The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first

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to be organised by

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. The tournament had previously been played in

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and

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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. It was won by

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, who beat

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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

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and the Confederations Cup), as well as champion of their respective confederation by winning the

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. This feat has since been accomplished once by France, victorious in the

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and the

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Qualified teams

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, the

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winner, declined to participate. ²The

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was awarded a spot in the competition because Saudi Arabia had won the

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Venue

All matches were played in 67,000-seat

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Match referees

;Africa *

Lucien Bouchardeau Lucien Bouchardeau (18 December 1961 – 20 February 2018) was a Nigerien football referee. Born in Niamey, he is best remembered for having officiated in 1998 a World Cup first round match between Italy and Chile. He called a penalty against Chi ...

* Ian McLeod ;Asia * Saad Mane * Pirom Un-Prasert ;Europe *

Nikolai Levnikov Nikolai Vladislavovich Levnikov (russian: Николай Владиславович Левников; born May 15, 1956, in Pinsk, Belarus) is a retired Russian football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1998 FIFA World Cu ...

;North America, Central America and Caribbean *

Ramesh Ramdhan Ramesh Ramdhan (born July 25, 1960) is a football (soccer) referee from Trinidad and Tobago, The first referee from the Caribbean to officiate in the WC Finals (Japan-Croatia) during the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France. Ramdhan also officiated ...

;South America *

Javier Castrilli Javier Castrilli (born May 22, 1957) is a former football referee from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He worked as a referee from 1980 to 1998, earning the nickname ''El Sheriff'' due to his character and decisions on the field by strictly imposing the ...

René Ortubé René Marcelo Ortubé Betancourt (born December 26, 1964 in La Paz) is a Bolivian former football referee, best known for supervising one match ( Sweden-Nigeria in Kobe) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded ...

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

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 *

Romário Romário de Souza Faria Figueiredo (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and a former professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was ...

;5 goals *

Vladimír Šmicer Vladimír Šmicer (, born 24 May 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his senior career at Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England where he played ...

;4 goals *

Ronaldo Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries. People Notable people known as Ronaldo include: As ...

;3 goals *

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican politician and former professional footballer who is the current Governor of Morelos under the coalition '' Juntos Haremos Historia''. He formerly served as the municipal president ...

;2 goals *

Pavel Nedvěd Pavel Nedvěd (; born 30 August 1972) is a Czech former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the most successful players to emerge from the Czech Republic, winning domestic and Europe ...

Francisco Palencia Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández (born 28 April 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Club career Cruz Azul Palencia trained with the Cruz Azul youth system at age 13 and made his debut in the Primera División (Firs ...

Helman Mkhalele Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele (born 20 October 1969) is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 National Soccer League and 1995 African Cup of Champions Club ...

Nicolás Olivera Andrés Nicolás "Nico" Olivera Olivera (born 30 May 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a forward. He started and finished his 20-year professional career with Defensor, going on to collect 500 league appearances mainly in t ...

Darío Silva Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Ca ...

;1 goal *

Mark Viduka Mark Antony Viduka ( ; born 9 October 1975) is an Australian retired football player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australia national team to the Round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup which remains their best ever performance ...

John Aloisi John Aloisi () (born 5 February 1976) is an Australian former soccer player and current head coach of A-League club Western United. In a professional career that spanned 20 seasons, with league totals of 459 games and 127 goals, he was the first ...

Damian Mori Damian Mori (born 30 September 1970) is an Australian former football player who is an assistant coach for Adelaide United. He won two Johnny Warren Medals, awarded to the best player in the Australian league and was top scorer on 5 occasions ...

Harry Kewell Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian association football coach, manager and former player. His most recent role as a club manager was at English National League side Barnet, and he is currently a first team coach at Celtic F.C ...

César Sampaio Carlos César Sampaio Campos (born 31 March 1968) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as a midfielder. Club career A former defensive midfielder, César Sampaio is one of the few players who played for the four ma ...

* Denílson *

Júnior Baiano Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior (born 14 March 1970), known as Júnior or Júnior Baiano as he comes from the state of Bahia, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Born in Feira de Santana, Jún ...

Horst Siegl Horst Siegl (born 15 February 1969) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic, for both he played total 23 matches and scored 7 goals. He played two matches for th ...

* Edvard Lasota *

Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi ( ar, محمد الخليوي;‎ 21 August 1971 – 13 June 2013) was a Saudi football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country. Career Between 1992 and 200 ...

* Luis Hernández *

Braulio Luna Braulio Mauricio Luna Guzmán (; born 8 September 1974) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Luna made his professional debut in the Mexican League Division in 1994, playing for UNAM Pumas in a 3-3 draw match ...

* Ramón Ramírez *

Pollen Ndlanya Pollen Ndlanya (born 22 May 1970 in Daveyton) is a retired South African footballer who played as a striker. He played for Kaizer Chiefs, Manning Rangers, Bursaspor, Göztepe, Amazulu and Orlando Pirates. He also played for South Africa nati ...

Lucas Radebe Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, before transferring to Leeds United, where he played 256 m ...

Brendan Augustine Brendan Augustine (born 26 October 1971 in East London) is a South African former football player. He played professionally for Bush Bucks, LASK Linz (Austria) and Ajax Cape Town. He played for South Africa national soccer team and was a pa ...

* Hassan Mubarak *

Adnan Al Talyani Adnan Khamis Mohammed Obaid Al-Talyani Al Suwaidi ( ar, عدنان خميس محمد عبيد الطلياني السويدي) (born 30 October 1964) is a retired footballer from the United Arab Emirates who played as a forward in the UAE Foo ...

* Antonio Pacheco *

Marcelo Zalayeta Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (; born 5 December 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a striker. Zalayeta began his club career with Danubio before moving to Peñarol for a season in 1997, where he won the Uruguayan Primera Divisi� ...

Christian Callejas Christian Fabián Callejas Rodríguez (born 17 May 1978) is a Uruguayan former football player and current manager. Honours Hibernians * Maltese Premier League **Champion, 2008–09 Uruguay * Copa América ** Runner-up: 1999 External linksPro ...

Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexánder Recoba Rivero (; born 17 March 1976; nickname "El Chino"

;Own goal * Mohamed Obaid (against Czech Republic)

Tournament ranking

Team of the Tournament

References

External links

FIFA Confederations Cup Saudi Arabia 1997
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1)(Part 2)
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(Part 3)
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