1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
1997 السعودية | |
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![]() 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 12–21 December 1997 |
Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Attendance | 333,500 (20,844 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previous editions, in December 1997 and was the first to feature representatives from all of the FIFA confederations.
It was won by Brazil, who beat Australia 6–0 in the final. After winning the 1997 tournament, Brazil became the first country to be the reigning champion of both major FIFA tournaments (the World Cup and the Confederations Cup), as well as champion of their respective confederation by winning the 1997 Copa América. This feat has since been accomplished once by France, victorious in the 1998 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Contents
1 Qualified teams
2 Venue
3 Match referees
4 Squads
5 Group stage
5.1 Group A
5.2 Group B
6 Knockout stage
6.1 Semi-finals
6.2 Third place play-off
6.3 Final
7 Awards
8 Goalscorers
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Qualified teams
Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Date qualification secured | Participation no. |
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![]() | AFC | Hosts and 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | n/a | 3rd |
![]() | CONMEBOL | 1994 FIFA World Cup winners | 17 July 1994 | 1st |
![]() | CONMEBOL | 1995 Copa América winners | 22 July 1995 | 1st |
![]() | CONCACAF | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 20 January 1996 | 2nd |
![]() | CAF | 1996 African Cup of Nations winners | 3 February 1996 | 1st |
![]() | UEFA | UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up 1 | 30 June 1996 | 1st |
![]() | OFC | 1996 OFC Nations Cup winners | 1 November 1996 | 1st |
![]() | AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup runners-up 2 | 21 December 1996 | 1st |
1Germany, the UEFA Euro 1996 winner, declined to participate.
2United Arab Emirates was awarded a spot in the competition because Saudi Arabia had won the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.
Venue
All matches were played in 67,000-seat King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
Match referees
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Squads
Group stage

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | César Sampaio ![]() Romário ![]() |
Mexico ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Hernández ![]() | Report | Viduka ![]() Aloisi ![]() Mori ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Palencia ![]() Blanco ![]() Luna ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Khilaiwi ![]() | Report |
Brazil ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Romário ![]() Denílson ![]() Júnior Baiano ![]() | Report | Blanco ![]() Ramírez ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Olivera ![]() Pacheco ![]() |
South Africa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Augustine ![]() Mkhalele ![]() | Report | Šmicer ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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H. Mubarak ![]() | Report |
Czech Republic ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Siegl ![]() | Report | Olivera ![]() Zalayeta ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Al Talyani ![]() | Report | Obaid ![]() Nedvěd ![]() Šmicer ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Silva ![]() Recoba ![]() Callejas ![]() | Report | Radebe ![]() Mkhalele ![]() Ndlanya ![]() |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
December 19 - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
December 21 - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
December 19 - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
December 21 - Riyadh | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Semi-finals
Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Romário ![]() Ronaldo ![]() | Report |
Uruguay ![]() | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | Kewell ![]() |
Third place play-off
Czech Republic ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Lasota ![]() | Report |
Final
Brazil ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Ronaldo ![]() Romário ![]() | Report |
Awards
Golden Ball Winner | Golden Shoe Winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
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Silver Ball Winner | Silver Shoe Winner | |
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Bronze Ball Winner | Bronze Shoe Winner | |
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Source: FIFA[1]
Goalscorers
Romário received the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 52 goals were scored by 32 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 7 goals
Romário
- 5 goals
Vladimír Šmicer
- 4 goals
Ronaldo
- 3 goals
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- 2 goals
Pavel Nedvěd
Francisco Palencia
Helman Mkhalele
Nicolás Olivera
Darío Silva
- 1 goal
Mark Viduka
John Aloisi
Damian Mori
Harry Kewell
César Sampaio
Denílson
Júnior Baiano
Horst Siegl
Edvard Lasota
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Luis Hernández
Braulio Luna
Ramón Ramírez
Pollen Ndlanya
Lucas Radebe
Brendan Augustine
Hassan Mubarak
Adnan Al Talyani
Antonio Pacheco
Marcelo Zalayeta
Christian Callejas
Álvaro Recoba
- Own goal
Mohamed Obaid (against Czech Republic)
See also
- 1997 Tournoi de France
References
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External links
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