2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final
Event2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
Cameroon France
Cameroon France
0 1
After golden goal extra-time
Date29 June 2003
VenueStade de France, Saint-Denis
RefereeValentin Ivanov (Russia)
Attendance51,985
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The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France, on 29 June 2003 and was contested by Cameroon and France. France won the match 1–0, with a golden goal in the 97th minute from Thierry Henry when he kneed the ball past Carlos Kameni into the left corner of the net from the right of the six yard box after a pass from Lilian Thuram.[1][2]

Cameroon wore shirts embroidered with Marc-Vivien Foé's name and dates of birth and death as a tribute to their midfielder who had suffered cardiac arrest and died on the pitch during their semi-final game against Colombia three days earlier.[3][4] At the trophy presentation, two Cameroon players held a large photo of Foé, on which FIFA officials hung a runner-up medal. When France captain Marcel Desailly was presented with the trophy, he held it in unison with Cameroon captain Rigobert Song.[5][6]

  1. ^ "France overcome Cameroon". BBC Sport. 29 June 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Man of the Match – Thierry Henry (FRA". FIFA.com. 30 June 2003. Archived from the original on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Cameroon will play on after midfielder's death". usatoday.com. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Cameroon 1-0 Colombia". BBC Sport. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Cameroon star Foe dies". BBC Sport. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "CAMEROON 0 : 1 FRANCE (a.e.t.)". FIFA.com. 30 June 2003. Archived from the original on 12 August 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2021.