title: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
text: # 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
  
  Group A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. The group consisted of Bolivia, Egypt, host nation Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | September 1998 | July 1999 |
  | A1 | Mexico | – | CONCACAF | Hosts | – | 3rd | 1997 | Third place (1995) | 10 | 13 |
  | A2 | Egypt | – | CAF | 1998 African Cup of Nations winners | 28 February 1998 | 1st | – | – | 19 | 33 |
  | A3 | Bolivia | – | CONMEBOL | 1997 Copa América runners-up | 23 October 1998 | 1st | – | – | 57 | 72 |
  | A4 | Saudi Arabia | – | AFC | 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners | 21 December 1996 | 4th | 1997 | Runners-up (1991) | 32 | 48 |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * ↑ The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
  | 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
  
  In the semi-finals:
  
  * The winners of Group A, Mexico, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, United States.
  * The runners-up of Group A, Saudi Arabia, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Brazil.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Bolivia vs Egypt
  
  | GK | 1 | José Fernández |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Juan Manuel Peña |
  | DF | 3 | Ronald Arana |
  | DF | 19 | Iván Castillo |
  | DF | 20 | Renny Ribera |
  | MF | 8 | Rubén Tufiño |
  | MF | 14 | Erwin Sánchez |
  | MF | 17 | Raúl Justiniano |
  | FW | 7 | Limberg Gutiérrez | 71' |
  | FW | 11 | Gonzalo Galindo | 60' |
  | FW | 13 | Joaquín Botero |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 16 | Vladimir Soria | 60' |
  | MF | 10 | Marco Etcheverry | 71' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Héctor Veira ||
  | GK | 16 | Essam El-Hadary |
  | DF | 2 | Ibrahim Hassan |
  | DF | 6 | Medhat Abdel-Hady |
  | DF | 7 | Mohamed Youssef |
  | DF | 15 | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa |
  | MF | 4 | Hany Ramzy |
  | MF | 8 | Yasser Radwan |
  | MF | 17 | Ahmed Hassan |
  | FW | 9 | Hossam Hassan | 61' |
  | FW | 10 | Abdel Sattar Sabry | 75' |
  | FW | 14 | Hazem Emam | 84' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 13 | Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny | 61' |
  | FW | 19 | Khaled Bebo | 75' |
  | MF | 12 | Hady Khashaba | 84' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Mahmoud El-Gohary ||
  
  ### Mexico vs Saudi Arabia
  
  | GK | 1 | Jorge Campos |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
  | DF | 4 | Rafael Márquez |
  | DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
  | MF | 6 | Germán Villa |
  | MF | 8 | Alberto García Aspe | 65' |
  | MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
  | MF | 19 | Miguel Zepeda | 46' |
  | FW | 9 | José Manuel Abundis |
  | FW | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
  | FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia | 80' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 16 | Jesús Arellano | 46' |
  | MF | 20 | Rafael García | 65' |
  | DF | 14 | Isaac Terrazas | 80' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Manuel Lapuente ||
  | GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
  | DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani |
  | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
  | DF | 5 | Saleh Al-Dawod |
  | DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
  | DF | 20 | Mohsin Harthi |
  | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
  | MF | 7 | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | 84' |
  | MF | 15 | Fahad Al-Subaie |
  | FW | 18 | Nawaf Al-Temyat | 84' |
  | FW | 19 | Hamzah Idris |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 14 | Abdullah Bin Shehan | 84' |
  | DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Waked | 84' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Milan Máčala ||
  
  ### Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia
  
  | GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani | | 66' |
  | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
  | DF | 5 | Saleh Al-Dawod | 57' |
  | DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
  | DF | 20 | Mohsin Harthi |
  | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
  | MF | 7 | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | 71' |
  | MF | 15 | Fahad Al-Subaie | 52' |
  | FW | 18 | Nawaf Al-Temyat | | 79' |
  | FW | 19 | Hamzah Idris | | 46' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 9 | Marzouk Al-Otaibi | | 46' |
  | DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Waked | | 66' |
  | FW | 14 | Abdullah Bin Shehan | | 79' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Milan Máčala ||
  | GK | 1 | José Fernández |
  | DF | 3 | Ronald Arana |
  | DF | 5 | Óscar Sánchez |
  | DF | 20 | Renny Ribera |
  | MF | 4 | Lorgio Álvarez |
  | MF | 8 | Rubén Tufiño | 22' |
  | MF | 10 | Marco Etcheverry | 19' | 53' |
  | MF | 14 | Erwin Sánchez | | 46' |
  | MF | 15 | Martín Menacho |
  | MF | 16 | Vladimir Soria |
  | FW | 9 | Jaime Moreno | | 73' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 7 | Limberg Gutiérrez | 70' | 46' |
  | FW | 11 | Gonzalo Galindo | | 53' |
  | FW | 13 | Joaquín Botero | | 73' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Héctor Veira ||
  
  ### Mexico vs Egypt
  
  | GK | 1 | Jorge Campos |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
  | DF | 4 | Rafael Márquez |
  | DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
  | MF | 6 | Germán Villa |
  | MF | 7 | Ramón Ramírez |
  | MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
  | MF | 20 | Rafael García |
  | FW | 9 | José Manuel Abundis | | 55' |
  | FW | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
  | FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | MF | 8 | Alberto García Aspe | 77' | 55' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Manuel Lapuente ||
  | GK | 16 | Essam El-Hadary |
  | DF | 2 | Ibrahim Hassan |
  | DF | 5 | Samir Kamouna |
  | DF | 6 | Medhat Abdel-Hady |
  | DF | 7 | Mohamed Youssef |
  | DF | 15 | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa |
  | MF | 4 | Hany Ramzy |
  | MF | 8 | Yasser Radwan | 30' 64' |
  | MF | 17 | Ahmed Hassan | 89' |
  | FW | 10 | Abdel Sattar Sabry |
  | FW | 14 | Hazem Emam |
  | Manager: ||
  | Mahmoud El-Gohary ||
  
  ### Egypt vs Saudi Arabia
  
  | GK | 16 | Essam El-Hadary |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Ibrahim Hassan |
  | DF | 5 | Samir Kamouna | 80' |
  | DF | 6 | Medhat Abdel-Hady |
  | DF | 7 | Mohamed Youssef |
  | DF | 15 | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa | | 43' |
  | MF | 4 | Hany Ramzy |
  | MF | 11 | Yasser Rayyan | | 65' |
  | MF | 17 | Ahmed Hassan | | 55' |
  | FW | 10 | Abdel Sattar Sabry | 28' |
  | FW | 14 | Hazem Emam | 36' 37' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 13 | Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny | | 43' |
  | FW | 19 | Khaled El-Amin | | 55' |
  | MF | 20 | Walid Salah El-Din | | 65' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Mahmoud El-Gohary ||
  | GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
  | DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani | | 83' |
  | DF | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi |
  | DF | 5 | Saleh Al-Dawod |
  | DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
  | DF | 20 | Mohsin Harthi |
  | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | | 65' |
  | MF | 7 | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | 90' |
  | MF | 9 | Marzouk Al-Otaibi |
  | MF | 15 | Fahad Al-Subaie |
  | FW | 18 | Nawaf Al-Temyat | 12' | 46' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 14 | Abdullah Bin Shehan | | 46' |
  | DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Waked | | 65' |
  | MF | 10 | Khaled Gahwji | | 83' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Milan Máčala ||
  
  ### Bolivia vs Mexico
  
  | GK | 1 | José Fernández |
  | - | - | - |
  | DF | 3 | Ronald Arana |
  | DF | 5 | Óscar Sánchez |
  | DF | 19 | Iván Castillo |
  | DF | 20 | Renny Ribera |
  | MF | 6 | Luis Cristaldo |
  | MF | 8 | Rubén Tufiño | 80' |
  | MF | 14 | Erwin Sánchez | 60' |
  | MF | 15 | Martín Menacho | 41' | 66' |
  | MF | 16 | Vladimir Soria | | 46' |
  | FW | 9 | Jaime Moreno | | 78' |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 7 | Limberg Gutiérrez | | 46' |
  | MF | 10 | Marco Etcheverry | | 66' |
  | FW | 13 | Joaquín Botero | | 78' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Héctor Veira ||
  | GK | 1 | Jorge Campos |
  | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
  | DF | 4 | Rafael Márquez |
  | DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
  | MF | 6 | Germán Villa | 58' | 65' |
  | MF | 7 | Ramón Ramírez |
  | MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
  | MF | 19 | Miguel Zepeda | 68' |
  | FW | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
  | FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | | 22' |
  | FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia |
  | Substitutions: ||
  | FW | 9 | José Manuel Abundis | 80' | 22' |
  | FW | 16 | Jesús Arellano | | 65' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Manuel Lapuente ||
  