1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. It took place in Saudi Arabia from 12 to 21 December. Brazil won the tournament after defeating Australia. Czech Republic got third place.[1]

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
1997 السعودية
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Dates12–21 December 1997
Teams(from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)(in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance333,500 (20,844 per match)
Top scorer(s)File:Flag of Brazil.svg Romário (7 goals)
Best playerFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Denílson
1995
1999

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Australia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Mexico 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9
 Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1

Knockout stage

  Semifinals Final
December 19 - Riyadh
 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil  2  
  Czech Republic  0  
 
December 21 - Riyadh
     File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil  6
    Australia  0
Third place
December 19 - Riyadh December 21 - Riyadh
 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay  0   Czech Republic  1
  Australia (a.e.t.)  1    File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay  0

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Media

References

  1. FIFA.com. FIFA Confederations Cup archive. FIFA.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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