1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final

The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match between Mexico and Brazil to determine the winners of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, on 4 August 1999.

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
Event1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Mexico Brazil
4 3
Date4 August 1999
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
RefereeAnders Frisk (Sweden)
Attendance110,000

Mexico won the match 4–3, earning their first title in history and being the first CONCACAF team to win the tournament.

Background

This was the first time Mexico had defeated Brazil in a FIFA tournament final. Prior to the tournament, Mexico never won a major FIFA tournament, but came close to in the second edition (also the last edition) of the King Fahd Cup, ending up in third place, under Denmark and Argentina.

For Brazil, this was their second and consecutive final after beating Australia in the 1997 Confederations Cup Final, making them the first team to win the tournament, since FIFA took over the King Fahd Cup.

Mexico

This marked the first time Mexico qualified to the tournament final, and the first time a CONCACAF representative would reach the final.

In their tournament debut, Mexico won 5–1 in their first match against Saudi Arabia. Later, they tied in a disappointing game 2–2 against Egypt, that got a dramatic equalizer in the last five minutes. For their last group stage match, Bolivia were their rivals, beating them 1–0 in the 52nd minute, that gave Mexico a total of seven points. Then in the semi-finals, United States stood in Mexico's way, but were later defeated 1–0 by golden goal, scored in the 97' minute that gave Mexico the first ticket to the final.

Brazil

Meanwhile, this was the second consecutive final for Brazil. They were looking forward on winning their second Confederations Cup, repeating like in the 1997 edition.

The defending champions made their tournament debut with a 4–0 win over a surprisingly disappointing Germany. Then won against United States with only a 1–0 win. Later, they finished on top of their group with nine points after they defeated New Zealand 2–0. In the semi finals, they astonishingly beat Saudi Arabia 8-2 to send them to their 2nd straight final.

Route to the final
Mexico Round Brazil
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Saudi Arabia 5–1 Match 1  Germany 4–0
 Egypt 2–2 Match 2  United States 1–0
 Bolivia 1–0 Match 3  New Zealand 2–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
 Bolivia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Egypt 3 0 2 1 5 9 −4 2
Source:
Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 United States 1–0 (a.e.t.) Semi-Final  Saudi Arabia 8–2

Match details
Mexico 4–3 Brazil
Zepeda  13', 51'
Abundis  28'
Blanco  62'		 (Report) Serginho  43' (pen.)
Rôni  47'
Zé Roberto  63'
Attendance: 110,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Mexico
Brazil
GK1Jorge Campos
CB18Salvador Carmona
CB4Rafael Márquez 21'
CB2Claudio Suárez (c) 74'
CM6Germán Villa
CM13Pável Pardo
RM19Miguel Zepeda 83'
LM7Ramon Ramírez
AM10Cuauhtémoc Blanco 50'
CF9José Manuel Abundis 11'
CF17Francisco Palencia 70'
Substitutions:
DF14Isaac Terrazas 70'
MF16Jesús Arellano 83'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente
GK1Dida
RB3Odvan
CB4João Carlos 46'  90+2'
LB6Serginho
CM8Emerson (c)
CM5Flávio Conceição
RM20Vampeta
LM11Zé Roberto 5' 82'
AM17Beto 45'
CF7Ronaldinho
CF10Alex
Substitutions:
FW18Rôni 45'
FW19Warley 82'
Manager:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Assistant referees:
Fernando Treasco Gracia (Spain)
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)

References
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