# 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

The following below are the squads of the teams that participated in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

## Group A
### Australia

Head coach: Terry Venables
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mark Bosnich | (1972-01-13)13 January 1972 (aged 25) | Aston Villa |
| 2 | 2DF | Steve Horvat | (1971-03-04)4 March 1971 (aged 26) | Carlton |
| 3 | 3MF | Stan Lazaridis | (1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 25) | West Ham United |
| 4 | 2DF | Milan Ivanović | (1968-12-21)21 December 1968 (aged 28) | Adelaide City |
| 5 | 2DF | Alex Tobin (c) | (1965-11-03)3 November 1965 (aged 32) | Adelaide City |
| 6 | 2DF | Ned Zelic | (1971-07-04)4 July 1971 (aged 26) | 1860 Munich |
| 7 | 3MF | Robbie Slater | (1964-11-22)22 November 1964 (aged 33) | Southampton |
| 8 | 3MF | Craig Foster | (1969-04-15)15 April 1969 (aged 28) | Portsmouth |
| 9 | 4FW | Mark Viduka | (1975-10-09)9 October 1975 (aged 22) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 10 | 4FW | Aurelio Vidmar | (1967-02-03)3 February 1967 (aged 30) | Tenerife |
| 11 | 4FW | Harry Kewell | (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 19) | Leeds United |
| 12 | 2DF | Matthew Bingley | (1971-08-16)16 August 1971 (aged 26) | Vissel Kobe |
| 13 | 2DF | Robbie Hooker | (1967-03-06)6 March 1967 (aged 30) | Sydney United |
| 14 | 2DF | Tony Vidmar | (1970-07-04)4 July 1970 (aged 27) | Rangers |
| 15 | 3MF | Josip Skoko | (1975-12-10)10 December 1975 (aged 22) | Hajduk Split |
| 16 | 4FW | Paul Trimboli | (1969-02-25)25 February 1969 (aged 28) | South Melbourne |
| 17 | 4FW | Damian Mori | (1970-09-30)30 September 1970 (aged 27) | Adelaide City |
| 18 | 4FW | John Aloisi | (1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 21) | Portsmouth |
| 19 | 3MF | Ernie Tapai | (1967-02-14)14 February 1967 (aged 30) | Perth Glory |
| 20 | 1GK | Zeljko Kalac | (1972-12-16)16 December 1972 (aged 24) | Sydney United |
| 21 | 2DF | Kevin Muscat | (1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 24) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |

### Brazil

Head coach: Mário Zagallo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Dida | (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 24) | Cruzeiro |
| 2 | 2DF | Cafu | (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 27) | Roma |
| 3 | 2DF | Aldair | (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 32) | Roma |
| 4 | 2DF | Júnior Baiano | (1970-03-14)14 March 1970 (aged 27) | Flamengo |
| 5 | 3MF | Dunga (c) | (1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 34) | Júbilo Iwata |
| 6 | 2DF | Roberto Carlos | (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 24) | Real Madrid |
| 7 | 4FW | Bebeto | (1964-02-16)16 February 1964 (aged 33) | Cruzeiro |
| 8 | 3MF | Flávio Conceição | (1974-06-12)12 June 1974 (aged 23) | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 9 | 4FW | Ronaldo | (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 21) | Inter Milan |
| 10 | 3MF | Leonardo | (1969-09-05)5 September 1969 (aged 28) | Milan |
| 11 | 4FW | Romário | (1966-01-29)29 January 1966 (aged 31) | Valencia |
| 12 | 1GK | Rogério Ceni | (1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 24) | São Paulo |
| 13 | 2DF | Zé María | (1973-07-25)25 July 1973 (aged 24) | Parma |
| 14 | 2DF | Gonçalves | (1966-06-22)22 June 1966 (aged 31) | Cruzeiro |
| 15 | 2DF | Zé Roberto | (1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 23) | Real Madrid |
| 16 | 3MF | César Sampaio | (1968-03-31)31 March 1968 (aged 29) | Yokohama Flügels |
| 17 | 3MF | Doriva | (1972-05-28)28 May 1972 (aged 25) | Atlético Mineiro |
| 18 | 4FW | Denílson | (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 20) | São Paulo |
| 19 | 3MF | Juninho Paulista | (1973-02-22)22 February 1973 (aged 24) | Atlético Madrid |
| 20 | 3MF | Rivaldo | (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 25) | Barcelona |

### Mexico

Head coach: Manuel Lapuente
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Oswaldo Sánchez | (1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 24) | América |
| 2 | 2DF | Claudio Suárez (c) | (1968-12-17)17 December 1968 (aged 28) | Guadalajara |
| 3 | 2DF | Francisco Gabriel de Anda | (1971-06-05)5 June 1971 (aged 26) | Santos Laguna |
| 4 | 3MF | Germán Villa | (1973-04-02)2 April 1973 (aged 24) | América |
| 5 | 2DF | Duilio Davino | (1976-03-21)21 March 1976 (aged 21) | América |
| 6 | 3MF | Raúl Lara | (1973-02-28)28 February 1973 (aged 24) | América |
| 7 | 3MF | Ramón Ramírez | (1969-12-05)5 December 1969 (aged 28) | Guadalajara |
| 8 | 3MF | Braulio Luna | (1974-09-08)8 September 1974 (aged 23) | UNAM |
| 9 | 4FW | Paulo Chávez | (1976-01-07)7 January 1976 (aged 21) | Guadalajara |
| 10 | 4FW | Luis García | (1969-06-01)1 June 1969 (aged 28) | Atlante |
| 11 | 4FW | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | (1973-01-17)17 January 1973 (aged 24) | Necaxa |
| 12 | 1GK | Óscar Pérez | (1973-02-01)1 February 1973 (aged 24) | Cruz Azul |
| 13 | 2DF | Pável Pardo | (1976-06-26)26 June 1976 (aged 21) | Atlas |
| 14 | 2DF | Isaac Terrazas | (1975-04-17)17 April 1975 (aged 22) | América |
| 15 | 4FW | Luis Hernández | (1968-12-22)22 December 1968 (aged 28) | Boca Juniors |
| 16 | 3MF | Markus López | (1972-06-17)17 June 1972 (aged 25) | Tecos UAG |
| 17 | 4FW | Francisco Palencia | (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 24) | Cruz Azul |
| 18 | 2DF | Salvador Carmona | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 22) | Toluca |
| 19 | 4FW | Noe Zárate [es] | (1973-05-11)11 May 1973 (aged 24) | Guadalajara |
| 20 | 3MF | José Manuel Abundis | (1973-06-11)11 June 1973 (aged 24) | Toluca |

### Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Otto Pfister
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 25) | Al-Tai |
| 2 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Jahani | (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli |
| 3 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | (1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 26) | Al-Ittihad |
| 4 | 2DF | Abdullah Zubromawi | (1973-11-15)15 November 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Ahli |
| 5 | 2DF | Ahmed Jamil Madani | (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | 3MF | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Nassr |
| 7 | 4FW | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | (1974-07-21)21 July 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli |
| 8 | 3MF | Khalid Al Temawi | (1969-04-19)19 April 1969 (aged 28) | Al-Hilal |
| 9 | 4FW | Sami Al-Jaber | (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 25) | Al-Hilal |
| 10 | 4FW | Saeed Al-Owairan | (1967-08-19)19 August 1967 (aged 30) | Al-Shabab |
| 11 | 4FW | Fahad Al-Mehallel | (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab |
| 12 | 2DF | Ahmed Dokhi | (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 21) | Al-Hilal |
| 13 | 2DF | Hussein Abdulghani | (1977-01-23)23 January 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 14 | 3MF | Khaled Al-Muwallid (c) | (1971-11-23)23 November 1971 (aged 26) | Al-Ahli |
| 15 | 1GK | Hussein Al-Sadiq | (1973-10-15)15 October 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Qadisiya |
| 16 | 3MF | Khamis Al-Dossari | (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 24) | Al-Ittihad |
| 17 | 3MF | Mohammad Al-Sahafi [it] | (1975-10-03)3 October 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Ittihad |
| 18 | 4FW | Khamis Al-Zahrani | (1976-08-03)3 August 1976 (aged 21) | Al-Ittihad |
| 19 | 4FW | Obeid Al-Dosari | (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Wehda |
| 20 | 3MF | Hamzah Saleh | (1967-04-19)19 April 1967 (aged 30) | Al-Ahli |
| 21 | 2DF | Mohaisen Al-Jam'an | (1966-04-06)6 April 1966 (aged 31) | Al-Nassr |

## Group B
### Czech Republic

Head coach: Dušan Uhrin
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Pavel Srníček | (1968-03-10)10 March 1968 (aged 29) | Newcastle United |
| 2 | 2DF | Ivo Ulich | (1974-09-05)5 September 1974 (aged 23) | Slavia Prague |
| 3 | 2DF | Luboš Kozel | (1971-03-16)16 March 1971 (aged 26) | Slavia Prague |
| 4 | 3MF | Pavel Nedvěd | (1972-08-30)30 August 1972 (aged 25) | Lazio |
| 5 | 2DF | Michal Horňák | (1970-04-28)28 April 1970 (aged 27) | Slavia Prague |
| 6 | 3MF | Zdeněk Svoboda | (1972-05-20)20 May 1972 (aged 25) | Sparta Prague |
| 7 | 3MF | Jiří Němec (c) | (1966-05-16)16 May 1966 (aged 31) | Schalke 04 |
| 8 | 3MF | Karel Poborský | (1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 25) | Manchester United |
| 9 | 4FW | Pavel Kuka | (1968-07-19)19 July 1968 (aged 29) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 10 | 4FW | Horst Siegl | (1969-02-15)15 February 1969 (aged 28) | Sparta Prague |
| 11 | 3MF | Radek Bejbl | (1972-08-29)29 August 1972 (aged 25) | Atlético Madrid |
| 12 | 2DF | Karel Rada | (1971-03-02)2 March 1971 (aged 26) | Trabzonspor |
| 13 | 2DF | Petr Vlček | (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 (aged 24) | Slavia Prague |
| 14 | 3MF | Radek Slončík | (1973-05-29)29 May 1973 (aged 24) | Baník Ostrava |
| 15 | 3MF | Edvard Lasota | (1971-03-07)7 March 1971 (aged 26) | Slavia Prague |
| 16 | 4FW | Vratislav Lokvenc | (1973-09-27)27 September 1973 (aged 24) | Sparta Prague |
| 17 | 3MF | Vladimír Šmicer | (1973-05-24)24 May 1973 (aged 24) | Lens |
| 18 | 2DF | Milan Fukal | (1975-05-16)16 May 1975 (aged 22) | Jablonec |
| 19 | 3MF | Martin Frýdek | (1969-03-09)9 March 1969 (aged 28) | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 20 | 1GK | Ladislav Maier | (1966-01-04)4 January 1966 (aged 31) | Slovan Liberec |

### South Africa

Head coach: Clive Barker
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Andre Arendse | (1967-06-27)27 June 1967 (aged 30) | Fulham |
| 2 | 2DF | Sizwe Motaung | (1970-01-07)7 January 1970 (aged 27) | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 3 | 2DF | David Nyathi | (1969-03-02)2 March 1969 (aged 28) | St. Gallen |
| 4 | 2DF | Willem Jackson | (1972-03-26)26 March 1972 (aged 25) | Orlando Pirates |
| 5 | 2DF | Mark Fish | (1974-03-14)14 March 1974 (aged 23) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 6 | 4FW | Phil Masinga | (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 (aged 28) | Bari |
| 7 | 3MF | Clinton Larsen | (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 26) | Manning Rangers |
| 8 | 3MF | Dumisa Ngobe | (1973-03-05)5 March 1973 (aged 24) | Orlando Pirates |
| 9 | 2DF | Neil Tovey | (1962-07-02)2 July 1962 (aged 35) | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 10 | 3MF | John Moshoeu | (1965-12-18)18 December 1965 (aged 31) | Kocaelispor |
| 11 | 3MF | Helman Mkhalele | (1969-10-20)20 October 1969 (aged 28) | Kayserispor |
| 12 | 4FW | Brendan Augustine | (1971-10-26)26 October 1971 (aged 26) | LASK |
| 13 | 4FW | Pollen Ndlanya | (1970-05-22)22 May 1970 (aged 27) | Bursaspor |
| 14 | 4FW | Mark Williams | (1966-08-11)11 August 1966 (aged 31) | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 15 | 3MF | Doctor Khumalo | (1967-06-26)26 June 1967 (aged 30) | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 16 | 1GK | Brian Baloyi | (1974-03-10)10 March 1974 (aged 23) | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 17 | 3MF | Jabulani Mnguni | (1972-12-09)9 December 1972 (aged 25) | Vaal Professionals |
| 18 | 3MF | John Moeti | (1966-08-20)20 August 1966 (aged 31) | Orlando Pirates |
| 19 | 2DF | Lucas Radebe (c) | (1969-04-12)12 April 1969 (aged 28) | Leeds United |
| 20 | 3MF | Eric Tinkler | (1970-07-30)30 July 1970 (aged 27) | Barnsley |

### United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Milan Máčala
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Juma Rashed | (1972-12-12)12 December 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Shabab |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdulla Essa Al-Falasi [it] | (1977-05-06)6 May 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Wasl |
| 3 | 2DF | Munther Abdullah | (1975-01-12)12 January 1975 (aged 22) | Al-Wasl |
| 4 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Haddad | (1966-03-23)23 March 1966 (aged 31) | Sharjah |
| 5 | 3MF | Hassan Mubarak | (1968-04-13)13 April 1968 (aged 29) | Al-Nasr |
| 6 | 3MF | Ismail Rashid Ismail | (1972-10-27)27 October 1972 (aged 25) | Al-Wasl |
| 7 | 3MF | Saad Bakheet Mubarak | (1970-10-15)15 October 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab |
| 8 | 4FW | Ahmed Adel [it] | (1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 22) | Kalba |
| 9 | 4FW | Nasir Khamees | (1965-08-02)2 August 1965 (aged 31) | Al-Wasl |
| 10 | 3MF | Adnan Al Talyani (c) | (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 33) | Al Shaab Club |
| 11 | 4FW | Yaser Salem Ali | (1977-12-05)5 December 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Wahda |
| 12 | 1GK | Yaqout Mubarak [it] | (1974-07-16)16 July 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Nasr |
| 13 | 2DF | Abdulsalam Jumaa | (1977-05-23)23 May 1977 (aged 20) | Al-Wahda |
| 14 | 3MF | Khamees Saad Mubarak | (1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 27) | Al-Shabab |
| 15 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Mohamed | (1965-12-12)12 December 1965 (aged 32) | Al-Nasr |
| 16 | 3MF | Ahmed Saeed [it] | (1973-11-15)15 November 1973 (aged 24) | Kalba |
| 17 | 1GK | Muhsin Musabah | (1964-10-01)1 October 1964 (aged 33) | Sharjah |
| 18 | 3MF | Ahmed Ibrahim Ali | (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 27) | Sharjah |
| 19 | 3MF | Gholam Ali [it] | (1974-09-03)3 September 1974 (aged 23) | Al-Wasl |
| 20 | 2DF | Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri | (1967-08-01)1 August 1967 (aged 30) | Al-Ain |

### Uruguay

Head coach: Víctor Púa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Carlos Nicola | (1973-01-03)3 January 1973 (aged 24) | Nacional |
| 2 | 2DF | Diego López | (1974-08-22)22 August 1974 (aged 23) | Racing Santander |
| 3 | 2DF | Paolo Montero (c) | (1971-09-03)3 September 1971 (aged 26) | Juventus |
| 4 | 2DF | Gustavo Méndez | (1971-02-03)3 February 1971 (aged 26) | Vicenza |
| 5 | 3MF | Gonzalo de los Santos | (1976-07-19)19 July 1976 (aged 21) | Mérida |
| 6 | 3MF | Edgardo Adinolfi | (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 23) | Peñarol |
| 7 | 3MF | Pablo García | (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 20) | Wanderers |
| 8 | 3MF | Líber Vespa | (1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 26) | Argentinos Juniors |
| 9 | 4FW | Marcelo Zalayeta | (1978-12-05)5 December 1978 (aged 19) | Peñarol |
| 10 | 3MF | Nicolás Olivera | (1978-05-30)30 May 1978 (aged 19) | Valencia |
| 11 | 4FW | Darío Silva | (1972-11-02)2 November 1972 (aged 25) | Cagliari |
| 12 | 1GK | Claudio Flores | (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 21) | Peñarol |
| 13 | 2DF | Pablo Hernández | (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 22) | Defensor Sporting |
| 14 | 3MF | Christian Callejas | (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 19) | Danubio |
| 15 | 2DF | Carlos Díaz | (1979-02-04)4 February 1979 (aged 18) | Defensor Sporting |
| 16 | 2DF | César Pellegrín | (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 18) | Danubio |
| 17 | 3MF | Fabián Coelho | (1977-01-20)20 January 1977 (aged 20) | Nacional |
| 18 | 2DF | Martín Rivas | (1977-02-17)17 February 1977 (aged 20) | Danubio |
| 19 | 4FW | Antonio Pacheco | (1976-04-11)11 April 1976 (aged 21) | Peñarol |
| 20 | 4FW | Álvaro Recoba | (1976-03-17)17 March 1976 (aged 21) | Inter Milan |