1999 FIFA Confederations Cup

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.

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa Confederaciones México '99
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates24 July – 4 August
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-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) Marzouk Al-Otaibi
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Ronaldinho
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Ronaldinho
Fair play award Brazil

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 originally scheduled from 8 to 20 January 1999, but was rescheduled by FIFA on 17 November 1998 to accommodate the scheduling of the participating European teams.[1]

The tournament was organized in two groups of four teams, in which two teams from both groups advanced to the semi-finals.

Qualified teams
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams
Team Confederation Qualification method Date qualification secured Participation no.
 Mexico CONCACAF Hosts and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners n/a 3rd
 Brazil CONMEBOL 1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up1 12 July 1998 2nd
 Germany UEFA UEFA Euro 1996 winners 30 June 1996 1st
 Saudi Arabia AFC 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners 21 December 1996 4th
 Bolivia CONMEBOL 1997 Copa América runners-up2 23 October 1998 1st
 Egypt CAF 1998 African Cup of Nations winners 28 February 1998 1st
 United States CONCACAF 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up3 15 February 1998 2nd
 New Zealand OFC 1998 OFC Nations Cup winners 4 October 1998 1st

1France, the 1998 FIFA World Cup winner, declined to take part.[2]

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
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco
Capacity: 115,000 Capacity: 66,700

Match referees

Squads
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

Group stage

Group A
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 321083+57
 Saudi Arabia 31116604
 Bolivia 302123−12
 Egypt 302159−42
Bolivia 2–2 Egypt
Gutiérrez  21'
Ribera  40'		 Report Sabry  8'
Radwan  63'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Mexico 5–1 Saudi Arabia
Blanco  12', 19', 68', 77'
Abundis  21'		 Report Al-Temyat  62' (pen.)
Attendance: 85,000
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 65,000
Mexico 2–2 Egypt
Pardo  15'
Abundis  26'		 Report A. Hassan  79'
S. Ibrahim  85'
Attendance: 65,000
Egypt 1–5 Saudi Arabia
S. Ibrahim  70' (pen.) Report Al-Otaibi  8', 34', 78', 85'
Al-Shahrani  64'
Attendance: 15,000
Bolivia 0–1 Mexico
Report Palencia  52'
Attendance: 55,000

Group B
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330070+79
 United States 320142+26
 Germany 310226−43
 New Zealand 300316−50
Brazil 4–0 Germany
Zé Roberto  62'
Ronaldinho  72'
Alex  86', 87'		 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
New Zealand 1–2 United States
Zoricich  90+3' Report McBride  25'
Kirovski  58'
Attendance: 60,000
Germany 2–0 New Zealand
Preetz  6'
Matthäus  33'		 Report
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Brazil 1–0 United States
Ronaldinho  13' Report
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
United States 2–0 Germany
Olsen  23'
Moore  50'		 Report
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
New Zealand 0–2 Brazil
Report Marcos Paulo  45+2'
Ronaldinho  88'
Attendance: 53,000

Knockout stage
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 August - Mexico City
 
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)1
 
4 August - Mexico City
 
 United States0
 
 Mexico4
 
1 August - Guadalajara
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil8
 
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
Third place
 
 
3 August - Guadalajara
 
 
 United States2
 
 
 Saudi Arabia0

Semi-finals
Mexico 1–0
(a.e.t.)		 United States
Blanco  97' Report
Attendance: 82,000
Brazil 8–2 Saudi Arabia
João Carlos  8'
Ronaldinho  11', 65', 90+2'
Zé Roberto  33'
Alex  36', 86'
Rôni  62'		 Report Al-Otaibi  22', 31'
Attendance: 48,000

Third place play-off
United States 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Bravo  27'
McBride  78'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000

Final
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Mexico 4–3 Brazil
Zepeda  13', 51'
Abundis  28'
Blanco  62'		 Report Serginho  43' (pen.)
Rôni  47'
Zé Roberto  63'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Awards
Golden Ball Winner Golden Shoe Winner FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Ronaldinho Ronaldinho  Brazil


Silver Ball Winner Silver Shoe Winner
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Bronze Ball Winner Bronze Shoe Winner
Marzouk Al-Otaibi Marzouk Al-Otaibi

Source: FIFA[3]

Statistics

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
  • Alex
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 0 13 6 +7 13 Champions
2 B  Brazil 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 12 Runners-up
3 B  United States 5 3 0 2 6 3 +3 9 Third place
4 A  Saudi Arabia 5 1 1 3 8 14 −6 4 Fourth place
5 B  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3 Eliminated in
group stage
6 A  Bolivia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
7 A  Egypt 3 0 2 1 5 9 −4 2
8 B  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA[4]
(H) Host.

Notes
  1. "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Rescheduled for July 28 – August 8 in Mexico". Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. 17 November 1998. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "FIFA CONSIDERING CONFEDERATIONS' CUP RESCHEDULING". Sport Business. 28 September 2001. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
  3. "FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2017. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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