1999 FIFA Confederations Cup

4th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Mexico

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 4th FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. It took place in Mexico from 24 July to 4 August. The host, Mexico won the tournament after defeating Brazil. United States got third place.[1]

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa Confederaciones México '99
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates24 July – 4 August
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place United States
Fourth place Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance970,000 (60,625 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Marzouk Al-Otaibi
Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Brazil Ronaldinho
(6 goals each)
Best player(s)Brazil Ronaldinho
Fair play award Brazil
1997
2001

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
  Bolivia 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
  Egypt 3 0 2 1 5 9 -4 2

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 3
  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 August - Mexico City
 
 
  Mexico (aet)1
 
4 August - Mexico City
 
  United States0
 
  Mexico4
 
1 August - Guadalajara
 
  Brazil3
 
  Brazil8
 
 
  Saudi Arabia2
 
Third place
 
 
3 August - Guadalajara
 
 
  United States2
 
 
  Saudi Arabia0

References

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  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup archive". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

Other websites

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