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Group A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. [1] The group consisted of Bolivia, Egypt, host nation Mexico, and Saudi Arabia. [2]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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| A1 |  Mexico | – | CONCACAF | Hosts | – | 3rd | 1997 | Third place (1995) | 10 | 13 |
| A2 |  Egypt | – | CAF | 1998 African Cup of Nations winners | 28 February 1998 | 1st | – | – | 19 | 33 |
| A3 |  Bolivia | – | CONMEBOL | 1997 Copa América runners-up | 23 October 1998 | 1st | – | – | 57 | 72 |
| A4 |  Saudi Arabia | – | AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | 21 December 1996 | 4th | 1997 | Runners-up (1991) | 32 | 48 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
In the semi-finals:
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| Mexico | 5–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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