1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Football tournament group stage July 2023 July 2023 Group A of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 12 and 16 December 1997. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Australia. Mexico and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Standings main WDL RSSSF BRA, AUS, MEX, KSA complete 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 8 6 1 0 2 1 8 BRA AUS MEX KSA Q Q Q green1 Advanced to knockout stage Results Saudi Arabia v Brazil 12 December 1997 16:15 AST KSA 0–3 Report BRA César Sampaio 65Romário 73 80 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh 80,000 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) _collargreen 006309 FFFFFF 006309 006309 FFFFFF Saudi Arabia_bra96h _bra96h _bra96h _whitestripes _whitetop2 FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 0000FF 0000FF Brazil KSA 100pxSAUDI ARABIA: GK 1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaDF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani 24DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi 2 28 64DF 13 Hussein Abdulghani MF 6 Ibrahim Al-HarbiMF 10 Saeed Al-Owairan 44MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid MF 16Khamis Al-DosariFW 9 Sami Al-Jaber FW 11Fahad Al-Mehallel 63Substitutions: MF 8Khalid Al-Temawi 44FW 7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 63Manager:GER Otto PfisterBRA 100pxBRAZIL: GK 1 DidaRB 2 Cafu 72 75CB 4 Júnior Baiano CB 3 Aldair LB 15 Zé RobertoRM 8 Flávio Conceição CM 16César Sampaio LM 18Denílson 73RF 9 Ronaldo CF 11RomárioLF 10 Leonardo (c) 72Substitutions: MF 19Juninho 72MF 20 Rivaldo 73DF 13Zé Maria 75Manager:Mário Zagallo Mexico v Australia 12 December 1997 19:00 AST MEX 1–3 Report AUS Hernández 80 pen. Viduka 45Aloisi 59Mori 90 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh 15,000 Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) _mex98h _mex98h _mex98h _mex96h _mexigo12ogt 008000 008000 008000 FF0000 cc1023 Mexico _aus97h _aus97h _aus97h _aus97h FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 000000 000000 Australia MEX 100pxMEXICO: GK1Oswaldo SánchezRB14Isaac Terrazas 66CB2Claudio SuárezCB3Francisco Gabriel 63LB8Braulio LunaRM13Pável Pardo CM6Raúl Lara CM9Paulo Chávez 45LM7Ramón Ramírez RF11Cuauhtémoc Blanco LF20José Manuel Abundis Substitutions:RF10Luis García 45LF15Luis Hernández 63LB18Salvador Carmona 66Manager:Manuel LapuenteAUS 100pxAUSTRALIA: GK 20 Zeljko Kalac 80 RB 14Tony VidmarCB 2 Steve HorvatCB 5 Alex Tobin (c)LB 3 Stan LazaridisRM 8 Craig FosterCM 7 Robbie Slater 77 78 LM 6 Ned Zelic 64 AM 10Aurelio Vidmar 46FW 9 Mark Viduka 73FW 18John AloisiSubstitutions:DF 13 Robbie Hooker 46FW 17 Damian Mori 73MF 19 Ernie Tapai 78Manager:England Terry Venables Saudi Arabia v Mexico 14 December 1997 17:50 AST KSA 0–5 Report MEX Palencia 20 62Blanco 68 76Luna 75 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh 15,000 Ian McLeod (South Africa) _borderonwhite _collargreen _borderonwhite 008000 FFFFFF 008000 008000 FFFFFF Saudi Arabia _mex98h _mex98h _mex98h _mex96h _mexigo12ogt 008000 008000 008000 FF0000 cc1023 Mexico KSA 100pxSAUDI ARABIA: GK 1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaDF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi DF 13 Hussein Abdulghani DF 17 Mohammad Al-Sahafi MF 6 Ibrahim Al-HarbiMF 10 Saeed Al-Owairan 65MF 14 Khaled Al-Muwallid 51MF 16Khamis Al-Dosari 48FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber FW 11Fahad Al-Mehallel Substitutions: MF 8Khalid Al-Temawi 65Manager:GER Otto PfisterMEX 100pxMEXICO: GK1Oswaldo SánchezRB13Pável Pardo CB2Claudio SuárezCB5Duilio Davino 88LB18Salvador CarmonaRM9Paulo ChávezCM4Germán Villa 77CM6Raúl Lara 46LM8Braulio Luna 56RF17Francisco Palencia LF11Cuauhtémoc Blanco Substitutions:FW15Luis Hernández 46MF16Markus López 56Manager:Manuel Lapuente Australia v Brazil 14 December 1997 20:00 AST AUS 0–0 Report BRA King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh 15,000 Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) _aus97h _aus97h _aus97h _aus97h FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 000000 000000 Australia _bra96a _bra96a _bra96a _blue stripes _whitetop2 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF Brazil AUS 100pxAUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark BosnichSW 4 Milan IvanovićRB 14Tony VidmarCB 2 Steve Horvat 45CB 5 Alex Tobin (c)LB 3 Stan LazaridisCM 6 Ned ZelicCM 8 Craig FosterAM 10Aurelio Vidmar 60FW 9 Mark Viduka 90 FW 18John Aloisi 70Substitutions:MF 19 Ernie Tapai 60FW 17 Damian Mori 77 70DF 12 Matthew Bingley 90Manager:England Terry VenablesBRA 100pxBRAZIL: GK 1 DidaRB 13Zé Maria CB 4 Júnior Baiano CB 3 Aldair LB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 8 Flávio Conceição CM 16César Sampaio 88RAM 20Rivaldo 38 64LAM 10 Leonardo (c) FW 7 Bebeto 27FW 9 Ronaldo Substitutions: MF 18Denílson 64MF 17 Doriva 88Manager:Mário Zagallo Saudi Arabia v Australia 16 December 1997 17:50 AST KSA 1–0 Report AUS Al-Khilaiwi 40 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh 55,450 Javier Castrilli (Argentina) _borderonwhite _collargreen _borderonwhite 008000 FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Saudi Arabia _aus97a _aus97a _aus97h _aus97h 004044 004044 004044 000000 000000 Australia KSA 100pxSAUDI ARABIA: GK 1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaDF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi  50DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi DF 12 Ahmed Dokhi DF 13 Hussein Abdulghani MF 6 Ibrahim Al-HarbiMF 10 Saeed Al-OwairanMF 14 Khaled Al-Muwallid 77MF 16Khamis Al-Dosari FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber FW 11Fahad Al-Mehallel 67Substitutions: DF 19 Obeid Al-Dosari 67MF 8Khalid Al-Temawi 77Manager:GER Otto PfisterAUS 100pxAUSTRALIA: GK 1 Mark BosnichCB 2 Steve Horvat 42CB 4 Milan Ivanović 85CB 5 Alex Tobin (c)RM 8 Craig FosterCM 6 Ned ZelicCM 15 Josip Skoko 74 LM 3 Stan LazaridisAM 7 Robbie SlaterFW 17 Damian Mori 66 FW 18John Aloisi 66 Substitutions:FW 9 Mark Viduka 66FW 11Harry Kewell 66MF 10Aurelio Vidmar 74Manager:England Terry Venables Brazil v Mexico 16 December 1997 20:00 AST BRA 3–2 Report MEX Romário 41 pen.Denílson 61Júnior Baiano 66 Blanco 51Ramírez 90 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh 20,000 Ian McLeod (South Africa) _bra96h _bra96h _bra96h _whitestripes _blue_band FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 0000FF FFFFFF Brazil _mex98h _mex98h _mex98h _mex96h _mexigo12ogt 008000 008000 008000 FF0000 cc1023 Mexico BRA 100pxBRAZIL: GK 1 Dida 82RB 13Zé Maria CB 4 Júnior Baiano CB 3 Aldair LB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 Dunga (c) 45CM 8 Flávio Conceição RAM 19JuninhoLAM 18Denílson FW 9 Ronaldo 46FW 11RomárioSubstitutions: FW 7 Bebeto 46GK 12 Rogério Ceni 82Manager:Mário ZagalloMEX 100pxMEXICO: GK12Óscar PérezRB13Pável Pardo CB2Claudio SuárezCB3Francisco Gabriel 61CB5Duilio Davino LB18Salvador CarmonaRM17Francisco Palencia CM6Raúl Lara LM8Braulio Luna 46RF15Luis Hernández LF11Cuauhtémoc Blanco  41Substitutions:RF10Luis García 61LM7Ramón Ramírez 46Manager:Manuel Lapuente References Group A Group Group Group Group