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2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Event2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Date29 June 2003
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
RefereeValentin Ivanov (Russia)
Attendance51,985
2001
2005

The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, on 29 June 2003 and was contested by Cameroon and France. France won the match 1–0, with a golden goal in the 97th minute. For the final the Cameroonian team wore shirts embroidered with Marc-Vivien Foé's name and dates of birth and death as a tribute to their midfielder who had suffered cardiac arrest and died on the pitch during their semi-final game against Colombia.[1]

Route to the final

Cameroon Round France
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Brazil 1–0 Match 1  Colombia 1–0
 Turkey 1–0 Match 2  Japan 2–1
 United States 0–0 Match 3  New Zealand 5–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 7
 Turkey 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 United States 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Final standing
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
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Colombia 1–0 Semi-Final  Turkey 3–2

Match details

Cameroon 0–1 (a.e.t.) France
Report Henry gold-colored soccer ball 97'
Attendance: 51,985
Cameroon
France
GK 1 Idriss Carlos Kameni
DF 3 Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé
DF 4 Rigobert Song (c)
DF 5 Timothée Atouba
DF 13 Lucien Mettomo
MF 7 Modeste M'bami Yellow card 89'
MF 8 Geremi Njitap
MF 16 Valery Mezague downward-facing red arrow 91'
MF 19 Eric Djemba-Djemba
FW 11 Pius Ndiefi downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 18 Mohammadou Idrissou
Substitutions:
FW 9 Samuel Eto'o upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 10 Achille Emana upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
Germany Winfried Schäfer
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DF 5 William Gallas
DF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 19 Willy Sagnol downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 6 Olivier Dacourt Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 10 Ludovic Giuly
MF 18 Benoît Pedretti
FW 9 Djibril Cissé
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
MF 7 Robert Pirès upward-facing green arrow 65'
DF 15 Lilian Thuram upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 17 Olivier Kapo upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Jacques Santini

Man of the match:
France Thierry Henry

Assistant referees:
Russia Gennady Krasyuk (Russia)
Belarus Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)

Fourth official:
Paraguay Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Cameroon will play on after midfielder's death". usatoday.com. 2003-06-27. Retrieved 2012-03-19.