2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 17 to 24 June 2017. It consisted of Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Mexico. The top two teams, Portugal and Mexico, advanced to the semi-finals.[1]

Teams
Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
November 2016[nb 1] June 2017
A1 RussiaUEFA* Hosts2 December 20101st—Debut5563
A2 New ZealandOFC2016 OFC Nations Cup winners11 June 20164th2009Group stage (1999, 2003, 2009)11095
A3 PortugalUEFA2016 UEFA EuroUEFA Euro 2016 winners10 July 20161st—Debut88
A4 MexicoCONCACAF2015 CONCACAF Cup winners10 October 20157th2013Winners (1999)1817
Notes
  1. The rankings of November 2016 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3  Russia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the semi-finals:

Matches

All times Moscow Time (UTC+3).

Russia vs New Zealand
Russia 2–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 50,251
Russia[2]
New Zealand[2]
GK1Igor Akinfeev (c)
CB6Georgi Dzhikiya
CB5Viktor Vasin
CB13Fyodor Kudryashov
RWB19Aleksandr Samedov
LWB18Yuri Zhirkov
CM21Aleksandr Yerokhin 77'
CM8Denis Glushakov
CM17Aleksandr Golovin
CF9Fyodor Smolov 90'
CF7Dmitry Poloz 64'
Substitutions:
FW11Aleksandr Bukharov 64'
MF22Dmitri Tarasov 77'
MF15Aleksei Miranchuk 90'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
GK1Stefan Marinovic
CB20Tommy Smith
CB22Andrew Durante
CB5Michael Boxall
RWB18Kip Colvey 83'
LWB3Deklan Wynne
CM7Kosta Barbarouses 61'
CM8Michael McGlinchey
CM14Ryan Thomas
CF11Marco Rojas 71'
CF9Chris Wood (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Bill Tuiloma 61'
FW10Shane Smeltz 71'
FW13Monty Patterson 83'
Manager:
Anthony Hudson

Man of the Match:
Fyodor Smolov (Russia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Alexander Guzman (Colombia)
Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Video assistant referees:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Portugal vs Mexico
Portugal 2–2 Mexico
 Report
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 34,372
Portugal[4]
Mexico[4]
GK1Rui Patrício
RB21Cédric
CB3Pepe
CB6José Fonte
LB5Raphaël Guerreiro
RM20Ricardo Quaresma 82'
CM14William Carvalho
CM8João Moutinho 58'
LM15André Gomes 90+3'
CF17Nani 58'
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW18Gelson Martins 58'
MF23Adrien Silva 68' 58'
FW9André Silva 82'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB3Carlos Salcedo 67'
CB5Diego Reyes
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB7Miguel Layún
CM6Jonathan dos Santos
CM16Héctor Herrera
CM18Andrés Guardado (c) 73'
RF11Carlos Vela 57'
CF14Javier Hernández
LF9Raúl Jiménez 79'
Substitutions:
MF10Giovani dos Santos 57'
DF2Néstor Araujo 67'
FW19Oribe Peralta 79'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[5]

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Video assistant referees:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Russia vs Portugal
Russia 0–1 Portugal
Report Ronaldo  8'
Attendance: 42,759
Russia[6]
Portugal[6]
GK1Igor Akinfeev (c)
CB6Georgi Dzhikiya 72'
CB5Viktor Vasin
CB13Fyodor Kudryashov 83'
RWB3Roman Shishkin 46'
LWB23Dmitri Kombarov 68'
RM19Aleksandr Samedov 76'
CM8Denis Glushakov 26'
CM17Aleksandr Golovin
LM18Yuri Zhirkov
CF9Fyodor Smolov
Substitutions:
MF21Aleksandr Yerokhin 46'
FW7Dmitry Poloz 68'
FW11Aleksandr Bukharov 83'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
GK1Rui Patrício
RB5Raphaël Guerreiro 65'
CB3Pepe 57'
CB2Bruno Alves
LB21Cédric
RM10Bernardo Silva 71'
CM14William Carvalho
CM23Adrien Silva 83'
LM15André Gomes
CF9André Silva 78'
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
DF19Eliseu 65'
FW18Gelson Martins 78'
MF13Danilo Pereira 83'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[7]

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Video assistant referees:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Mexico vs New Zealand
Mexico 2–1 New Zealand
 Report Wood  42'
Attendance: 25,133
Mexico[8]
New Zealand[8]
GK12Alfredo Talavera
CB3Carlos Salcedo 33'
CB2Néstor Araujo
CB23Oswaldo Alanís 46'
RM10Giovani dos Santos
CM5Diego Reyes (c) 90+6'
CM8Marco Fabián
LM20Javier Aquino
RF17Jürgen Damm
CF9Raúl Jiménez
LF19Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
DF15Héctor Moreno 33' 68'
MF16Héctor Herrera 90+5' 46'
DF4Rafael Márquez 68'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1Stefan Marinovic
CB5Michael Boxall 90+6'
CB22Andrew Durante
CB20Tommy Smith
RWB16Dane Ingham 82'
LWB3Deklan Wynne
CM15Clayton Lewis 58'
CM8Michael McGlinchey
CM14Ryan Thomas 26'
CF11Marco Rojas 73'
CF9Chris Wood (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Bill Tuiloma 58'
FW7Kosta Barbarouses 73'
FW13Monty Patterson 82'
Manager:
Anthony Hudson

Man of the Match:
Javier Aquino (Mexico)[9]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Video assistant referees:
Clément Turpin (France)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Mexico vs Russia
Mexico 2–1 Russia
 Report Samedov  25'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,585
Mexico[10]
Russia[10]
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB5Diego Reyes 39'
CB2Néstor Araujo
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB7Miguel Layún
CM6Jonathan dos Santos
CM16Héctor Herrera
CM18Andrés Guardado (c) 16' 70'
RF22Hirving Lozano
CF14Javier Hernández
LF11Carlos Vela 46'
Substitutions:
DF21Luis Reyes 39'
MF20Javier Aquino 46'
MF23Oswaldo Alanís 90+2' 70'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1Igor Akinfeev (c)
CB6Georgi Dzhikiya
CB5Viktor Vasin 71'
CB13Fyodor Kudryashov 63'
RWB19Aleksandr Samedov
LWB18Yuri Zhirkov 9'  68'
CM21Aleksandr Yerokhin 70'
CM8Denis Glushakov
CM17Aleksandr Golovin 88'
CF9Fyodor Smolov 78'
CF11Aleksandr Bukharov 64'
Substitutions:
FW7Dmitry Poloz 64'
DF2Igor Smolnikov 70'
FW20Maksim Kanunnikov 78'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Hirving Lozano (Mexico)[11]

Assistant referees:
Abdullah Al-Shalawi (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Video assistant referees:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jair Marrufo (United States)

New Zealand vs Portugal
New Zealand 0–4 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 56,290
New Zealand[12]
Portugal[12]
GK1Stefan Marinovic
CB5Michael Boxall
CB22Andrew Durante 74'
CB20Tommy Smith
RWB16Dane Ingham 82'
LWB17Tom Doyle
CM15Clayton Lewis 19' 65'
CM8Michael McGlinchey 37'
CM14Ryan Thomas
CF11Marco Rojas
CF9Chris Wood (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Bill Tuiloma 37'
FW7Kosta Barbarouses 65'
FW10Shane Smeltz 74'
Manager:
Anthony Hudson
GK1Rui Patrício
RB11Nélson Semedo 21'
CB3Pepe 56'
CB2Bruno Alves
LB19Eliseu
RM20Ricardo Quaresma 83'
CM13Danilo Pereira
CM8João Moutinho
LM10Bernardo Silva 46'
CF9André Silva
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c) 67'
Substitutions:
MF16Pizzi 46'
FW17Nani 67'
FW18Gelson Martins 83'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[13]

Assistant referees:
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Charles Justin Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Video assistant referees:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

References
  1. "Regulations – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. "Russia v New Zealand – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Portugal-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. "Portugal v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. "Russia v Portugal – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. "Mexico v New Zealand – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  11. "Mexico v Russia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  12. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – New Zealand-Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  13. "New Zealand v Portugal – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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