title: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
text: # 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
  
  Group A of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 12 and 16 December 1997. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Australia. Mexico and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | 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 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Saudi Arabia v Brazil
  
  | Saudi Arabia | Brazil |
  | - | - |
  
  SAUDI ARABIA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani | 24' |
  | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
  | DF | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi | 28' 64' |
  | DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
  | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
  | MF | 10 | Saeed Al-Owairan | | 44' |
  | MF | 14 | Khalid Al-Muwallid |
  | MF | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari |
  | FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
  | FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel | | 63' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi | | 44' |
  | FW | 7 | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | | 63' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Otto Pfister ||||
  
  BRAZIL: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Dida |
  | - | - | - |
  | RB | 2 | Cafu | 72' | 75' |
  | CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
  | CB | 3 | Aldair |
  | LB | 15 | Zé Roberto |
  | RM | 8 | Flávio Conceição |
  | CM | 16 | César Sampaio |
  | LM | 18 | Denílson | | 73' |
  | RF | 9 | Ronaldo |
  | CF | 11 | Romário |
  | LF | 10 | Leonardo (c) | | 72' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 19 | Juninho | | 72' |
  | MF | 20 | Rivaldo | | 73' |
  | DF | 13 | Zé Maria | | 75' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Mário Zagallo ||||
  
  ### Mexico v Australia
  
  | Mexico | Australia |
  | - | - |
  
  MEXICO: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
  | DF | 3 | Francisco Gabriel | 63' |
  | DF | 14 | Isaac Terrazas | 66' |
  | MF | 6 | Raúl Lara |
  | MF | 7 | Ramón Ramírez |
  | MF | 8 | Braulio Luna |
  | MF | 9 | Paulo Chávez | 45' |
  | MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
  | FW | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
  | FW | 20 | José Manuel Abundis |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 10 | Luis García | 45' |
  | FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | 63' |
  | DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona | 66' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Manuel Lapuente |||
  
  AUSTRALIA: :
  
  | GK | 20 | Zeljko Kalac | 80' |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | RB | 14 | Tony Vidmar |
  | CB | 2 | Steve Horvat |
  | CB | 5 | Alex Tobin (c) |
  | LB | 3 | Stan Lazaridis |
  | RM | 8 | Craig Foster |
  | CM | 7 | Robbie Slater | 77' | 78' |
  | LM | 6 | Ned Zelić | 64' |
  | AM | 10 | Aurelio Vidmar | | 46' |
  | FW | 9 | Mark Viduka | | 73' |
  | FW | 18 | John Aloisi |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | DF | 13 | Robbie Hooker | | 46' |
  | FW | 17 | Damian Mori | | 73' |
  | MF | 19 | Ernie Tapai | | 78' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Terry Venables ||||
  
  ### Saudi Arabia v Mexico
  
  | Saudi Arabia | Mexico |
  | - | - |
  
  SAUDI ARABIA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani |
  | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
  | DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
  | DF | 17 | Mohammad Al-Sahafi |
  | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
  | MF | 10 | Saeed Al-Owairan | | 65' |
  | MF | 14 | Khaled Al-Muwallid | 51' |
  | MF | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari | 48' |
  | FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
  | FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi | | 65' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Otto Pfister ||||
  
  MEXICO: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
  | DF | 5 | Duilio Davino | 88' |
  | DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
  | MF | 4 | Germán Villa | 77' |
  | MF | 6 | Raúl Lara | | 46' |
  | MF | 8 | Braulio Luna | | 56' |
  | MF | 9 | Paulo Chávez |
  | MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
  | FW | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
  | FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | | 46' |
  | MF | 16 | Markus López | | 56' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Manuel Lapuente |||
  
  ### Australia v Brazil
  
  | Australia | Brazil |
  | - | - |
  
  AUSTRALIA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Mark Bosnich |
  | - | - | - |
  | SW | 4 | Milan Ivanović |
  | RB | 14 | Tony Vidmar |
  | CB | 2 | Steve Horvat | 45' |
  | CB | 5 | Alex Tobin (c) |
  | LB | 3 | Stan Lazaridis |
  | CM | 6 | Ned Zelić |
  | CM | 8 | Craig Foster |
  | AM | 10 | Aurelio Vidmar | | 60' |
  | FW | 9 | Mark Viduka | | 90' |
  | FW | 18 | John Aloisi | | 70' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 19 | Ernie Tapai | | 60' |
  | FW | 17 | Damian Mori | 77' | 70' |
  | DF | 12 | Matthew Bingley | | 90' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Terry Venables ||||
  
  BRAZIL: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Dida |
  | - | - | - |
  | RB | 13 | Zé Maria |
  | CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
  | CB | 3 | Aldair |
  | LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
  | CM | 8 | Flávio Conceição |
  | CM | 16 | César Sampaio | | 88' |
  | RAM | 20 | Rivaldo | 38' | 64' |
  | LAM | 10 | Leonardo (c) |
  | FW | 7 | Bebeto | 27' |
  | FW | 9 | Ronaldo |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 18 | Denílson | | 64' |
  | MF | 17 | Doriva | | 88' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Mário Zagallo ||||
  
  ### Saudi Arabia v Australia
  
  | Saudi Arabia | Australia |
  | - | - |
  
  SAUDI ARABIA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | 50' |
  | DF | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi |
  | DF | 12 | Ahmed Dokhi |
  | DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
  | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
  | MF | 10 | Saeed Al-Owairan |
  | MF | 14 | Khaled Al-Muwallid | | 77' |
  | MF | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari |
  | FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
  | FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel | | 67' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | DF | 19 | Obeid Al-Dosari | | 67' |
  | MF | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi | | 77' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Otto Pfister ||||
  
  AUSTRALIA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Mark Bosnich |
  | - | - | - |
  | CB | 2 | Steve Horvat | 42' |
  | CB | 4 | Milan Ivanović | 85' |
  | CB | 5 | Alex Tobin (c) |
  | RM | 8 | Craig Foster |
  | CM | 6 | Ned Zelić |
  | CM | 15 | Josip Skoko | | 74' |
  | LM | 3 | Stan Lazaridis |
  | AM | 7 | Robbie Slater |
  | FW | 17 | Damian Mori | | 66' |
  | FW | 18 | John Aloisi | | 66' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 9 | Mark Viduka | | 66' |
  | FW | 11 | Harry Kewell | | 66' |
  | MF | 10 | Aurelio Vidmar | | 74' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Terry Venables ||||
  
  ### Brazil v Mexico
  
  | Brazil | Mexico |
  | - | - |
  
  BRAZIL: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Dida | | 82' |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | RB | 13 | Zé Maria |
  | CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
  | CB | 3 | Aldair |
  | LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
  | CM | 5 | Dunga (c) | 45' |
  | CM | 8 | Flávio Conceição |
  | RAM | 19 | Juninho |
  | LAM | 18 | Denílson |
  | FW | 9 | Ronaldo | | 46' |
  | FW | 11 | Romário |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 7 | Bebeto | | 46' |
  | GK | 12 | Rogério Ceni | | 82' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Mário Zagallo ||||
  
  MEXICO: :
  
  | GK | 12 | Óscar Pérez |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
  | DF | 3 | Francisco Gabriel | | 61' |
  | DF | 5 | Duilio Davino |
  | DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
  | MF | 6 | Raúl Lara |
  | MF | 8 | Braulio Luna | | 46' |
  | MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
  | MF | 17 | Francisco Palencia |
  | FW | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 41' |
  | FW | 15 | Luis Hernández |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 10 | Luis García | | 61' |
  | MF | 7 | Ramón Ramírez | | 46' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Manuel Lapuente |||
  