	M	J. Rothen		M	J. Inamoto
	M	O. Dabo		M	A. Santos
	M	O. Dacourt		M	S. Nakamura
	M	R. Pirès		M	Y. Endō
	A	S. Govou		A	N. Takahara
	A	S. Marlet		A	Y. Ōkubo
Coach: J. Santini			Coach: T. Miyamoto

Substitutes

G	G. Coupet	G	Y. Doi
G	M. Landreau	G	Y. Kawaguchi
D	B. Lizarazu	D	A. Narahashi
D	L. Thuram	D	R. Morioka
D	M. Desailly	D	Y. Akita
D	P. Mexès	M	M. Ogasawara
M	B. Pedretti	M	T. Hattori
M	L. Giuly	M	D. Matsui
A	D. Cissé	M	D. Oku
A	O. Kapo	M	K. Nakata
A	S. Wiltord	M	T. Myojin
A	T. Henry	A	Y. Nagai

represents the top goal scorer for the team.
represents the top assist, also known as the playmaker of the team.

Match Officials - Referees

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Referee:	M. Shield
Assistant referee:	M. Wierzbowski
Assistant referee:	J. Ouliaris

Goals

R. Pirès (Penalty) 43'	1 - 0
	1 - 1	59' S. Nakamura
S. Govou 65'	2 - 1

Disciplinary Action

S. Govou 21'
		33' Y. Ōkubo
		42' J. Inamoto

Head to Head Summary

Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Score	Goals Scored	Goals Allowed
France	6	4	1	1	14:5	2.33	0.83
Japan	6	1	1	4	5:14	0.83	2.33

Match Commentary

S. Govou 21'
		33' Y. Ōkubo
		42' J. Inamoto
R. Pirès (Penalty) 43'	1 - 0
O. Dacourt 57'
B. Pedretti 57'
	1 - 1	59' S. Nakamura
S. Govou 65'	2 - 1
J. Rothen 66'
S. Wiltord 66'
		73' J. Inamoto
		73' K. Nakata
S. Marlet 80'
T. Henry 80'
		80' S. Nakamura
		80' M. Ogasawara

Football Charting Analysis

The graph compares the results of France and Japan in Confederations Cup.

Confederations Cup 2003 France Table

France are in the 1st position of Confederations Cup.

Japan are in the 3rd position of Confederations Cup.

Group A

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	L	F	A	D	P
1	France	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9
2	Colombia	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Japan	3	1	2	4	3	+1	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	1	11	-10	0

Group B

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Cameroon	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
2	Turkey	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	4
3	Brazil	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	4
4	United States	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

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