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FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001

  • Teams: 8
  • When: 30 May 2001 to 10 June 2001
  • Final: 10 June 2001
  • Matches: 16
  • Goals Scored: 31 (average 1.9 per match)
  • Attendance: 557191 (average 34824)
      • Winner: France
      • Runners-Up: Japan
      • Third: Australia
      • Fourth: Brazil
      • adidas Golden Ball: Robert PIRES (FRA)
          • adidas Golden Shoe: Robert PIRES (FRA),
          • Eric CARRIERE (FRA)
            • FIFA Fair Play award: Japan

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Korea/Japan 2001: French masterclass in the East
Winning is a habit, and in 2001 the World and European champions had not yet kicked that habit. Despite missing Fabien Barthez and Zinedine Zidane, France could still call on Patrick Vieira, Sylvain Wiltord, Marcel Desailly et al, and they were just too good for the opposition.

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