Japan v Mexico, 16 June 2005
| Score | 2-1 to Mexico |
| Competition | FIFA Confederations Cup Group B |
| Venue | Stadium, Hannover |
| Attendance | 24,036 |
View Japan v Mexico head to head
1
Japan
Goals:
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 12 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Takayuki Chano
Defender
Akira Kaji
Defender
Makoto Tanaka
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
(captain)
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
| Junichi Inamoto for Shunsuke Nakamura | 59 |
| Masashi Oguro for | 68 |
| Keiji Tamada for Takayuki Chano | 82 |
Cards:
| Akira Kaji | Y |
2
Mexico
Goals:
| Sinha | 39 |
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| Francisco Fonseca | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Oswaldo Sanchez
Goalkeeper
Aaron Galindo
Defender
Ricardo Osorio
Defender
Carlos Salcido
Defender
Jaime Lozano
Midfielder
Pavel Pardo
Midfielder
(captain)
Sinha
Midfielder
Gerardo Torrado
Midfielder
Jared Borguetti
Forward
Salvador Carmona
Forward
Francisco Fonseca
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gonzalo Pineda for Gerardo Torrado | 46 |
| Luis Pérez for Jaime Lozano | 46 |
| Juan Pablo Rodriguez for | 86 |