1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 24 to 30 July 1999 in Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco. ^[1] The group consisted of defending champion Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States. ^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
									September 1998 [nb 1]	July 1999
B1	Brazil		CONMEBOL	1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up
B2	Germany		UEFA	UEFA Euro 1996 winners
B3	United States		CONCACAF	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up
B4	New Zealand		OFC	1998 OFC Nations Cup winners

Notes

1. The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: FIFA

In the semi-finals:

• The winners of Group B, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Saudi Arabia.
• The runners-up of Group B, United States, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Mexico.

Results

Brazil vs Germany

24 July 1999 (1999-07-24)

12:00

Brazil	4–0	Germany
Zé Roberto 62' Ronaldinho 72' Alex 86', 87'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

Brazil

Germany

GK 1 Dida RB 2 Evanílson CB 3 Odvan CB 4 João Carlos LB 6 Serginho DM 8 Emerson (c)  12' RM 20 Vampeta  17' LM 5 Flávio Conceição  62' AM 11 Zé Roberto  82' CF 9 Christian  62' CF 7 Ronaldinho Substitutions: MF 10 Alex  62' FW 19 Warley  62' MF 17 Beto  82' Manager: Vanderlei Luxemburgo

GK 1 Jens Lehmann RB 15 Michael Ballack CB 2 Christian Wörns CB 4 Thomas Linke LB 3 Jörg Heinrich  73' DM 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) RM 18 Lars Ricken CM 8 Dariusz Wosz LM 7 Mehmet Scholl  9' SS 11 Michael Preetz  70' CF 13 Oliver Neuville  78' Substitutions: FW 9 Olaf Marschall  70' DF 6 Ronald Maul  73' DF 17 Heiko Gerber  78' Manager: Erich Ribbeck

New Zealand vs United States

24 July 1999 (1999-07-24)

14:30

New Zealand	1–2	United States
Zoricich 90+3'	Report	McBride 25' Kirovski 58'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

New Zealand

United States

GK 1 Jason Batty CB 2 Chris Zoricich (c) CB 15 Ivan Vicelich CB 6 Gavin Wilkinson RM 13 Christian Bouckenooghe CM 12 Mark Atkinson  57' CM 8 Aaran Lines LM 3 Sean Douglas  73' AM 10 Chris Jackson AM 7 Mark Burton CF 16 Vaughan Coveny  32'  63' Substitutions: DF 14 Ryan Nelsen  57' FW 17 Mark Elrick  63' DF 18 Scott Smith  73' Manager: Ken Dugdale

GK 18 Kasey Keller (c) RB 13 Cobi Jones  82' CB 4 Robin Fraser CB 16 Carlos Llamosa LB 12 Jeff Agoos DM 15 Richie Williams RM 6 John Harkes LM 7 Eddie Lewis  77' AM 8 Earnie Stewart  77' CF 10 Jovan Kirovski CF 20 Brian McBride Substitutions: DF 2 Frankie Hejduk  77' MF 19 Ben Olsen  77' FW 9 Joe-Max Moore  82' Manager: Bruce Arena

Germany vs New Zealand

28 July 1999 (1999-07-28)

18:00

Germany	2–0	New Zealand
Preetz 6' Matthäus 33'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Germany

New Zealand

GK 1 Jens Lehmann RB 16 Bernd Schneider CB 2 Christian Wörns CB 4 Thomas Linke LB 3 Jörg Heinrich DM 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)  47'  70' RM 11 Michael Preetz CM 18 Lars Ricken CM 7 Mehmet Scholl  46' LM 9 Olaf Marschall  19'  64' CF 13 Oliver Neuville Substitutions: MF 8 Dariusz Wosz  46' FW 20 Paulo Rink  64' MF 15 Michael Ballack  70' Manager: Erich Ribbeck

GK 1 Jason Batty RB 2 Chris Zoricich (c)  78' CB 14 Ryan Nelsen CB 15 Ivan Vicelich LB 6 Gavin Wilkinson RM 13 Christian Bouckenooghe CM 12 Mark Atkinson CM 8 Aaran Lines LM 3 Sean Douglas CF 10 Chris Jackson  62' CF 7 Mark Burton  78' Substitutions: FW 16 Vaughan Coveny  62' DF 5 Jonathan Perry  78' FW 17 Mark Elrick  78' Manager: Ken Dugdale

Brazil vs United States

28 July 1999 (1999-07-28)

20:30

Brazil	1–0	United States
Ronaldinho 13'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 54,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Brazil

United States

GK 1 Dida RB 2 Evanílson CB 3 Odvan CB 4 João Carlos LB 6 Serginho DM 8 Emerson (c)  90+2' RM 20 Vampeta LM 5 Flávio Conceição  78' AM 11 Zé Roberto CF 9 Christian  46' CF 7 Ronaldinho  80' Substitutions: FW 19 Warley  46' MF 10 Alex  78' MF 17 Beto  80' Manager: Vanderlei Luxemburgo

GK 18 Kasey Keller (c) RB 2 Frankie Hejduk CB 3 Gregg Berhalter  6' CB 16 Carlos Llamosa  35'  78' LB 12 Jeff Agoos DM 4 Robin Fraser  61' RM 6 John Harkes  58' LM 8 Earnie Stewart AM 20 Brian McBride CF 10 Jovan Kirovski CF 13 Cobi Jones Substitutions: FW 9 Joe-Max Moore  58' MF 7 Eddie Lewis  78' Manager: Bruce Arena

United States vs Germany

30 July 1999 (1999-07-30)

18:00

United States	2–0	Germany
Olsen 23' Moore 50'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

United States

Germany

GK 1 Brad Friedel (c) RB 2 Frankie Hejduk  39' CB 17 Marcelo Balboa CB 5 C. J. Brown LB 12 Jeff Agoos  47' RM 19 Ben Olsen  33'  65' CM 14 Matt McKeon CM 15 Richie Williams LM 7 Eddie Lewis AM 11 Paul Bravo  77' CF 9 Joe-Max Moore  82' Substitutions: FW 8 Earnie Stewart  65' FW 20 Brian McBride  77' FW 10 Jovan Kirovski  82' Manager: Bruce Arena

GK 1 Jens Lehmann RB 16 Bernd Schneider CB 2 Christian Wörns  75' CB 4 Thomas Linke LB 3 Jörg Heinrich  41' DM 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)  81' RM 11 Michael Preetz CM 8 Dariusz Wosz CM 19 Horst Heldt  60' LM 17 Heiko Gerber  60'  76' CF 13 Oliver Neuville Substitutions: DF 5 Mustafa Doğan  41' FW 20 Paulo Rink  90+2'  60' DF 6 Ronald Maul  76' Manager: Erich Ribbeck

New Zealand vs Brazil

30 July 1999 (1999-07-30)

20:30

New Zealand	0–2	Brazil
	Report	Marcos Paulo 45+2' Ronaldinho 88'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

New Zealand

Brazil

GK 1 Jason Batty CB 2 Chris Zoricich (c) CB 14 Ryan Nelsen  81' CB 4 Che Bunce  82' RM 13 Christian Bouckenooghe CM 12 Mark Atkinson CM 8 Aaran Lines LM 3 Sean Douglas RF 10 Chris Jackson  27'  85' CF 11 Heremaia Ngata  66' LF 7 Mark Burton Substitutions: FW 16 Vaughan Coveny  66' MF 15 Ivan Vicelich  82' DF 5 Jonathan Perry  85' Manager: Ken Dugdale

GK 1 Dida RB 2 Evanílson CB 13 César Belli CB 14 Luiz Alberto LB 16 Athirson CM 15 Marcos Paulo  56' CM 5 Flávio Conceição (c) RW 10 Alex AM 19 Warley LW 17 Beto CF 9 Christian  64' Substitutions: FW 18 Rôni  56' FW 7 Ronaldinho  64' Manager: Vanderlei Luxemburgo

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.