The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth

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, and the second organised by

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. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999. It was won by

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, who beat

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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

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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.

Qualified teams

The tournament featured eight teams, representing the six continental confederations.

qualified as both the host nation and the winners of the

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, so the CONCACAF berth was given to the

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also qualified automatically as winners of the

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, but they declined to participate; World Cup runners-up

took their place, which meant

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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:

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(

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), Saudi Arabia ( AFC), Egypt ( CAF), and New Zealand ( OFC).

Venues

Matches were played at two venues: the

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served as the venue for matches in

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, while the

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hosted matches in

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. 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.

Match referees

Africa *

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Asia *

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Europe *

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North America, Central America and Caribbean * Gilberto Alcalá * Brian Hall South America * Ubaldo Aquino *

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Squads

Group stage

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time,

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was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a

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to determine the winners.

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

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 *

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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 ...

Marzouk Al-Otaibi Marzouk Al-Otaibi ( ar, مرزوق العتيبي; born 7 November 1975) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who last played as a center forward for Al-Markhiya in Qatar. Club career Al-Otaibi started his career at Al-Shabab Club. In 1999, h ...

;4 goals *

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;3 goals *

Zé Roberto José Roberto da Silva Júnior (born 6 July 1974), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. Currently, he is a technical advisor to Palmeiras, acting directly ...

José Manuel Abundis José Manuel Abundis Sandoval (born 11 June 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Abundis last played for Querétaro F.C. in 2008. He made his debut for the New England Revolution in Major League S ...

;2 goals *

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* Samir Ibrahim *

Miguel Zepeda Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born 25 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996 in 2-2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his ca ...

Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the fifth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For m ...

;1 goal *

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Renny Ribera Renny Ribera Vaca (born January 30, 1974 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a retired Bolivian football right defender. Club career He initiated his career playing for the prestigious Tahuichi football youth academy. At professional level he pl ...

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* João Carlos * Serginho *

Abdel Sattar Sabry Abdel Sattar Sabry Abdel Majid Mahmoud ( ar, عبد الستار صبري عبد المجيد محمود; born 19 June 1974), known as Sabry, is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career A ski ...

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* Ahmed Hassan *

Michael Preetz Michael Preetz (born 17 August 1967) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent his whole career in Germany, playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Saarbrücken, MSV Duisburg and SG Wattenscheid 09, but he is m ...

Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus (; born 21 March 1961) is a German association football, football pundit and former professional player and manager. After captaining Germany national football team, West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup whe ...

Pável Pardo Pável Pardo Segura (; born 26 July 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Pardo spent most of his career playing with Club América and is the fourth most capped player in the history of the Me ...

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 (Fi ...

* Chris Zoricich *

Nawaf Al-Temyat Nawaf Bander Nawaf Al-Temyat ( ar, نواف بندر نواف التمياط; born 28 June 1976) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Al-Temyat played his entire club career with Al-Hilal, starting in 19 ...

Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Shahrani ( ar, إبراهيم سويد الشهراني) (born 21 July 1974) is a former Saudi Arabian football player who played most of his career for Al-Ahli. He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was ...

Jovan Kirovski Jovan Kirovski ( mk, Јован Кировски; born March 18, 1976) is an American former soccer player who is the Technical Director for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Kirovski is the first American to win the UEFA Champions Le ...

Ben Olsen Benjamin Robert Olsen (born May 3, 1977) is an American sports executive, Association football, soccer coach, and former professional player who was formerly the president of Washington Spirit, a professional women's soccer club in the Nationa ...

Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore (born February 23, 1971) is an American former soccer player. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England and the United States. He finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. In additio ...

* Paul Bravo

Tournament ranking

Notes

External links

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FIFA Technical Report (Part 1)
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(Part 2)
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