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1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | FIFA Confederations Cup |
| year | 1999 |
| other_titles | Copa Confederaciones México '99 |
| image | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.jpg |
| size | 150px |
| caption | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup official logo |
| country | Mexico |
| dates | 24 July – 4 August |
| num_teams | 8 |
| confederations | 6 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion | MEX |
| count | 1 |
| second | BRA |
| third | USA |
| fourth | KSA |
| matches | 16 |
| goals | 55 |
| attendance | 970000 |
| top_scorer | KSA Marzouk Al-Otaibi |
| MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco | |
| BRA Ronaldinho | |
| (6 goals each) | |
| player | BRA Ronaldinho |
| fair_play | |
| prevseason | [1997](1997-fifa-confederations-cup) |
| nextseason | [2001](2001-fifa-confederations-cup) |
MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco BRA Ronaldinho (6 goals each) The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999.
The tournament was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the final. Mexico became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. The competition was to originally be held in three stadiums, in three cities in the country. However, since the stadiums in Monterrey were sponsored by a competing beer company other than the official advertiser, the city was left out of the tournament altogether. The tournament was originally scheduled for 8–20 January 1999, but was rescheduled by FIFA on 17 November 1998 to accommodate the scheduling of the participating European teams.
The tournament was organized in two groups of four teams, in which two teams from both groups advanced to the semi-finals.
Venues
Matches were played at two venues: the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City served as the venue for matches in Group A, while the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara hosted matches in Group B. Each of the venues also hosted one of the semi-finals; the final was played at the Azteca and the third place play-off was played at the Jalisco.
| Mexico City | {{location map+ | Mexico | float=center | width=350 | caption= | places= | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Azteca | Estadio Jalisco | ||||||
| Capacity: **115,000** | Capacity: **66,700** | ||||||
| [[File:Estadio Azteca 07a.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Estadio jalisco.jpg | 200px]] |
Teams
Qualification
The tournament featured eight teams, representing the six continental confederations. Mexico qualified as both the host nation and the winners of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, so the CONCACAF berth was given to the United States. France also qualified automatically as winners of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but they declined to participate; World Cup runners-up Brazil took their place, which meant Bolivia replaced Brazil as the CONMEBOL representatives, having finished as runners-up in the 1997 Copa América. The other four places went to the winners of the most recent continental competitions: Germany (UEFA), Saudi Arabia (AFC), Egypt (CAF) and New Zealand (OFC).
| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF | Hosts and [1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup](1998-concacaf-gold-cup) winners | 2 ([1995](1995-king-fahd-cup), [1997](1997-fifa-confederations-cup)) | ||
| UEFA | UEFA Euro 1996 winners | 30 June 1996 | 0 (debut) | |
| AFC | [1996 AFC Asian Cup](1996-afc-asian-cup) winners | 21 December 1996 | 3 (*[1992](1992-king-fahd-cup)*, *[1995](1995-king-fahd-cup)*, *[1997](1997-fifa-confederations-cup)*) | |
| CONMEBOL | [1997 Copa América](1997-copa-america) runners-up | 29 June 1997 | 0 (debut) | |
| CONCACAF | [1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup](1998-concacaf-gold-cup) runners-up | 15 February 1998 | 1 ([1992](1992-king-fahd-cup)) | |
| CAF | [1998 African Cup of Nations](1998-african-cup-of-nations) winners | 28 February 1998 | 0 (debut) | |
| CONMEBOL | [1998 FIFA World Cup](1998-fifa-world-cup) runners-up | 12 July 1998 | 1 (**[1997](1997-fifa-confederations-cup)**) | |
| OFC | [1998 OFC Nations Cup](1998-ofc-nations-cup) winners | 4 October 1998 | 0 (debut) |
Squads
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup squads
Match officials
Africa
- BEN Coffi Codjia Asia
- KOR Kim Young-joo Europe
- SWE Anders Frisk North America, Central America and Caribbean
- MEX Gilberto Alcalá
- USA Brian Hall South America
- PAR Ubaldo Aquino
- COL Óscar Ruiz
Group stage
All times CST (UTC−6).
Group A
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
Group B
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
Knockout stage
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Main article: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Marzouk Al-Otaibi and Ronaldinho are the top scorers in the tournament with six goals each. Ronaldinho won the Golden Shoe award by having more assists than Blanco and Al-Otaibi. In total, 55 goals were scored by 29 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
;6 goals
- BRA Ronaldinho
- MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- KSA Marzouk Al-Otaibi
;4 goals
- BRA Alex
;3 goals
- BRA Zé Roberto
- MEX José Manuel Abundis
;2 goals
- BRA Rôni
- EGY Samir Kamouna
- MEX Miguel Zepeda
- USA Brian McBride
;1 goal
- BOL Limberg Gutiérrez
- BOL Renny Ribera
- BRA Marcos Paulo
- BRA João Carlos
- BRA Serginho
- EGY Abdel Sattar Sabry
- EGY Yasser Radwan
- EGY Ahmed Hassan
- GER Michael Preetz
- GER Lothar Matthäus
- MEX Pável Pardo
- MEX Francisco Palencia
- NZL Chris Zoricich
- KSA Nawaf Al-Temyat
- KSA Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
- USA Jovan Kirovski
- USA Ben Olsen
- USA Joe-Max Moore
- USA Paul Bravo
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.
group stage
Awards
The following Confederations Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), and Golden Ball (best overall player).
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot | FIFA Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldinho | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Marzouk Al-Otaibi | ||||
| Ronaldinho | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Marzouk Al-Otaibi | ||||
| 6 goals, 2 assists | ||||||
| 376 minutes played | 6 goals, 0 assists | |||||
| 465 minutes played | 6 goals, 0 assists | |||||
| 315 minutes played |
Notes
References
References
- (17 November 1998). "1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Rescheduled for July 28 – August 8 in Mexico". [[United States Soccer Federation]].
- (10 July 2017). "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
- "FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999 {{!}} Awards". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
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