Confed Cup 1997
ChampionsBrazil
Brazil won, ahead of Australia (6–0 in the final, 21 Dec 1997). 8 teams, 16 games, 3.25 goals a game; hosted by Saudi Arabia.
The road to the final
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Australiathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguaythrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Czech Republicthrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
- 1997-12-21Czech Republic1–0UruguayThird-place play-off · Riyadh52%
Final
Top scorers
- Romário Brazil 7
- Vladimír Šmicer Czech Republic 5
- Ronaldo Brazil 4
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco Mexico 3
- Helman Mkhalele South Africa 2
- Nicolás Olivera Uruguay 2
- Francisco Palencia Mexico 2
- Pavel Nedvěd Czech Republic 2
- Darío Silva Uruguay 2
- Mark Viduka Australia 1
Upsets
- 1997-12-16Saudi Arabia1–0AustraliaUpsetGroup A · Riyadh25%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.