1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
1997 السعودية
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Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates 12–21 December 1997
Teams 8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-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) Brazil Romário (7 goals)
Best player Brazil Denílson
Fair play award  South Africa

The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previous editions, in December 1997 and was the first to feature representatives from all of the FIFA confederations.

It was won by Brazil, who beat Australia 6–0 in the final. After winning the 1997 tournament, Brazil became the first country to be the reigning champion of both major FIFA tournaments (the World Cup and the Confederations Cup), as well as champion of their respective confederation by winning the 1997 Copa América. This feat has since been accomplished once by France, victorious in the 1998 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Qualified teams

Team Confederation Qualification method Date qualification secured Participation no.
 Saudi Arabia AFC Hosts and 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners n/a 3rd
 Brazil CONMEBOL 1994 FIFA World Cup winners 17 July 1994 1st
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 1995 Copa América winners 22 July 1995 1st
 Mexico CONCACAF 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 20 January 1996 2nd
 South Africa CAF 1996 African Cup of Nations winners 3 February 1996 1st
 Czech Republic UEFA UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up 1 30 June 1996 1st
 Australia OFC 1996 OFC Nations Cup winners 1 November 1996 1st
 United Arab Emirates AFC 1996 AFC Asian Cup runners-up 2 21 December 1996 1st

1Germany, the UEFA Euro 1996 winner, declined to participate.

2United Arab Emirates was awarded a spot in the competition because Saudi Arabia had won the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.

Venue

All matches were played in 67,000-seat King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.

Match referees

Squads

Group stage

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321062+47
 Australia 311132+14
 Mexico 310286+23
 Saudi Arabia 310218−73
Saudi Arabia  0–3  Brazil
Report César Sampaio  65'
Romário  73', 80'
Attendance: 80,000
Mexico  1–3  Australia
Hernández  80' (pen.) Report Viduka  45'
Aloisi  59'
Mori  90'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia  0–5  Mexico
Report Palencia  20', 62'
Blanco  68', 76'
Luna  75'
Attendance: 15,000
Australia  0–0  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia  1–0  Australia
Al-Khilaiwi  40' Report
Attendance: 55,450
Brazil  3–2  Mexico
Romário  41' (pen.)
Denílson  61'
Júnior Baiano  66'		 Report Blanco  51'
Ramírez  90'
Attendance: 20,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 330084+49
 Czech Republic 311195+44
 United Arab Emirates 310228−63
 South Africa 301257−21
United Arab Emirates  0–2  Uruguay
Report Olivera  45+2'
Pacheco  90+2'
Attendance: 13,000
South Africa  2–2  Czech Republic
Augustine  39'
Mkhalele  86'		 Report Šmicer  19', 40'
Attendance: 7,500
United Arab Emirates  1–0  South Africa
H. Mubarak  5' Report
Attendance: 11,000
Czech Republic  1–2  Uruguay
Siegl  89' Report Olivera  26'
Zalayeta  88'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates  1–6  Czech Republic
Al Talyani  78' Report Obaid  11' (o.g.)
Nedvěd  22', 31'
Šmicer  42', 68', 71'
Attendance: 8,000
Uruguay  4–3  South Africa
Silva  12', 66'
Recoba  42'
Callejas  90'		 Report Radebe  11'
Mkhalele  69'
Ndlanya  77'
Attendance: 8,000

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 19 - Riyadh
 
 
 Brazil2
 
December 21 - Riyadh
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Brazil6
 
December 19 - Riyadh
 
 Australia0
 
 Uruguay0
 
 
 Australia (a.e.t.)1
 
Third place
 
 
December 21 - Riyadh
 
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 
 Uruguay0

Semi-finals

Brazil  2–0  Czech Republic
Romário  54'
Ronaldo  83'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Uruguay  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Australia
Report Kewell  92'
Attendance: 22,000

Third place play-off

Czech Republic  1–0  Uruguay
Lasota  63' Report
Attendance: 27,000

Final

Brazil  6–0  Australia
Ronaldo  15', 27', 59'
Romário  38', 53', 75' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 65,000

Awards

Golden Ball Winner Golden Shoe Winner FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Brazil Denílson Brazil Romário  South Africa
Silver Ball Winner Silver Shoe Winner
Brazil Romário Czech Republic Vladimír Šmicer
Bronze Ball Winner Bronze Shoe Winner
Czech Republic Vladimír Šmicer Brazil Ronaldo

Source: FIFA[1]

Goalscorers

Romário received the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 52 goals were scored by 32 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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