Colombia beats Japan to advance to Confederations Cup semifinals

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Posted on 22 June 2003 23:00

SAINT-ETIENNE, Jun. 22, 2003 (AMP) — France 2003 : Colombia defeated Japan by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Confederations Cup group stage game on Sunday night. Colombia advance to the Semifinals. Japan is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group A

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Overview

Japan at the Confederations Cup

2 participations in the qualifications (first in 2001)
Statistics: Runners-up (2001)

Colombia at the Confederations Cup

First appearance

Japan

0:1

Colombia

0:1 (0:0)

22 June 2003
21:00
Saint-Etienne

Group A

Team	Pts
France	9
Colombia	6
Japan	3
New Zealand	0

Matches

New Zealand 0-3 Japan (18 Jun. 2003)
France 1-0 Colombia (18 Jun. 2003)
Colombia 3-1 New Zealand (20 Jun. 2003)
France 2-1 Japan (20 Jun. 2003)
France 5-0 New Zealand (22 Jun. 2003)
Japan 0-1 Colombia (22 Jun. 2003)

Confederations Cup History

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