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France vs Japan international football match report

Date, kick-off time:	Friday, 20 June 2003, 21:00 (UTC+02:00)
National teams, score:	France - Japan 2:1
Competition:	FIFA Confederations Cup 2003, Group A
Referee:	Mark Shield, Fortitude Valley / Australia
Attendance, venue:	33 070, Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Goals:	1:0 (42') Robert Pirès (pen.), 2:1 (66') Sidney Govou

France national football team line-up in match Nr.632

Managed by team manager Jacques Santini
Player	Caps	Club

Match stats

National team	Players	Average caps	Average age	Clubs	Goals	Cautions	Expulsions
France		nan	nan	0	2	0	0

FIFA Confederations Cup 2003, Group A post-match standings

Pos.	National team	1	2	3	4	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Points
1	France		2:1	1:0	-:-	2	2	0	0	3-1	6
2	Japan	1:2		-:-	3:0	2	1	0	1	4-2	3
3	Colombia	0:1	-:-		3:1	2	1	0	1	3-2	3
4	New Zealand	-:-	0:3	1:3		2	0	0	2	1-6	0

Comments

pieterkooijman Netherlands - Other notes posted 30.08.2011 12:01:16

NARAZAKI Seigo
INAMOTOJunichi 73’ NAKATA Koji (...)

pieterkooijman Netherlands - Additional information posted 11.09.2011 12:45:07

Coach Japan 20-06-2003: Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Zico) (link:

)

Zsorzsinju Hungary - Additional information posted 01.10.2011 09:34:46

Captain:
Japan: 7-Hidetoshi Nakata (C) (link:

)

Soproni Démon Hungary - Additional information posted 01.04.2012 11:32:29

Yellow card:
Yoshito OKUBO 33’
Junichi INAMOTO 42’
(link:

)

pieterkooijman Netherlands - Additional information posted 01.04.2012 16:45:46

Yellow cards Japan:
Yoshito Okubo (33’)
Junichi Inamoto (42’) (link:

)

Zsorzsinju Hungary - Additional information posted 04.04.2012 09:04:01

Scorers: 1-0 43’ Pires PK, 1-1 59’ S. Nakamura, 2-1 65’ Govou
JAPAN: (...)

France vs Japan post-match head-to-head

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Points/Match
5	4	1	0	14 - 4	1.800
France v Japan match-by-match record

France matches

Previous match:

F.I.F.A. Confederations Cup 2003

France vs Colombia 1-0

Lyon, Wednesday 18 June 2003

Next match:

F.I.F.A. Confederations Cup 2003

France vs New Zealand 5-0

Saint-Denis, Sunday 22 June 2003

France international football results

France top scorers

1. Michel Platini (1976 - 1986) - 41 goals
2. Jean-Pierre Papin (1986 - 1994) - 30 goals
3. Just Fontaine (1953 - 1960) - 30 goals
... Robert Pirès (1996 - 2003) - 12 goals
... Sidney Govou (2002 - 2003) - 2 goals

(correct as of June 20, 2003)

France top goalscorers

Brief match report

Fri. 20 Jun 2003
Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Étienne
France 2-1 Japan
Goals: 42, 66

Att: 33 070
Ref: Shield (Australia)