title: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
text: # 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
  
  Group B of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 13 and 17 December 1997. Uruguay won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Czech Republic. United Arab Emirates and South Africa failed to advance.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
  | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
  | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
  | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### United Arab Emirates v Uruguay
  
  | United Arab Emirates | Uruguay |
  | - | - |
  
  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: :
  
  | GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 5 | Hassan Mubarak |
  | DF | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail |
  | DF | 20 | Mohamed Obaid |
  | MF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak |
  | MF | 13 | Abdulsalam Jumaa | | 84' |
  | MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Mohamed | | 73' |
  | MF | 16 | Ahmed Saeed |
  | MF | 19 | Gholam Ali | | 73' |
  | FW | 8 | Ahmed Adel | 28' |
  | FW | 11 | Yaser Salem Ali |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani | | 73' |
  | FW | 14 | Khamees Saad Mubarak | | 73' |
  | DF | 3 | Munther Abdullah | | 84' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Milan Máčala ||||
  
  URUGUAY: :
  
  | GK | 12 | Claudio Flores |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Diego López |
  | DF | 3 | Paolo Montero |
  | DF | 4 | Gustavo Méndez |
  | DF | 6 | Edgardo Adinolfi |
  | MF | 5 | Gonzalo de los Santos |
  | MF | 7 | Pablo García |
  | MF | 8 | Líber Vespa | 89' |
  | MF | 20 | Álvaro Recoba | 54' |
  | FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta |
  | FW | 10 | Nicolás Olivera | 75' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 11 | Darío Silva | 54' |
  | FW | 19 | Antonio Pacheco | 75' |
  | DF | 13 | Pablo Hernández | 89' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Víctor Púa |||
  
  ### South Africa v Czech Republic
  
  | South Africa | Czech Republic |
  | - | - |
  
  SOUTH AFRICA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Andre Arendse |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Sizwe Motaung |
  | DF | 4 | Willem Jackson |
  | DF | 5 | Mark Fish |
  | DF | 9 | Neil Tovey |
  | MF | 10 | John Moshoeu |
  | MF | 11 | Helman Mkhalele |
  | MF | 15 | Doctor Khumalo | | 37' |
  | MF | 18 | John Moeti |
  | FW | 6 | Phil Masinga | 45' |
  | FW | 12 | Brendan Augustine | | 74' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 8 | Dumisa Ngobe | | 37' |
  | MF | 14 | Mark Williams | | 74' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Clive Barker ||||
  
  CZECH REPUBLIC: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 5 | Michal Horňák |
  | DF | 12 | Karel Rada |
  | DF | 13 | Petr Vlček | 9' |
  | DF | 15 | Edvard Lasota |
  | MF | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd |
  | MF | 6 | Zdeněk Svoboda |
  | MF | 7 | Jiří Němec | 75' 82' |
  | MF | 11 | Radek Bejbl |
  | MF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer | | 83' |
  | FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka | | 90' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | FW | 8 | Karel Poborský | | 83' |
  | MF | 14 | Radek Slončík | | 90' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Dušan Uhrin |||
  
  ### United Arab Emirates v South Africa
  
  | United Arab Emirates | South Africa |
  | - | - |
  
  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: :
  
  | GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah | 81' |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | DF | 5 | Hassan Mubarak |
  | DF | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail |
  | DF | 20 | Mohamed Obaid | 44' |
  | MF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak |
  | MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Mohamed | | 70' |
  | MF | 16 | Ahmed Saeed |
  | MF | 19 | Gholam Ali | | 81' |
  | FW | 8 | Ahmed Adel |
  | FW | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani | | 70' |
  | FW | 11 | Yaser Salem Ali |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 13 | Abdulsalam Jumaa | | 70' |
  | FW | 14 | Khamees Saad Mubarak | | 70' |
  | DF | 3 | Munther Abdullah | | 81' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Milan Máčala ||||
  
  SOUTH AFRICA: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Andre Arendse |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Sizwe Motaung |
  | DF | 4 | Willem Jackson | 46' |
  | DF | 5 | Mark Fish |
  | DF | 9 | Neil Tovey |
  | MF | 8 | Dumisa Ngobe |
  | MF | 10 | John Moshoeu |
  | MF | 11 | Helman Mkhalele |
  | MF | 18 | John Moeti | 82' |
  | FW | 6 | Phil Masinga |
  | FW | 12 | Brendan Augustine | 75' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | DF | 3 | David Nyathi | 46' |
  | MF | 14 | Mark Williams | 75' |
  | FW | 13 | Pollen Ndlanya | 82' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Clive Barker ||||
  
  ### Czech Republic v Uruguay
  
  | Czech Republic | Uruguay |
  | - | - |
  
  CZECH REPUBLIC: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 5 | Michal Horňák | 19' | 70' |
  | DF | 12 | Karel Rada | 43' |
  | DF | 13 | Petr Vlček |
  | DF | 15 | Edvard Lasota | | 46' |
  | MF | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd | 88' |
  | MF | 6 | Zdeněk Svoboda | 72' |
  | MF | 8 | Karel Poborský | 40' |
  | MF | 11 | Radek Bejbl |
  | MF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer |
  | FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka | | 60' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 19 | Martin Frýdek | | 46' |
  | FW | 10 | Horst Siegl | | 60' |
  | DF | 3 | Luboš Kozel | | 70' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Dušan Uhrin |||
  
  URUGUAY: :
  
  | GK | 12 | Claudio Flores |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Diego López |
  | DF | 3 | Paolo Montero | 22' |
  | DF | 4 | Gustavo Méndez | 45' |
  | DF | 6 | Edgardo Adinolfi | 54' |
  | MF | 5 | Gonzalo de los Santos |
  | MF | 7 | Pablo García |
  | MF | 8 | Líber Vespa | | 87' |
  | FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta | 69' |
  | FW | 10 | Nicolás Olivera | | 65' |
  | FW | 11 | Darío Silva | 69' | 77' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 20 | Álvaro Recoba | | 65' |
  | MF | 14 | Christian Callejas | | 77' |
  | DF | 13 | Pablo Hernández | | 87' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Víctor Púa |||
  
  ### United Arab Emirates v Czech Republic
  
  | United Arab Emirates | Czech Republic |
  | - | - |
  
  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: :
  
  | GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 5 | Hassan Mubarak |
  | DF | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail | 23' |
  | DF | 20 | Mohamed Obaid | | 46' |
  | MF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak |
  | MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Mohamed |
  | MF | 16 | Ahmed Saeed |
  | MF | 19 | Gholam Ali |
  | FW | 8 | Ahmed Adel | 8' | 58' |
  | FW | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani |
  | FW | 11 | Yaser Salem Ali | | 46' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 13 | Abdulsalam Jumaa | | 46' |
  | FW | 14 | Khamees Saad Mubarak | | 46' |
  | DF | 3 | Munther Abdullah | 84' | 58' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Milan Máčala ||||
  
  CZECH REPUBLIC: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 5 | Michal Horňák | | 65' |
  | DF | 12 | Karel Rada |
  | DF | 13 | Petr Vlček |
  | MF | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd |
  | MF | 6 | Zdeněk Svoboda |
  | MF | 7 | Jiří Němec | 21' |
  | MF | 11 | Radek Bejbl |
  | MF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer | | 75' |
  | FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka |
  | FW | 10 | Horst Siegl | | 82' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | DF | 15 | Edvard Lasota | | 65' |
  | DF | 2 | Ivo Ulich | | 75' |
  | FW | 16 | Vratislav Lokvenc | | 82' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Dušan Uhrin |||
  
  ### Uruguay v South Africa
  
  | Uruguay | South Africa |
  | - | - |
  
  URUGUAY: :
  
  | GK | 1 | Carlos Nicola |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Diego López | 69' |
  | DF | 15 | Carlos Díaz |
  | DF | 16 | César Pellegrín |
  | DF | 18 | Martín Rivas |
  | MF | 13 | Pablo Hernández |
  | MF | 14 | Christian Callejas |
  | MF | 17 | Fabián Coelho | 79' |
  | MF | 20 | Álvaro Recoba |
  | FW | 11 | Darío Silva |
  | FW | 19 | Antonio Pacheco | 79' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | MF | 5 | Gonzalo de los Santos | 69' |
  | MF | 7 | Pablo García | 79' |
  | MF | 8 | Líber Vespa | 79' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Víctor Púa |||
  
  SOUTH AFRICA: :
  
  | GK | 16 | Brian Baloyi |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Sizwe Motaung | | 46' |
  | DF | 3 | David Nyathi |
  | DF | 5 | Mark Fish |
  | DF | 19 | Lucas Radebe |
  | MF | 10 | John Moshoeu | | 77' |
  | MF | 11 | Helman Mkhalele |
  | MF | 18 | John Moeti | 20' |
  | MF | 20 | Eric Tinkler | 54' |
  | FW | 6 | Phil Masinga |
  | FW | 14 | Mark Williams | | 70' |
  | Substitutions: |||
  | DF | 4 | Willem Jackson | | 46' |
  | FW | 13 | Pollen Ndlanya | | 70' |
  | MF | 17 | Jabulani Mnguni | | 77' |
  | Manager: |||
  | Clive Barker ||||
  