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.

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

1997 السعودية
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Dates	12–21 December 1997
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	333,500 (20,844 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Romário (7 goals)
Best player	Denílson
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Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
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
	Brazil	2
	Czech Republic	0
					December 21 - Riyadh
					Brazil	6
					Australia	0
					Third place
	December 19 - Riyadh			December 21 - Riyadh
	Uruguay	0		Czech Republic	1
	Australia (a.e.t.)	1			Uruguay	0

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