Group A of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 17 to 24 June 2017. It consisted of Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Mexico. The top two teams, Portugal and Mexico, advanced to the semi-finals. [1]
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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A1 | Russia | UEFA | Hosts | 2 December 2010 | 1st | — | Debut | 55 | 63 |
A2 | New Zealand | OFC | 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners | 11 June 2016 | 4th | 2009 | Group stage (1999, 2003, 2009) | 110 | 95 |
A3 | Portugal | UEFA | UEFA Euro 2016 winners | 10 July 2016 | 1st | — | Debut | 8 | 8 |
A4 | Mexico | CONCACAF | 2015 CONCACAF Cup winners | 10 October 2015 | 7th | 2013 | Winners (1999) | 18 | 17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
In the semi-finals:
All times Moscow Time (UTC+3).
Russia | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Portugal [4] | Mexico [4] |
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Russia [6] | Portugal [6] |
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Mexico | 2–1 | New Zealand |
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Mexico [8] | New Zealand [8] |
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Mexico [10] | Russia [10] |
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New Zealand [12] | Portugal [12] |
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