1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

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.[1]

Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321062+47
 Australia 311132+14
 Mexico 310286+23
 Saudi Arabia 310218−73

Results

Saudi Arabia v Brazil
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Brazil
Report César Sampaio 65'
Romário 73', 80'
Attendance: 80,000
Saudi Arabia
Brazil

SAUDI ARABIA:
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani 24'
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF4Abdullah Zubromawi 28'  64'
DF13Hussein Abdulghani
MF6Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF10Saeed Al-Owairan 44'
MF14Khalid Al-Muwallid
MF16Khamis Al-Dosari
FW9Sami Al-Jaber
FW11Fahad Al-Mehallel 63'
Substitutions:
MF8Khalid Al-Temawi 44'
FW7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 63'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

BRAZIL:
GK1Dida
RB2Cafu 72' 75'
CB4Júnior Baiano
CB3Aldair
LB15Zé Roberto
RM8Flávio Conceição
CM16César Sampaio
LM18Denílson 73'
RF9Ronaldo
CF11Romário
LF10Leonardo (c) 72'
Substitutions:
MF19Juninho 72'
MF20Rivaldo 73'
DF13Zé Maria 75'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

Mexico v Australia
Mexico 1–3 Australia
Hernández 80' (pen.) Report Viduka 45'
Aloisi 59'
Mori 90'
Attendance: 15,000
Mexico
Australia

MEXICO:
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez
DF2Claudio Suárez
DF3Francisco Gabriel 63'
DF14Isaac Terrazas 66'
MF6Raúl Lara
MF7Ramón Ramírez
MF8Braulio Luna
MF9Paulo Chávez 45'
MF13Pável Pardo
FW11Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW20José Manuel Abundis
Substitutions:
FW10Luis García 45'
FW15Luis Hernández 63'
DF18Salvador Carmona 66'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

AUSTRALIA:
GK20Zeljko Kalac 80'
RB14Tony Vidmar
CB2Steve Horvat
CB5Alex Tobin (c)
LB3Stan Lazaridis
RM8Craig Foster
CM7Robbie Slater 77' 78'
LM6Ned Zelić 64'
AM10Aurelio Vidmar 46'
FW9Mark Viduka 73'
FW18John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF13Robbie Hooker 46'
FW17Damian Mori 73'
MF19Ernie Tapai 78'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Saudi Arabia v Mexico
Saudi Arabia 0–5 Mexico
Report Palencia 20', 62'
Blanco 68', 76'
Luna 75'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia
Mexico

SAUDI ARABIA:
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF13Hussein Abdulghani
DF17Mohammad Al-Sahafi
MF6Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF10Saeed Al-Owairan 65'
MF14Khaled Al-Muwallid 51'
MF16Khamis Al-Dosari 48'
FW9Sami Al-Jaber
FW11Fahad Al-Mehallel
Substitutions:
MF8Khalid Al-Temawi 65'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

MEXICO:
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez
DF2Claudio Suárez
DF5Duilio Davino 88'
DF18Salvador Carmona
MF4Germán Villa 77'
MF6Raúl Lara 46'
MF8Braulio Luna 56'
MF9Paulo Chávez
MF13Pável Pardo
FW11Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW17Francisco Palencia
Substitutions:
FW15Luis Hernández 46'
MF16Markus López 56'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Australia v Brazil
Australia 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Australia
Brazil

AUSTRALIA:
GK1Mark Bosnich
SW4Milan Ivanović
RB14Tony Vidmar
CB2Steve Horvat 45'
CB5Alex Tobin (c)
LB3Stan Lazaridis
CM6Ned Zelić
CM8Craig Foster
AM10Aurelio Vidmar 60'
FW9Mark Viduka 90'
FW18John Aloisi 70'
Substitutions:
MF19Ernie Tapai 60'
FW17Damian Mori 77' 70'
DF12Matthew Bingley 90'
Manager:
Terry Venables

BRAZIL:
GK1Dida
RB13Zé Maria
CB4Júnior Baiano
CB3Aldair
LB6Roberto Carlos
CM8Flávio Conceição
CM16César Sampaio 88'
RAM20Rivaldo 38' 64'
LAM10Leonardo (c)
FW7Bebeto 27'
FW9Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF18Denílson 64'
MF17Doriva 88'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

Saudi Arabia v Australia
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Australia
Al-Khilaiwi 40' Report
Attendance: 55,450
Saudi Arabia
Australia

SAUDI ARABIA:
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi  50'
DF4Abdullah Zubromawi
DF12Ahmed Dokhi
DF13Hussein Abdulghani
MF6Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF10Saeed Al-Owairan
MF14Khaled Al-Muwallid 77'
MF16Khamis Al-Dosari
FW9Sami Al-Jaber
FW11Fahad Al-Mehallel 67'
Substitutions:
DF19Obeid Al-Dosari 67'
MF8Khalid Al-Temawi 77'
Manager:
Otto Pfister

AUSTRALIA:
GK1Mark Bosnich
CB2Steve Horvat 42'
CB4Milan Ivanović 85'
CB5Alex Tobin (c)
RM8Craig Foster
CM6Ned Zelić
CM15Josip Skoko 74'
LM3Stan Lazaridis
AM7Robbie Slater
FW17Damian Mori 66'
FW18John Aloisi 66'
Substitutions:
FW9Mark Viduka 66'
FW11Harry Kewell 66'
MF10Aurelio Vidmar 74'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Brazil v Mexico
Brazil 3–2 Mexico
Romário 41' (pen.)
Denílson 61'
Júnior Baiano 66'		 Report Blanco 51'
Ramírez 90'
Attendance: 20,000
Brazil
Mexico

BRAZIL:
GK1Dida 82'
RB13Zé Maria
CB4Júnior Baiano
CB3Aldair
LB6Roberto Carlos
CM5Dunga (c) 45'
CM8Flávio Conceição
RAM19Juninho
LAM18Denílson
FW9Ronaldo 46'
FW11Romário
Substitutions:
FW7Bebeto 46'
GK12Rogério Ceni 82'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

MEXICO:
GK12Óscar Pérez
DF2Claudio Suárez
DF3Francisco Gabriel 61'
DF5Duilio Davino
DF18Salvador Carmona
MF6Raúl Lara
MF8Braulio Luna 46'
MF13Pável Pardo
MF17Francisco Palencia
FW11Cuauhtémoc Blanco  41'
FW15Luis Hernández
Substitutions:
FW10Luis García 61'
MF7Ramón Ramírez 46'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

References
  1. 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
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