2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Brazil v Mexico

Group A of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 15 to 22 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Brasília's Mané Garrincha, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/64/15/83/fcc2013_matchschedule_6c_17052013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611202452/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/64/15/83/fcc2013_matchschedule_6c_17052013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-11|title=Match Schedule – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013|publisher=FIFA}} The group consisted of host nation and defending champions Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1960374/index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_caption |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204133744/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1960374/index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_caption |archive-date=2012-12-04 |title=Brazil drawn with Italy, Spain to meet Uruguay|publisher=FIFA}}

Teams

rowspan=2\| Draw position !rowspan=2\| Team !rowspan=2\| Confederation !rowspan=2\| Method of qualification !rowspan=2\| Date of qualification !rowspan=2\| Finals appearance !rowspan=2\| Last appearance !rowspan=2\| Previous best performance !colspan=2\| FIFA Rankings
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November 2012{{refn\|group=nb\|The rankings of November 2013 were used for seeding for the final draw.}} ! June 2013
A1	{{fb\|BRA}}	CONMEBOL	align=center\| Host	30 October 2007	1997, 1999, 2005, 2009	align=center\|2009	Champions (1997, 2005, 2009)
A2	{{fb\|ITA}}	UEFA	UEFA Euro 2012 runners-up{{refn\|group=nb\|Due to Spain qualifying as 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 winners.}}	28 June 2012	align=center\|N/A	align=center\|2009	Group stage (2009)
A3	{{fb\|MEX}}	CONCACAF	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners	25 June 2011	align=center\|1999	align=center\|2005	Champions (1999)
A4	{{fb\|JPN}}	AFC	2011 AFC Asian Cup winners	29 January 2011	align=center\|2001	align=center\|2005	Runners-up (2001)

;Notes

Standings

In the semi-finals:{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/99/46/55/regulationsconfederationscup2013_e.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709114817/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/99/46/55/regulationsconfederationscup2013_e.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-07-09|title=Regulations – FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013|publisher=FIFA}}

The winners of Group A, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Uruguay.
The runners-up of Group A, Italy, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Spain.

Matches

=Brazil vs Japan=

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CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo
CM	18	Paulinho
AM	11	Oscar
RW	19	Hulk	{{suboff\|75}}
LW	10	Neymar	{{suboff\|74}}
CF	9	Fred	{{suboff\|81}}
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MF	8	Hernanes	{{subon\|75}}
FW	21	Jô	{{subon\|81}}
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RB	6	Atsuto Uchida
CB	22	Maya Yoshida
CB	15	Yasuyuki Konno
LB	5	Yuto Nagatomo
CM	17	Makoto Hasebe (c)	{{yel\|45+1}}
CM	7	Yasuhito Endō		{{suboff\|78}}
RW	8	Hiroshi Kiyotake		{{suboff\|51}}
AM	4	Keisuke Honda		{{suboff\|88}}
LW	10	Shinji Kagawa
CF	9	Shinji Okazaki
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FW	18	Ryoichi Maeda		{{subon\|51}}
MF	13	Hajime Hosogai		{{subon\|78}}
MF	19	Takashi Inui		{{subon\|88}}
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Man of the Match:

Neymar (Brazil){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300200118/manofthematch.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618014619/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300200118/manofthematch.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |title=Brazil v Japan – Man of the Match |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=15 June 2013 |accessdate=15 June 2013}}

Assistant referees:

Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

José Trigo (Portugal)

Fourth official:

Felix Brych (Germany)

Fifth official:

Mark Borsch (Germany)

=Mexico vs Italy=

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RB	22	Gerardo Flores
CB	2	Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)
CB	15	Héctor Moreno	{{yel\|47}}
LB	3	Carlos Salcido
CM	17	Jesús Zavala		{{suboff\|86}}
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado
RW	11	Javier Aquino		{{suboff\|53}}
AM	10	Giovani dos Santos	{{yel\|58}}
LW	18	Andrés Guardado
CF	14	Javier Hernández
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FW	19	Raúl Jiménez		{{subon\|86}}
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GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB	20	Ignazio Abate
CB	15	Andrea Barzagli	{{yel\|34}}
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
LB	5	Mattia De Sciglio
RM	16	Daniele De Rossi	{{yel\|81}}
CM	21	Andrea Pirlo
LM	18	Riccardo Montolivo
AM	8	Claudio Marchisio		{{suboff\|68}}
AM	22	Emanuele Giaccherini		{{suboff\|88}}
CF	9	Mario Balotelli	{{yel\|79}}	{{suboff\|86}}
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MF	17	Alessio Cerci		{{subon\|68}}
FW	11	Alberto Gilardino		{{subon\|86}}
MF	7	Alberto Aquilani		{{subon\|88}}
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Man of the Match:

Andrea Pirlo (Italy){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222462/manofthematch.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619031454/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222462/manofthematch.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |title= Mexico v Italy – Man of the Match |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=16 June 2013 |accessdate=16 June 2013}}

Assistant referees:

Carlos Astroza (Chile)

Sergio Román (Chile)

Fourth official:

Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Fifth official:

Redouane Achik (Morocco)

=Brazil vs Mexico=

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RB	2	Dani Alves	{{yel\|76}}
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)	{{yel\|44}}
CB	4	David Luiz
LB	6	Marcelo
DM	17	Luiz Gustavo
CM	18	Paulinho
CM	11	Oscar		{{suboff\|62}}
RW	19	Hulk		{{suboff\|78}}
LW	10	Neymar
CF	9	Fred		{{suboff\|82}}
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MF	7	Lucas Moura		{{subon\|78}}
FW	21	Jô		{{subon\|82}}
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GK	12	José de Jesús Corona
RB	21	Hiram Mier
CB	2	Francisco Javier Rodríguez (c)	{{yel\|90}}
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
LB	20	Jorge Torres Nilo		{{suboff\|70}}
CM	3	Carlos Salcido
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado		{{suboff\|88}}
RW	22	Gerardo Flores		{{suboff\|58}}
AM	10	Giovani dos Santos
LW	18	Andrés Guardado	{{yel\|21}}
CF	14	Javier Hernández
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MF	7	Pablo Barrera		{{subon\|70}}
FW	19	Raúl Jiménez		{{subon\|88}}
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Man of the Match:

Neymar (Brazil){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300200117/manofthematch.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619075758/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300200117/manofthematch.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |title=Brazil v Mexico – Man of the Match |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=19 June 2013 |accessdate=19 June 2013}}

Assistant referees:

Michael Mullarkey (England)

Darren Cann (England)

Fourth official:

Enrique Osses (Chile)

Fifth official:

Carlos Astroza (Chile)

=Italy vs Japan=

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RB	2	Christian Maggio		{{suboff\|59}}
CB	15	Andrea Barzagli
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
LB	5	Mattia De Sciglio
DM	21	Andrea Pirlo
RM	18	Riccardo Montolivo
LM	16	Daniele De Rossi	{{yel\|36}}
AM	7	Alberto Aquilani		{{suboff\|30}}
AM	22	Emanuele Giaccherini		{{suboff\|68}}
CF	9	Mario Balotelli
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DF	20	Ignazio Abate		{{subon\|59}}
MF	8	Claudio Marchisio		{{subon\|68}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Cesare Prandelli

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GK	1	Eiji Kawashima
RB	6	Atsuto Uchida		{{suboff\|73}}
CB	22	Maya Yoshida
CB	15	Yasuyuki Konno	{{yel\|90}}
LB	5	Yuto Nagatomo
CM	17	Makoto Hasebe (c)	{{yel\|52}}	{{suboff\|90+2}}
CM	7	Yasuhito Endō
RW	9	Shinji Okazaki
AM	4	Keisuke Honda
LW	10	Shinji Kagawa
CF	18	Ryoichi Maeda		{{suboff\|79}}
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DF	21	Hiroki Sakai		{{subon\|73}}
FW	11	Mike Havenaar		{{subon\|79}}
MF	14	Kengo Nakamura		{{subon\|90+2}}
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Man of the Match:

Shinji Kagawa (Japan){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222456/manofthematch.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622235435/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222456/manofthematch.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |title=Italy v Japan – Man of the Match |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=19 June 2013 |accessdate=19 June 2013}}

Assistant referees:

Hernán Maidana (Argentina)

Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)

Fourth official:

Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Fifth official:

William Torres (El Salvador)

=Italy vs Brazil=

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RB	20	Ignazio Abate		{{suboff\|30}}
CB	19	Leonardo Bonucci
CB	3	Giorgio Chiellini
LB	5	Mattia De Sciglio
CM	18	Riccardo Montolivo		{{suboff\|26}}
CM	7	Alberto Aquilani
RW	6	Antonio Candreva
AM	8	Claudio Marchisio	{{yel\|40}}
LW	23	Alessandro Diamanti		{{suboff\|72}}
CF	9	Mario Balotelli
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MF	22	Emanuele Giaccherini		{{subon\|26}}
DF	2	Christian Maggio		{{subon\|30}}
FW	14	Stephan El Shaarawy		{{subon\|72}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Cesare Prandelli

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GK	12	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
CB	4	David Luiz	{{yel\|8}}	{{suboff\|33}}
LB	6	Marcelo
CM	8	Hernanes
CM	17	Luiz Gustavo	{{yel\|44}}
RW	19	Hulk		{{suboff\|76}}
AM	11	Oscar
LW	10	Neymar	{{yel\|28}}	{{suboff\|69}}
CF	9	Fred
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DF	13	Dante		{{subon\|33}}
MF	20	Bernard		{{subon\|69}}
MF	5	Fernando		{{subon\|76}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|Luiz Felipe Scolari

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Man of the Match:

Neymar (Brazil){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222457/manofthematch.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625053857/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222457/manofthematch.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2013|title=Italy v Brazil – Man of the Match |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=22 June 2013 |accessdate=22 June 2013}}

Assistant referees:

Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)

Fourth official:

Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Fifth official:

Toru Sagara (Japan)

=Japan vs Mexico=

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GK	1	Eiji Kawashima
RB	21	Hiroki Sakai	{{yel\|38}}	{{suboff\|58}}
CB	16	Yuzo Kurihara
CB	15	Yasuyuki Konno
LB	5	Yuto Nagatomo		{{suboff\|77}}
CM	13	Hajime Hosogai
CM	7	Yasuhito Endō (c)
RW	9	Shinji Okazaki
AM	4	Keisuke Honda
LW	10	Shinji Kagawa
CF	18	Ryoichi Maeda		{{suboff\|65}}
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DF	6	Atsuto Uchida		{{subon\|58}}
DF	22	Maya Yoshida		{{subon\|65}}
MF	14	Kengo Nakamura		{{subon\|77}}
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GK	1	Guillermo Ochoa	{{yel\|90+5}}
RB	21	Hiram Mier
CB	4	Diego Reyes
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
LB	20	Jorge Torres Nilo
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado (c)
CM	17	Jesús Zavala
RW	10	Giovani dos Santos		{{suboff\|78}}
LW	18	Andrés Guardado		{{suboff\|71}}
CF	19	Raúl Jiménez		{{suboff\|90}}
CF	14	Javier Hernández
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DF	3	Carlos Salcido		{{subon\|71}}
MF	7	Pablo Barrera		{{subon\|78}}
MF	11	Javier Aquino		{{subon\|90}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|José Manuel de la Torre

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Man of the Match:

Javier Hernández (Mexico){{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222460/manofthematch.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625201510/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=255199/match=300222460/manofthematch.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2013|title=Japan v Mexico – Man of the Match |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=22 June 2013 |accessdate=22 June 2013}}

Assistant referees:

Mark Borsch (Germany)

Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Fourth official:

Howard Webb (England)

Fifth official:

Michael Mullarkey (England)

References

External links

[https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/ Official site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080901225759/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/organisation/documents/index.html Official Documents and Match Documents]

Group A

Group