1997 السعودية | |
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![]() 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 12–21 December |
Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Attendance | 333,500 (20,844 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organized 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, in a rematch of their goalless group stage encounter, beat Australia 6–0 in the final. After winning the 1997 tournament along with the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1997 Copa América, Brazil became the first country to be the reigning champion of both major FIFA tournaments (the World Cup and the Confederations Cup), and champion of their respective confederation. This feat has since been accomplished once by France, victorious in the 1998 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000, and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Brazil repeated this feat again in 2005.
Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
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![]() | AFC | Hosts and 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | — | 3rd |
![]() | CONMEBOL | 1994 FIFA World Cup winners | 17 July 1994 | 1st |
![]() | CONMEBOL | 1995 Copa América winners | 22 July 1995 | 1st |
![]() | CONCACAF | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 20 January 1996 | 2nd |
![]() | CAF | 1996 African Cup of Nations winners | 3 February 1996 | 1st |
![]() | UEFA | UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up [a] | 30 June 1996 | 1st |
![]() | OFC | 1996 OFC Nations Cup winners | 1 November 1996 | 1st |
![]() | AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup runners-up [b] | 21 December 1996 | 1st |
All matches were played in 67,000-seat King Fahd International Stadium in the city of Riyadh.[ citation needed ]
Location of the host city of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. | Riyadh |
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King Fahd International Stadium | |
Capacity: 67,000 | |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
(H) Hosts
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | César Sampaio ![]() Romário ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Khilaiwi ![]() | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Olivera ![]() Pacheco ![]() |
South Africa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Augustine ![]() Mkhalele ![]() | Report | Šmicer ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Al Talyani ![]() | Report | Obaid ![]() Nedvěd ![]() Šmicer ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Silva ![]() Recoba ![]() Callejas ![]() | Report | Radebe ![]() Mkhalele ![]() Ndlanya ![]() |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 December - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
21 December - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
19 December - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 December - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Romário ![]() Ronaldo ![]() | Report |
Czech Republic ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Lasota ![]() | Report |
Golden Ball | Golden Shoe | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
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Silver Ball | Silver Shoe | |
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Bronze Ball | Bronze Shoe | |
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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.
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 |
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1 | A | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 13 | Champions |
2 | A | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 7 | Runners-up |
3 | B | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | Third place |
4 | B | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Fourth place |
5 | A | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | B | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
7 | A | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |
8 | B | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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