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2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Group Stage 2005
Greece
0-0-2
, 0 PTS
0
Japan
1-0-1
, 3 PTS
1
Winner Icon Japan
Shunsuke Nakamura
(76')
Summary
Commentary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
GRE
JPN
No.
Name
1
Antonios Nikopolidis
14
Panagiotis Fyssas
5
Sotirios Kyrgiakos
4
Stathis Tavlaridis
6
Angelos Basinas
8
Stelios Giannakopoulos
20
Georgios Karagounis
21
Kostas Katsouranis
23
Vassilis Lakis
9
Angelos Charisteas
15
Zisis Vryzas
Substitutes
Game Information
Waldstadion
5:00 PM, 19 June 2005
Frankfurt, Germany
Referees:
Herbert Fandel
Match Timeline
Greece
Japan
KO
31
HT
45
59
66
74
76
89
FT
Match Commentary
Match Stats
GRE
JPN
Possession
0
0
Shots on Goal
2
4
Shot Attempts
6
12
Yellow Cards
1
2
Corner Kicks
6
8
Saves
2
3
FIFA Confederations Cup Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
Germany
3
2
1
0
+3
7
Chile
3
1
2
0
+2
5
Australia
3
0
2
1
-1
2
Cameroon
3
0
1
2
-4
1
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