1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
3rd FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Saudi Arabia
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. It took place in Saudi Arabia from 12 to 21 December. Brazil won the tournament after defeating Australia. Czech Republic got third place.[1]
| 1997 السعودية | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Dates | 12–21 December 1997 |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 333,500 (20,844 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Romário (7 goals) |
| Best player | Denílson |
| Fair play award |  South Africa |
ResultsEdit
Group stageEdit
Group AEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Australia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Mexico
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
Group BEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stageEdit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| December 19 - Riyadh | |||||||
| Brazil
|
2 | ||||||
| Czech Republic
|
0 | ||||||
| December 21 - Riyadh | |||||||
| Brazil
|
6 | ||||||
| Australia
|
0 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| December 19 - Riyadh | December 21 - Riyadh | ||||||
| Uruguay
|
0 | Czech Republic
|
1 | ||||
| Australia (a.e.t.)
|
1 | Uruguay
|
0 | ||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup archive". FIFA.com.