2003 FIFA Confederations Cup


The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's semi-final against Colombia. Foé's death united the France and Cameroon teams in the final match, which was played even though team players from both sides had explicitly stated that the match should not be played out of respect for Foé. France went on to win the trophy with a golden goal from Thierry Henry.
At the presentation of medals and trophies, two Cameroon players held a gigantic photo of Foé, and a runner-up medal was hung to the edge of the photo. When French captain Marcel Desailly was presented with the Confederations Cup, he did not lift it up high, but held it in unison with Cameroon captain Rigobert Song. Foé finished third in media voting for player of the tournament and was posthumously awarded the Bronze Ball at its conclusion.

Qualified teams

TeamConfederationQualification methodDate qualification securedParticipation no.
UEFAUEFA Euro 2000 winners
Hosts		2 July 2000
24 September 2002		2nd
CONMEBOL2002 FIFA World Cup winners30 June 20024th
AFC2000 AFC Asian Cup winners29 October 20003rd
CONMEBOL2001 Copa América winners29 July 20011st
CONCACAF2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners2 February 20023rd
CAF2002 African Cup of Nations winners10 February 20022nd
UEFA2002 FIFA World Cup third place122 October 20021st
OFC2002 OFC Nations Cup winners14 July 20022nd

1Italy, the UEFA Euro 2000 runners-up, declined to take part as did Germany, the 2002 FIFA World Cup runners-up. So did Spain, who were ranked second in the FIFA World Rankings at the time. They were replaced by Turkey, who came third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Bid process

Five bids came before the deadline at 1 May 2002. Australia, Portugal and the United States put in single bids, while South Africa–Egypt and France–Switzerland put in joint bids. The France–Switzerland bid never materialized.
The host was selected on 24 September 2002, during a meeting of FIFA's Executive Committee.

Venues

The matches were played in:

Match referees

;Africa
;Asia
;Europe
;North America, Central America and Caribbean
;Oceania
;South America

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
330081+79
320142+26
310243+13
3003111−100

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Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
321020+27
31114404
31113304
301213−21

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Golden Ball

FIFA presents the Golden Ball award to the outstanding player of the competition, as voted by the media present at the tournament.
AwardsGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
PlayersThierry HenryTuncayMarc-Vivien Foé
Team
Votes28%15%7%

Golden Shoe

FIFA presents the Golden Shoe award to the tournament's top goalscorer.
AwardsGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze Shoe
PlayersThierry HenryTuncayShunsuke Nakamura
Team
Goals433

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA presents the Fair Play Award to the team with the best fair play record, according to a points system and criteria founded by the FIFA Fair Play Committee.
AwardFIFA Fair Play Award
Team
Total895
Matches played3
Maximum1,000

Statistics

Goalscorers

Thierry Henry received the Golden Shoe award for scoring four goals. In total, 37 goals were scored by 22 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
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;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal