1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Group A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999. It consisted of Mexico, Egypt, Bolivia, and Saudi Arabia. The top two teams, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, advanced to the semi-finals.[1]
Teams
| Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [nb 1] | July 1999 | |||||||
 Mexico | CONCACAF | Hosts | 3rd | 1997 | Third-place (1997 | |||
 Egypt | CAF | 1998 African Cup of Nations winners | 28 February 1998 | 1st | — | Debut | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 1997 Copa América runners-up2 | 23 October 1998 | 1st | — | Debut | ||
 Saudi Arabia | AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | 21 December 1996 | 4th | — | Winners (1992) | ||
1Bolivia was awarded a spot in the competition because Brazil had won the 1997 Copa América and qualified through the World Cup berth.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Egypt |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
In the semi-finals:
- The winners of Group A, Portugal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, United States.
- The runners-up of Group A, Saudia Arabia, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Brazil.
References
- The rankings of October 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.
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