2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 16 to 23 June 2013 in Belo Horizonte's Mineirão, Fortaleza's Castelão, Recife's Arena Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro's, Maracanã and Salvador's Arena Fonte Nova.^[1] The group consisted of Nigeria, Spain, Tahiti, and Uruguay.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	15	1	+14	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uruguay	3	2	1	11	3	+8	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Nigeria	3	1	2	7	6	+1	3
4	Tahiti	3	0	3	1	24	−23	0

Source: FIFA

In the semi-finals:^[3]

The winners of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Italy.
The runners-up of Group B, Uruguay, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Brazil.

Matches

Spain vs Uruguay

16 June 2013 (2013-06-16)

19:00

Spain	2–1	Uruguay
Pedro 20' Soldado 32'	Report	Suárez 88'

Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Attendance: 41,705

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Spain^[4]

Uruguay^[4]


GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)
RB	17	Álvaro Arbeloa	71'
CB	15	Sergio Ramos
CB	3	Gerard Piqué	36'
LB	18	Jordi Alba
DM	16	Sergio Busquets
CM	8	Xavi		77'
CM	6	Andrés Iniesta
RW	11	Pedro		81'
LW	10	Cesc Fàbregas		65'
CF	14	Roberto Soldado
Substitutions:
MF	20	Santi Cazorla		65'
MF	4	Javi Martínez		77'
MF	13	Juan Mata		81'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
RB	16	Maxi Pereira
CB	2	Diego Lugano (c)	41'
CB	3	Diego Godín
LB	22	Martín Cáceres
CM	5	Walter Gargano		63'
CM	15	Diego Pérez		69'
RW	18	Gastón Ramírez		46'
LW	7	Cristian Rodríguez
CF	9	Luis Suárez
CF	21	Edinson Cavani	27'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Álvaro González		46'
MF	14	Nicolás Lodeiro		63'
FW	10	Diego Forlán		69'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Fifth official:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)

Tahiti vs Nigeria

17 June 2013 (2013-06-17)

19:00

Tahiti	1–6	Nigeria
J. Tehau 54'	Report	Vallar 5' (o.g.) Oduamadi 10', 26', 76' J. Tehau 69' (o.g.) Echiéjilé 80'

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 20,187

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Tahiti^[6]

Nigeria^[6]


GK	23	Xavier Samin
CB	4	Teheivarii Ludivion
CB	10	Nicolas Vallar (c)	54'
CB	17	Jonathan Tehau
RM	19	Vincent Simon	78'
CM	7	Heimano Bourebare
CM	6	Henri Caroine
LM	16	Ricky Aitamai
RW	3	Marama Vahirua	69'
LW	13	Steevy Chong Hue
CF	2	Alvin Tehau
Substitutions:
DF	8	Stephane Faatiarau	54'
MF	11	Stanley Atani	69'
DF	12	Edson Lemaire	78'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	2	Godfrey Oboabona
CB	22	Kenneth Omeruo	41'	74'
LB	3	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM	13	Fegor Ogude
CM	10	John Obi Mikel
LM	19	Sunday Mba		57'
RF	20	Nnamdi Oduamadi
CF	14	Anthony Ujah		52'
LF	7	Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
FW	8	Ideye Brown		52'
MF	4	John Ugochukwu		57'
DF	6	Azubuike Egwuekwe		74'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match:
Nnamdi Oduamadi (Nigeria)^[7]

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Fifth official:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

Spain vs Tahiti

20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)

16:00

Spain	10–0	Tahiti
Torres 5', 33', 57', 78' Silva 31', 89' Villa 39', 49', 64' Mata 66'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 71,806

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

This game holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in a FIFA senior men's tournament. The previous record was nine goals which occurred three times: first when Hungary beat South Korea 9–0 at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; second when Yugoslavia defeated Zaire by the same score in 1974; and third when Hungary beat El Salvador 10–1 in 1982.^[8]

Spain^[9]

Tahiti^[9]


GK	23	Pepe Reina
RB	5	César Azpilicueta
CB	15	Sergio Ramos (c)		46'
CB	2	Raúl Albiol
LB	19	Nacho Monreal
CM	20	Santi Cazorla	45'	76'
CM	4	Javi Martínez
CM	21	David Silva
RF	13	Juan Mata		69'
CF	9	Fernando Torres
LF	7	David Villa
Substitutions:
MF	22	Jesús Navas		46'
MF	10	Cesc Fàbregas		69'
MF	6	Andrés Iniesta		76'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque


GK	1	Mickaël Roche
RB	16	Ricky Aitamai
CB	4	Teheivarii Ludivion
CB	10	Nicolas Vallar (c)
CB	17	Jonathan Tehau
LB	12	Edson Lemaire	74'
CM	7	Heimano Bourebare	69'
CM	6	Henri Caroine
RW	3	Marama Vahirua
LW	13	Steevy Chong Hue
CF	2	Alvin Tehau	53'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Teaonui Tehau	53'
MF	15	Lorenzo Tehau	69'
DF	20	Yannick Vero	74'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match:
Fernando Torres (Spain)^[10]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Fifth official:
Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Nigeria vs Uruguay

20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)

19:00

Nigeria	1–2	Uruguay
Mikel 37'	Report	Lugano 19' Forlán 51'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 26,769

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Nigeria^[11]

Uruguay^[11]


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	2	Godfrey Oboabona
CB	22	Kenneth Omeruo
LB	3	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM	4	John Ugochukwu		66'
CM	10	John Obi Mikel
LM	13	Fegor Ogude
RF	20	Nnamdi Oduamadi		45'
CF	8	Brown Ideye		73'
LF	7	Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
MF	15	Michel Babatunde	60'	45'
MF	19	Sunday Mba		66'
FW	9	Joseph Akpala	74'	73'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
CB	3	Diego Godín
CB	2	Diego Lugano (c)	79'
CB	22	Martín Cáceres
RM	16	Maxi Pereira
CM	17	Egidio Arévalo
CM	20	Álvaro González
LM	7	Cristian Rodríguez		88'
AM	10	Diego Forlán
CF	9	Luis Suárez		83'
CF	21	Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
DF	4	Sebastián Coates	84'	83'
MF	6	Álvaro Pereira		88'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)^[12]

Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Fifth official:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

Nigeria vs Spain

23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)

16:00

Nigeria	0–3	Spain
	Report	Alba 3', 88' Torres 62'

Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 51,263

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Nigeria^[13]

Spain^[13]


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	2	Godfrey Oboabona
CB	22	Kenneth Omeruo	12'
LB	3	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
RM	19	Sunday Mba	63'
CM	10	John Obi Mikel
LM	13	Fegor Ogude
RF	9	Joseph Akpala	71'
CF	8	Brown Ideye
LF	7	Ahmed Musa
Substitutions:
DF	6	Azubuike Egwuekwe	12'
MF	4	John Ugochukwu	63'
FW	11	Mohammed Gambo	71'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi


GK	12	Víctor Valdés
RB	17	Álvaro Arbeloa
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
CB	15	Sergio Ramos
LB	18	Jordi Alba
DM	16	Sergio Busquets
CM	6	Andrés Iniesta
CM	8	Xavi (c)
RW	11	Pedro	75'
LW	10	Cesc Fàbregas	54'
CF	14	Roberto Soldado	60'
Substitutions:
MF	21	David Silva	54'
FW	9	Fernando Torres	60'
FW	7	David Villa	75'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Jordi Alba (Spain)^[14]

Assistant referees:
William Torres (El Salvador)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Diego Abal (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)

Uruguay vs Tahiti

23 June 2013 (2013-06-23)

16:00

Uruguay	8–0	Tahiti
Hernández 2', 24', 45+1', 67' (pen.) Pérez 27' Lodeiro 61' Suárez 82', 90'	Report

Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Attendance: 22,047

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Uruguay^[15]

Tahiti^[15]


GK	23	Martín Silva
RB	13	Matías Aguirregaray
CB	4	Sebastián Coates
LB	19	Andrés Scotti	42' 51'
DM	5	Walter Gargano
DM	15	Diego Pérez (c)	84'
RM	8	Sebastián Eguren
LM	6	Álvaro Pereira
AM	14	Nicolás Lodeiro
AM	18	Gastón Ramírez		69'
CF	11	Abel Hernández
Substitutions:
FW	9	Luis Suárez		69'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez


GK	22	Gilbert Meriel
RB	19	Vincent Simon
CB	17	Jonathan Tehau
CB	10	Nicolas Vallar (c)	49'
CB	4	Teheivarii Ludivion	8' 59'
LB	16	Ricky Aitamai		53'
CM	3	Marama Vahirua
CM	21	Samuel Hnanyine		87'
RW	6	Henri Caroine
LW	13	Steevy Chong Hue	66'
CF	15	Lorenzo Tehau		71'
Substitutions:
DF	12	Edson Lemaire		53'
MF	11	Stanley Atani		71'
MF	18	Yohann Tihoni		87'
Manager:
Eddy Etaeta

Man of the Match:
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)^[16]

Assistant referees:
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

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