1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa Confederaciones México '99 | |
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1999 FIFA Confederations Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Mexico |
Dates | 24 July – 4 August |
Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
Attendance | 970,000 (60,625 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
(6 goals each) |
Best player |
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Fair play award |
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The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999.
It was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the final. Mexico became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. The competition was to originally be held in three stadiums, in three cities in the country. However, since the stadiums in Monterrey were sponsored by a competing beer company other than the official advertiser, the city was left out of the tournament altogether.
The tournament was organized in two groups of four teams, in which two teams from both groups advanced to the semi-finals.
Qualified teams
Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
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CONCACAF | Hosts and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | n/a | 3rd | |
CONMEBOL | 1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up1 | 12 July 1998 | 2nd | |
UEFA | UEFA Euro 1996 winners | 30 June 1996 | 1st | |
AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | 21 December 1996 | 4th | |
CONMEBOL | 1997 Copa América runners-up2 | 23 October 1998 | 1st | |
CAF | 1998 African Cup of Nations winners | 28 February 1998 | 1st | |
CONCACAF | 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up3 | 15 February 1998 | 2nd | |
OFC | 1998 OFC Nations Cup winners | 4 October 1998 | 1st |
1France, the 1998 FIFA World Cup winner, declined to take part.[1]
2Bolivia was awarded a spot in the competition because Brazil had won the 1997 Copa América and qualified through the World Cup berth.
3United States was awarded a spot in the competition because the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners Mexico qualified as hosts.
Venues
The matches were played in:
Mexico City | Guadalajara |
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Estadio Azteca | Estadio Jalisco |
Capacity: 115,000 | Capacity: 66,700 |
Match referees
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
Egypt |
1–5 | |
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S. Ibrahim |
Report | Al-Otaibi Al-Shahrani |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Brazil |
4–0 | |
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Zé Roberto Ronaldinho Alex |
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New Zealand |
1–2 | |
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Zoricich |
Report | McBride Kirovski |
Germany |
2–0 | |
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Preetz Matthäus |
Report |
Brazil |
1–0 | |
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Ronaldinho |
Report |
United States |
2–0 | |
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Olsen Moore |
Report |
New Zealand |
0–2 | |
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Report | Marcos Paulo Ronaldinho |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 August - Mexico City | ||||||
1 | ||||||
4 August - Mexico City | ||||||
0 | ||||||
4 | ||||||
1 August - Guadalajara | ||||||
3 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
3 August - Guadalajara | ||||||
2 | ||||||
0 |
Semi-finals
Mexico |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |
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Blanco |
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Brazil |
8–2 | |
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João Carlos Ronaldinho Zé Roberto Alex Rôni |
Report | Al-Otaibi |
Third place play-off
United States |
2–0 | |
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Bravo McBride |
Report |
Final
Awards
Golden Ball Winner | Golden Shoe Winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
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Silver Ball Winner | Silver Shoe Winner |
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Bronze Ball Winner | Bronze Shoe Winner |
Goalscorers
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Marzouk Al-Otaibi and Ronaldinho are the top scorers in the tournament with six goals each. Ronaldinho won the Golden Shoe award by having more assists than Blanco and Al-Otaibi. In total, 55 goals were scored by 29 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Notes
- ↑ "FIFA CONSIDERING CONFEDERATIONS' CUP RESCHEDULING". Sport Business. 28 September 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
External links
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