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	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Australia	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Mexico	3	1	0	2	8	6	+2	3
Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	1	8	−7	3

Results

Saudi Arabia v Brazil

12 December 1997

16:15 AST

Saudi Arabia	0–3	Brazil
	Report	César Sampaio 65' Romário 73', 80'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Saudi Arabia

Brazil


SAUDI ARABIA:
GK	1	Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF	2	Mohammed Al-Jahani	24'
DF	3	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF	4	Abdullah Zubromawi	28' 64'
DF	13	Hussein Abdulghani
MF	6	Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF	10	Saeed Al-Owairan		44'
MF	14	Khalid Al-Muwallid
MF	16	Khamis Al-Dosari
FW	9	Sami Al-Jaber
FW	11	Fahad Al-Mehallel		63'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Khalid Al-Temawi		44'
FW	7	Ibrahim Al-Shahrani		63'
Manager:
Otto Pfister


BRAZIL:
GK	1	Dida
RB	2	Cafu	72'	75'
CB	4	Júnior Baiano
CB	3	Aldair
LB	15	Zé Roberto
RM	8	Flávio Conceição
CM	16	César Sampaio
LM	18	Denílson		73'
RF	9	Ronaldo
CF	11	Romário
LF	10	Leonardo (c)		72'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Juninho		72'
MF	20	Rivaldo		73'
DF	13	Zé Maria		75'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

Mexico v Australia

12 December 1997

19:00 AST

Mexico	1–3	Australia
Hernández 80' (pen.)	Report	Viduka 45' Aloisi 59' Mori 90'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Mexico

Australia


MEXICO:
GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
RB	14	Isaac Terrazas	66'
CB	2	Claudio Suárez
CB	3	Francisco Gabriel	63'
LB	8	Braulio Luna
RM	13	Pável Pardo
CM	6	Raúl Lara
CM	9	Paulo Chávez	45'
LM	7	Ramón Ramírez
RF	11	Cuauhtémoc Blanco
LF	20	José Manuel Abundis
Substitutions:
RF	10	Luis García	45'
LF	15	Luis Hernández	63'
LB	18	Salvador Carmona	66'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente


AUSTRALIA:
GK	20	Zeljko Kalac	80'
RB	14	Tony Vidmar
CB	2	Steve Horvat
CB	5	Alex Tobin (c)
LB	3	Stan Lazaridis
RM	8	Craig Foster
CM	7	Robbie Slater	77'	78'
LM	6	Ned Zelić	64'
AM	10	Aurelio Vidmar		46'
FW	9	Mark Viduka		73'
FW	18	John Aloisi
Substitutions:
DF	13	Robbie Hooker		46'
FW	17	Damian Mori		73'
MF	19	Ernie Tapai		78'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Saudi Arabia v Mexico

14 December 1997

17:50 AST

Saudi Arabia	0–5	Mexico
	Report	Palencia 20', 62' Blanco 68', 76' Luna 75'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Saudi Arabia

Mexico


SAUDI ARABIA:
GK	1	Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF	2	Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF	3	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF	13	Hussein Abdulghani
DF	17	Mohammad Al-Sahafi
MF	6	Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF	10	Saeed Al-Owairan		65'
MF	14	Khaled Al-Muwallid	51'
MF	16	Khamis Al-Dosari	48'
FW	9	Sami Al-Jaber
FW	11	Fahad Al-Mehallel
Substitutions:
MF	8	Khalid Al-Temawi		65'
Manager:
Otto Pfister


MEXICO:
GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
RB	13	Pável Pardo
CB	2	Claudio Suárez
CB	5	Duilio Davino	88'
LB	18	Salvador Carmona
RM	9	Paulo Chávez
CM	4	Germán Villa	77'
CM	6	Raúl Lara		46'
LM	8	Braulio Luna		56'
RF	17	Francisco Palencia
LF	11	Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Substitutions:
FW	15	Luis Hernández		46'
MF	16	Markus López		56'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Australia v Brazil

14 December 1997

20:00 AST

Australia	0–0	Brazil
	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Australia

Brazil


AUSTRALIA:
GK	1	Mark Bosnich
SW	4	Milan Ivanović
RB	14	Tony Vidmar
CB	2	Steve Horvat	45'
CB	5	Alex Tobin (c)
LB	3	Stan Lazaridis
CM	6	Ned Zelić
CM	8	Craig Foster
AM	10	Aurelio Vidmar		60'
FW	9	Mark Viduka		90'
FW	18	John Aloisi		70'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Ernie Tapai		60'
FW	17	Damian Mori	77'	70'
DF	12	Matthew Bingley		90'
Manager:
Terry Venables


BRAZIL:
GK	1	Dida
RB	13	Zé Maria
CB	4	Júnior Baiano
CB	3	Aldair
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	8	Flávio Conceição
CM	16	César Sampaio		88'
RAM	20	Rivaldo	38'	64'
LAM	10	Leonardo (c)
FW	7	Bebeto	27'
FW	9	Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF	18	Denílson		64'
MF	17	Doriva		88'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

Saudi Arabia v Australia

16 December 1997

17:50 AST

Saudi Arabia	1–0	Australia
Al-Khilaiwi 40'	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 55,450

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Saudi Arabia

Australia


SAUDI ARABIA:
GK	1	Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF	3	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	50'
DF	4	Abdullah Zubromawi
DF	12	Ahmed Dokhi
DF	13	Hussein Abdulghani
MF	6	Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF	10	Saeed Al-Owairan
MF	14	Khaled Al-Muwallid		77'
MF	16	Khamis Al-Dosari
FW	9	Sami Al-Jaber
FW	11	Fahad Al-Mehallel		67'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Obeid Al-Dosari		67'
MF	8	Khalid Al-Temawi		77'
Manager:
Otto Pfister


AUSTRALIA:
GK	1	Mark Bosnich
CB	2	Steve Horvat	42'
CB	4	Milan Ivanović	85'
CB	5	Alex Tobin (c)
RM	8	Craig Foster
CM	6	Ned Zelić
CM	15	Josip Skoko		74'
LM	3	Stan Lazaridis
AM	7	Robbie Slater
FW	17	Damian Mori		66'
FW	18	John Aloisi		66'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Mark Viduka		66'
FW	11	Harry Kewell		66'
MF	10	Aurelio Vidmar		74'
Manager:
Terry Venables

Brazil v Mexico

16 December 1997

20:00 AST

Brazil	3–2	Mexico
Romário 41' (pen.) Denílson 61' Júnior Baiano 66'	Report	Blanco 51' Ramírez 90'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Brazil

Mexico


BRAZIL:
GK	1	Dida		82'
RB	13	Zé Maria
CB	4	Júnior Baiano
CB	3	Aldair
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	5	Dunga (c)	45'
CM	8	Flávio Conceição
RAM	19	Juninho
LAM	18	Denílson
FW	9	Ronaldo		46'
FW	11	Romário
Substitutions:
FW	7	Bebeto		46'
GK	12	Rogério Ceni		82'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo


MEXICO:
GK	12	Óscar Pérez
RB	13	Pável Pardo
CB	2	Claudio Suárez
CB	3	Francisco Gabriel		61'
CB	5	Duilio Davino
LB	18	Salvador Carmona
RM	17	Francisco Palencia
CM	6	Raúl Lara
LM	8	Braulio Luna		46'
RF	15	Luis Hernández
LF	11	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	41'
Substitutions:
RF	10	Luis García		61'
LM	7	Ramón Ramírez		46'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

References

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