Confed Cup 1999
ChampionsMexico
Mexico won, ahead of Brazil (4–3 in the final, 4 Aug 1999). 8 teams, 16 games, 3.44 goals a game; hosted by Mexico.
The road to the final
Semi-finals
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| United Statesthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexicothrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabiathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
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
- 1999-08-01Brazil8–2Saudi ArabiaSemi-finals · Guadalajara88%
- 1999-08-01Mexico1–0United StatesSemi-finals · Mexico City74%
Third-place play-off
- 1999-08-03United States2–0Saudi ArabiaThird-place play-off · Guadalajara54%
Final
Top scorers
- Ronaldinho Brazil 6
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco Mexico 6
- Marzouk Al-Otaibi Saudi Arabia 6
- Alexsandro de Souza Brazil 4
- Zé Roberto Brazil 3
- José Manuel Abundis Mexico 3
- Brian McBride United States 2
- Samir Kamouna Egypt 2
- Rôni Brazil 2
- Miguel Zepeda Mexico 2
Upsets
- 1999-07-30United States2–0GermanyUpsetGroup A · Guadalajara30%
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.