1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

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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]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
September 1998 [nb 1] July 1999
A1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico CONCACAF Hosts3rd 1997 Third place (1995)1013
A2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAF 1998 African Cup of Nations winners28 February 19981st1933
A3Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia CONMEBOL 1997 Copa América runners-up23 October 19981st5772
A4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia AFC 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners21 December 19964th 1997 Runners-up (1991)3248
Notes
  1. The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)321083+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 31116604
3Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 30212312
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 30215942
Source: FIFA
(H) Host

In the semi-finals:

Results

Bolivia vs Egypt

Bolivia  Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg2–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Ribera Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Mexico vs Saudi Arabia

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–0Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Mexico vs Egypt

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report

Egypt vs Saudi Arabia

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–5Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Bolivia vs Mexico

Bolivia  Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg0–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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References

  1. "International: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Schedule". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "1999 CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Draw and Schedule for Mexico '99". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved 23 July 2021.