1999 FIFA Confederations Cup

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1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa Confederaciones México '99
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.jpg
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
ChampionsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance970,000 (60,625 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Marzouk Al-Otaibi
Flag of Mexico.svg Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho
Fair play awardFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1997
2001

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.

Contents

The tournament 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 for 8–20 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.

Venues

Matches were played at two venues: the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City served as the venue for matches in Group A, while the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara hosted matches in Group B. Each of the venues also hosted one of the semi-finals; the final was played at the Azteca and the third place play-off was played at the Jalisco.

Mexico City Guadalajara
Estadio Azteca Estadio Jalisco
Capacity: 115,000Capacity: 66,700
Estadio Azteca 07a.jpg Estadio jalisco.jpg

Teams

Qualification

The tournament featured eight teams, representing the six continental confederations. Mexico qualified as both the host nation and the winners of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, so the CONCACAF berth was given to the United States. France also qualified automatically as winners of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but they declined to participate; World Cup runners-up Brazil took their place, which meant Bolivia replaced Brazil as the CONMEBOL representatives, having finished as runners-up in the 1997 Copa América. The other four places went to the winners of the most recent continental competitions: Germany (UEFA), Saudi Arabia (AFC), Egypt (CAF) and New Zealand (OFC).

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico CONCACAF Hosts and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners2 (1995, 1997)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UEFA UEFA Euro 1996 winners0 (debut)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia AFC 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners3 ( 1992 , 1995 , 1997 )
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia CONMEBOL 1997 Copa América runners-up [b] 0 (debut)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CONCACAF 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up [c] 1 (1992)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAF 1998 African Cup of Nations winners0 (debut)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CONMEBOL 1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up [d] 1 ( 1997 )
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand OFC 1998 OFC Nations Cup winners0 (debut)

Squads

Match officials

Group stage

All times CST (UTC−6).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)321083+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 31116604
3Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 30212312
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 30215942
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg 2–2 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 5–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0–0 Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 2–2 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 1–5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg 0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330070+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320142+26
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31022643
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30031650
Source: FIFA
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 4–0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–2 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
1 August – Mexico City
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (a.s.d.e.t.)1
 
4 August – Mexico City
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4
 
1 August – Guadalajara
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
3 August – Guadalajara
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0

Semi-finals

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 8–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Third place play-off

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Final

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

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
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.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 A Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)5410136+713Champions
2 B Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5401186+1212Runners-up
3 B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 530263+39Third place
4 A Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 511381684Fourth place
5 B Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31022643Eliminated in
group stage
6 A Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 30212312
7 A Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 30215942
8 B Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30031650
Source: FIFA [2]
(H) Hosts

Awards

The following Confederations Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), and Golden Ball (best overall player). [3]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho Flag of Mexico.svg Cuauhtémoc Blanco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Marzouk Al-Otaibi
Golden BootSilver BootBronze Boot
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho Flag of Mexico.svg Cuauhtémoc Blanco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Marzouk Al-Otaibi
6 goals, 2 assists
376 minutes played
6 goals, 0 assists
465 minutes played
6 goals, 0 assists
315 minutes played
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Notes

  1. Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
  2. Bolivia was awarded a spot in the competition because Brazil had won the 1997 Copa América and qualified through the World Cup berth.
  3. The United States was awarded a spot in the competition because the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners Mexico qualified as hosts.
  4. France, the 1998 FIFA World Cup winners, declined to take part.

References

  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. "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.
  3. "FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.