1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

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.

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
1997 السعودية
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Dates12–21 December 1997
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance333,500 (20,844 per match)
Top scorer(s) Romário (7 goals)
Best player(s) Denílson
Fair play award South Africa

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.

Qualified teams
Team Confederation Qualification method Date qualification secured Participation no.
 Saudi Arabia AFC Hosts and 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners n/a 3rd
 Brazil CONMEBOL 1994 FIFA World Cup winners 17 July 1994 1st
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 1995 Copa América winners 22 July 1995 1st
 Mexico CONCACAF 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 20 January 1996 2nd
 South Africa CAF 1996 African Cup of Nations winners 3 February 1996 1st
 Czech Republic UEFA UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up1 30 June 1996 1st
 Australia OFC 1996 OFC Nations Cup winners 1 November 1996 1st
 United Arab Emirates AFC 1996 AFC Asian Cup runners-up2 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

Squads
Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

Group stage
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup participating teams

Group A
Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321062+47
 Australia 311132+14
 Mexico 310286+23
 Saudi Arabia 310218−73
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Brazil
Report César Sampaio  65'
Romário  73', 80'
Attendance: 80,000
Mexico 1–3 Australia
Hernández  80' (pen.) Report Viduka  45'
Aloisi  59'
Mori  90'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia 0–5 Mexico
Report Palencia  20', 62'
Blanco  68', 76'
Luna  75'
Attendance: 15,000
Australia 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Australia
Al-Khilaiwi  40' Report
Attendance: 55,450
Brazil 3–2 Mexico
Romário  41' (pen.)
Denílson  61'
Júnior Baiano  66'		 Report Blanco  51'
Ramírez  90'
Attendance: 20,000

Group B
Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 330084+49
 Czech Republic 311195+44
 United Arab Emirates 310228−63
 South Africa 301257−21
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Uruguay
Report Olivera  45+2'
Pacheco  90+2'
Attendance: 13,000
South Africa 2–2 Czech Republic
Augustine  39'
Mkhalele  86'		 Report Šmicer  19', 40'
Attendance: 7,500
United Arab Emirates 1–0 South Africa
H. Mubarak  5' Report
Attendance: 11,000
Czech Republic 1–2 Uruguay
Siegl  89' Report Olivera  26'
Zalayeta  88'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates 1–6 Czech Republic
Al Talyani  78' Report Obaid  11' (o.g.)
Nedvěd  22', 31'
Šmicer  42', 68', 71'
Attendance: 8,000
Uruguay 4–3 South Africa
Silva  12', 66'
Recoba  42'
Callejas  90'		 Report Radebe  11'
Mkhalele  69'
Ndlanya  77'
Attendance: 8,000

Knockout stage
Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 19 - Riyadh
 
 
 Brazil2
 
December 21 - Riyadh
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Brazil6
 
December 19 - Riyadh
 
 Australia0
 
 Uruguay0
 
 
 Australia (a.e.t.)1
 
Third place
 
 
December 21 - Riyadh
 
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 
 Uruguay0

Semi-finals
Brazil 2–0 Czech Republic
Romário  54'
Ronaldo  83'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Uruguay 0–1 (a.e.t.) Australia
Report Kewell  92'
Attendance: 22,000

Third place play-off
Czech Republic 1–0 Uruguay
Lasota  63' Report
Attendance: 27,000

Final
Main article: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Brazil 6–0 Australia
Ronaldo  15', 27', 59'
Romário  38', 53', 75' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 65,000

Awards
Golden Ball Winner Golden Shoe Winner FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Denílson Romário  South Africa
Silver Ball Winner Silver Shoe Winner
Romário Vladimír Šmicer
Bronze Ball Winner Bronze Shoe Winner
Vladimír Šmicer Ronaldo

Source: FIFA[1]

Statistics

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
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Brazil 5 4 1 0 14 2 +12 13 Champions
2 A  Australia 5 2 1 2 4 8 −4 7 Runners-up
3 B  Czech Republic 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7 Third place
4 B  Uruguay 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 9 Fourth place
5 A  Mexico 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3 Eliminated in
group stage
6 B  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
7 A  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
8 B  South Africa 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: FIFA[2]
(H) Host.

Team of the Tournament

[3]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Mohamed Al-Deayea

Michal Horňák
Mark Fish
Júnior Baiano
David Nyathi

Ned Zelic
Dunga
Roberto Carlos
Nicolás Olivera

Vladimír Šmicer
Romário

See also

References
  1. "FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997 | Awards". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2017. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/02/fifa-confederations-cup-part-five-1997.html
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