2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final

The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany, on 29 June 2005 and was contested by Brazil and Argentina, who just met the previous year at the Copa América final. Brazil won the match 4–1.

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final

Event	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil Argentina 4 1
Date	29 June 2005
Venue	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Man of the Match	Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Referee	Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Attendance	45,591
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Route to the final

Further information: 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil				Round	Argentina
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Greece	3–0			Matchday 1	Tunisia	2–1
Mexico	0–1			Matchday 2	Australia	4–2
Japan	2–2			Matchday 3	Germany	2–2
Group B runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage 2  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 3  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 4  Greece 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1 Source: [citation needed]				Final standings	Group A runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage 2  Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 4  Australia 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0 Source: [citation needed] (H) Hosts
Opponent	Result			Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Germany	3–2			Semi-finals	Mexico	1–1 (6–5 p)

Match details

29 June 2005

20:45 CEST

Brazil	4–1	Argentina
Adriano 11', 63' Kaká 16' Ronaldinho 47'	Report	Aimar 65'

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 45,591

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Brazil

Argentina

GK 1 Dida RB 13 Cicinho  86' CB 3 Lúcio CB 4 Roque Júnior LB 6 Gilberto DM 5 Emerson CM 8 Kaká  86' CM 11 Zé Roberto AM 10 Ronaldinho (c)  28' CF 9 Adriano CF 7 Robinho  90' Substitutions: DF 2 Maicon  86' MF 19 Renato  86' MF 18 Juninho  90' Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira

GK 12 Germán Lux RB 4 Javier Zanetti CB 16 Fabricio Coloccini  28' CB 6 Gabriel Heinze LB 15 Diego Placente CM 5 Esteban Cambiasso  42'  56' CM 17 Lucas Bernardi RW 11 César Delgado  81' AM 8 Juan Román Riquelme LW 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)  35' CF 21 Luciano Figueroa  72' Substitutions: MF 10 Pablo Aimar  73'  56' FW 7 Carlos Tevez  72' FW 22 Luciano Galletti  81' Manager: José Pékerman

Man of the Match: Ronaldinho (Brazil)[1] Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

See also

• Argentina–Brazil football rivalry