2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 18 to 25 June 2017. It consisted of Cameroon, Chile, Australia, and Germany. The top two teams, Germany and Chile, advanced to the semi-finals.^[1]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
								November 2016[nb 1]	June 2017
B1	Cameroon	CAF	2017 Africa Cup of Nations winners	5 February 2017	3rd	2003	Runners-up (2003)	65	32
B2	Chile	CONMEBOL	2015 Copa América winners	4 July 2015	1st	—	Debut	4	4
B3	Australia	AFC	2015 AFC Asian Cup winners	31 January 2015	4th	2005	Runners-up (1997)	48	48
B4	Germany	UEFA	2014 FIFA World Cup winners	13 July 2014	3rd	2005	Third place (2005)	3	3

Notes

1. The rankings of November 2016 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chile	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
3	Australia	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Cameroon	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the semi-finals:

• The winners of Group B, Germany, advances to play the runners-up of Group A, Mexico.
• The runners-up of Group B, Chile, advances to play the winners of Group A, Portugal.

Matches

All times Moscow Time (UTC+3).

Cameroon vs Chile

18 June 2017 (2017-06-18)

21:00

Cameroon	0–2	Chile
	Report	Vidal 81' Vargas 90+1'

Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 33,492

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Cameroon[2]

Chile[2]

GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa RB 2 Ernest Mabouka CB 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui CB 4 Adolphe Teikeu LB 19 Collins Fai CM 15 Sébastien Siani  86' CM 3 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa  89' CM 17 Arnaud Djoum RF 13 Christian Bassogog CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar LF 8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c) Substitutions: FW 7 Moumi Ngamaleu  73' MF 14 Georges Mandjeck  89' Manager: Hugo Broos

GK 23 Johnny Herrera RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel (c) CB 18 Gonzalo Jara  66' LB 15 Jean Beausejour CM 8 Arturo Vidal CM 21 Marcelo Díaz CM 20 Charles Aránguiz  71' RF 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida  64' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas LF 22 Edson Puch  58' Substitutions: FW 7 Alexis Sánchez  58' FW 19 Leonardo Valencia  64' MF 5 silva  71' Manager: Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)[3] Assistant referees: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia) Robert Vukan (Slovenia) Fourth official: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Video assistant referees: Clément Turpin (France) Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Assistant video assistant referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Australia vs Germany

19 June 2017 (2017-06-19)

18:00

Australia	2–3	Germany
Rogic 41' Juric 56'	Report	Stindl 5' Draxler 44' (pen.) Goretzka 48'

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 28,605

Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Australia[4]

Germany[4]

GK 1 Mathew Ryan CB 8 Bailey Wright CB 20 Trent Sainsbury  64' CB 2 Miloš Degenek DM 5 Mark Milligan (c) DM 13 Aaron Mooy RM 7 Mathew Leckie LM 16 Aziz Behich RF 21 Massimo Luongo  46' CF 9 Tomi Juric  86' LF 23 Tom Rogic  71' Substitutions: FW 10 Robbie Kruse  46' FW 14 James Troisi  71' FW 4 Tim Cahill  86' Manager: Ange Postecoglou

GK 12 Bernd Leno RB 18 Joshua Kimmich CB 16 Antonio Rüdiger CB 2 Shkodran Mustafi LB 3 Jonas Hector DM 21 Sebastian Rudy RM 20 Julian Brandt  63' CM 13 Lars Stindl  78' CM 8 Leon Goretzka  55' LM 7 Julian Draxler (c) CF 9 Sandro Wagner  57' Substitutions: FW 11 Timo Werner  57' DF 17 Niklas Süle  63' MF 14 Emre Can  78' Manager: Joachim Löw

Man of the Match: Julian Draxler (Germany)[5] Assistant referees: Joe Fletcher (Canada) Charles Justin Morgante (United States) Fourth official: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Video assistant referees: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Alexander Guzman (Colombia) Assistant video assistant referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Cameroon vs Australia

22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)

18:00

Cameroon	1–1	Australia
Zambo Anguissa 45+1'	Report	Milligan 60' (pen.)

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 35,021

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Cameroon[6]

Australia[6]

GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa RB 2 Ernest Mabouka  90+1' CB 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui CB 4 Adolphe Teikeu LB 19 Collins Fai CM 15 Sébastien Siani  87' CM 3 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa CM 17 Arnaud Djoum RF 13 Christian Bassogog CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar LF 8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)  77' Substitutions: FW 20 Karl Toko Ekambi  77' Manager: Hugo Broos

GK 1 Mathew Ryan CB 8 Bailey Wright  81' CB 20 Trent Sainsbury CB 2 Miloš Degenek RM 7 Mathew Leckie CM 13 Aaron Mooy CM 5 Mark Milligan (c) LM 3 Alex Gersbach RW 23 Tom Rogic  79' LW 10 Robbie Kruse  65' CF 9 Tomi Juric  70' Substitutions: FW 14 James Troisi  65' FW 4 Tim Cahill  70' MF 22 Jackson Irvine  79' Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Man of the Match: André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon)[7] Assistant referees: Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia) Fourth official: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Video assistant referees: Jair Marrufo (United States) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Germany vs Chile

22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)

21:00

Germany	1–1	Chile
Stindl 41'	Report	Sánchez 6'

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 38,222

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Germany[8]

Chile[8]

GK 22 Marc-André ter Stegen CB 4 Matthias Ginter CB 2 Shkodran Mustafi CB 17 Niklas Süle RM 18 Joshua Kimmich CM 14 Emre Can CM 21 Sebastian Rudy  60' LM 3 Jonas Hector RW 8 Leon Goretzka LW 7 Julian Draxler (c) CF 13 Lars Stindl  20' Manager: Joachim Löw

GK 23 Johnny Herrera RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel (c)  71' CB 18 Gonzalo Jara LB 15 Jean Beausejour  80' DM 21 Marcelo Díaz CM 20 Charles Aránguiz  90' CM 10 Pablo Hernández AM 8 Arturo Vidal CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  82' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez  64' Substitutions: DF 13 Paulo Díaz  71' FW 16 Martín Rodríguez  82' MF 5 Francisco Silva  90' Manager: Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match: Alexis Sánchez (Chile)[9] Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran) Fourth official: Mark Geiger (United States) Video assistant referees: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Joe Fletcher (Canada) Assistant video assistant referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Germany vs Cameroon

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)

18:00

Germany	3–1	Cameroon
Demirbay 48' Werner 66', 81'	Report	Aboubakar 78'

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 30,230

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Germany[10]

Cameroon[10]

GK 22 Marc-André ter Stegen CB 4 Matthias Ginter CB 16 Antonio Rüdiger CB 17 Niklas Süle RM 18 Joshua Kimmich CM 14 Emre Can CM 21 Sebastian Rudy  74' LM 5 Marvin Plattenhardt  90+2' RW 10 Kerem Demirbay  77' LW 7 Julian Draxler (c)  80' CF 11 Timo Werner Substitutions: DF 6 Benjamin Henrichs  74' MF 20 Julian Brandt  77' MF 15 Amin Younes  80' Manager: Joachim Löw

GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa RB 2 Ernest Mabouka  64' CB 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui CB 4 Adolphe Teikeu LB 19 Collins Fai CM 15 Sébastien Siani CM 3 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa CM 17 Arnaud Djoum  58' RF 13 Christian Bassogog  82' CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar LF 8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)  70' Substitutions: FW 7 Moumi Ngamaleu  58' DF 12 Jérôme Guihoata  70' FW 20 Karl Toko Ekambi  82' Manager: Hugo Broos

Man of the Match: Timo Werner (Germany)[11] Assistant referees: Alexander Guzman (Colombia) Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia) Fourth official: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Video assistant referees: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Chile vs Australia

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)

18:00

Chile	1–1	Australia
Rodríguez 67'	Report	Troisi 42'

Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 33,639

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Chile[12]

Australia[12]

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 13 Paulo Díaz CB 18 Gonzalo Jara LB 2 Eugenio Mena CM 8 Arturo Vidal  57' CM 5 Francisco Silva CM 20 Charles Aránguiz  46' RF 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida  46' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  82' LF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions: FW 16 Martín Rodríguez  46' MF 10 Pablo Hernández  75'  46' MF 21 Marcelo Díaz  82' Manager: Juan Antonio Pizzi

GK 1 Mathew Ryan CB 19 Ryan McGowan CB 20 Trent Sainsbury  72' CB 5 Mark Milligan RM 10 Robbie Kruse CM 22 Jackson Irvine CM 21 Massimo Luongo  21' LM 16 Aziz Behich  45+1' RF 4 Tim Cahill (c)  33'  57' CF 9 Tomi Juric  62' LF 14 James Troisi  31' Substitutions: FW 7 Mathew Leckie  57' FW 11 Jamie Maclaren  62' DF 8 Bailey Wright  72' Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Man of the Match: James Troisi (Australia)[13] Assistant referees: Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy) Mauro Tonolini (Italy) Fourth official: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Video assistant referees: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) Milovan Ristić (Serbia) Assistant video assistant referee: Clément Turpin (France)