1999 FIFA Confederations Cup

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 4th FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. It took place in Mexico from 24 July to 4 August. The host, Mexico won the tournament after defeating Brazil. United States got third place.[1]

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa Confederaciones México '99
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates24 July – 4 August
Teams(from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)(in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place United States
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance970,000 (60,625 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Marzouk Al-Otaibi
Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Brazil Ronaldinho
(6 goals each)
Best playerBrazil Ronaldinho
1997
2001

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
  Bolivia 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
  Egypt 3 0 2 1 5 9 -4 2

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 3
  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0

Knockout stage

  Semifinals Final
1 August - Mexico City
   Mexico (aet)  1  
   United States  0  
 
4 August - Mexico City
       Mexico  4
     Brazil  3
Third place
1 August - Guadalajara 3 August - Guadalajara
   Brazil  8    United States  2
   Saudi Arabia  2      Saudi Arabia  0

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Media

References

  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup archive". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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