# 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 24 to 30 July 1999 in Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco. The group consisted of defending champion Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States.

## 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 |
| B1 | Brazil | | CONMEBOL | 1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up | | | | | |
| B2 | Germany | | UEFA | UEFA Euro 1996 winners | | | | | |
| B3 | United States | | CONCACAF | 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up | | | | | |
| B4 | New Zealand | | OFC | 1998 OFC Nations Cup winners | | | | | |

### 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 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
In the semi-finals:
* The winners of Group B, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Saudi Arabia.
* The runners-up of Group B, United States, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Mexico.

## Results
### Brazil vs Germany

| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Evanílson |
| CB | 3 | Odvan |
| CB | 4 | João Carlos |
| LB | 6 | Serginho |
| DM | 8 | Emerson (c) | 12' |
| RM | 20 | Vampeta | 17' |
| LM | 5 | Flávio Conceição | | 62' |
| AM | 11 | Zé Roberto | | 82' |
| CF | 9 | Christian | | 62' |
| CF | 7 | Ronaldinho |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Alex | | 62' |
| FW | 19 | Warley | | 62' |
| MF | 17 | Beto | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo ||
| GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann |
| RB | 15 | Michael Ballack |
| CB | 2 | Christian Wörns |
| CB | 4 | Thomas Linke |
| LB | 3 | Jörg Heinrich | | 73' |
| DM | 10 | Lothar Matthäus (c) |
| RM | 18 | Lars Ricken |
| CM | 8 | Dariusz Wosz |
| LM | 7 | Mehmet Scholl | 9' |
| SS | 11 | Michael Preetz | | 70' |
| CF | 13 | Oliver Neuville | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Olaf Marschall | | 70' |
| DF | 6 | Ronald Maul | | 73' |
| DF | 17 | Heiko Gerber | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||

### New Zealand vs United States

| GK | 1 | Jason Batty |
| CB | 2 | Chris Zoricich (c) |
| CB | 15 | Ivan Vicelich |
| CB | 6 | Gavin Wilkinson |
| RM | 13 | Christian Bouckenooghe |
| CM | 12 | Mark Atkinson | | 57' |
| CM | 8 | Aaran Lines |
| LM | 3 | Sean Douglas | | 73' |
| AM | 10 | Chris Jackson |
| AM | 7 | Mark Burton |
| CF | 16 | Vaughan Coveny | 32' | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Ryan Nelsen | | 57' |
| FW | 17 | Mark Elrick | | 63' |
| DF | 18 | Scott Smith | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Ken Dugdale ||
| GK | 18 | Kasey Keller (c) |
| RB | 13 | Cobi Jones | 82' |
| CB | 4 | Robin Fraser |
| CB | 16 | Carlos Llamosa |
| LB | 12 | Jeff Agoos |
| DM | 15 | Richie Williams |
| RM | 6 | John Harkes |
| LM | 7 | Eddie Lewis | 77' |
| AM | 8 | Earnie Stewart | 77' |
| CF | 10 | Jovan Kirovski |
| CF | 20 | Brian McBride |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Frankie Hejduk | 77' |
| MF | 19 | Ben Olsen | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Joe-Max Moore | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Arena ||

### Germany vs New Zealand

| GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann |
| RB | 16 | Bernd Schneider |
| CB | 2 | Christian Wörns |
| CB | 4 | Thomas Linke |
| LB | 3 | Jörg Heinrich |
| DM | 10 | Lothar Matthäus (c) | 47' | 70' |
| RM | 11 | Michael Preetz |
| CM | 18 | Lars Ricken |
| CM | 7 | Mehmet Scholl | | 46' |
| LM | 9 | Olaf Marschall | 19' | 64' |
| CF | 13 | Oliver Neuville |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Dariusz Wosz | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Paulo Rink | | 64' |
| MF | 15 | Michael Ballack | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||
| GK | 1 | Jason Batty |
| RB | 2 | Chris Zoricich (c) | 78' |
| CB | 14 | Ryan Nelsen |
| CB | 15 | Ivan Vicelich |
| LB | 6 | Gavin Wilkinson |
| RM | 13 | Christian Bouckenooghe |
| CM | 12 | Mark Atkinson |
| CM | 8 | Aaran Lines |
| LM | 3 | Sean Douglas |
| CF | 10 | Chris Jackson | 62' |
| CF | 7 | Mark Burton | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Vaughan Coveny | 62' |
| DF | 5 | Jonathan Perry | 78' |
| FW | 17 | Mark Elrick | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Ken Dugdale ||

### Brazil vs United States

| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Evanílson |
| CB | 3 | Odvan |
| CB | 4 | João Carlos |
| LB | 6 | Serginho |
| DM | 8 | Emerson (c) | 90+2' |
| RM | 20 | Vampeta |
| LM | 5 | Flávio Conceição | | 78' |
| AM | 11 | Zé Roberto |
| CF | 9 | Christian | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Ronaldinho | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Warley | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Alex | | 78' |
| MF | 17 | Beto | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo ||
| GK | 18 | Kasey Keller (c) |
| RB | 2 | Frankie Hejduk |
| CB | 3 | Gregg Berhalter | 6' |
| CB | 16 | Carlos Llamosa | 35' | 78' |
| LB | 12 | Jeff Agoos |
| DM | 4 | Robin Fraser | 61' |
| RM | 6 | John Harkes | | 58' |
| LM | 8 | Earnie Stewart |
| AM | 20 | Brian McBride |
| CF | 10 | Jovan Kirovski |
| CF | 13 | Cobi Jones |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Joe-Max Moore | | 58' |
| MF | 7 | Eddie Lewis | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Arena ||

### United States vs Germany

| GK | 1 | Brad Friedel (c) |
| RB | 2 | Frankie Hejduk | 39' |
| CB | 17 | Marcelo Balboa |
| CB | 5 | C. J. Brown |
| LB | 12 | Jeff Agoos | 47' |
| RM | 19 | Ben Olsen | 33' | 65' |
| CM | 14 | Matt McKeon |
| CM | 15 | Richie Williams |
| LM | 7 | Eddie Lewis |
| AM | 11 | Paul Bravo | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Joe-Max Moore | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Earnie Stewart | | 65' |
| FW | 20 | Brian McBride | | 77' |
| FW | 10 | Jovan Kirovski | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Arena ||
| GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann |
| RB | 16 | Bernd Schneider |
| CB | 2 | Christian Wörns | 75' |
| CB | 4 | Thomas Linke |
| LB | 3 | Jörg Heinrich | | 41' |
| DM | 10 | Lothar Matthäus (c) | 81' |
| RM | 11 | Michael Preetz |
| CM | 8 | Dariusz Wosz |
| CM | 19 | Horst Heldt | | 60' |
| LM | 17 | Heiko Gerber | 60' | 76' |
| CF | 13 | Oliver Neuville |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Mustafa Doğan | | 41' |
| FW | 20 | Paulo Rink | 90+2' | 60' |
| DF | 6 | Ronald Maul | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||

### New Zealand vs Brazil

| GK | 1 | Jason Batty |
| CB | 2 | Chris Zoricich (c) |
| CB | 14 | Ryan Nelsen | 81' |
| CB | 4 | Che Bunce | | 82' |
| RM | 13 | Christian Bouckenooghe |
| CM | 12 | Mark Atkinson |
| CM | 8 | Aaran Lines |
| LM | 3 | Sean Douglas |
| RF | 10 | Chris Jackson | 27' | 85' |
| CF | 11 | Heremaia Ngata | | 66' |
| LF | 7 | Mark Burton |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 16 | Vaughan Coveny | | 66' |
| MF | 15 | Ivan Vicelich | | 82' |
| DF | 5 | Jonathan Perry | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Ken Dugdale ||
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Evanílson |
| CB | 13 | César Belli |
| CB | 14 | Luiz Alberto |
| LB | 16 | Athirson |
| CM | 15 | Marcos Paulo | 56' |
| CM | 5 | Flávio Conceição (c) |
| RW | 10 | Alex |
| AM | 19 | Warley |
| LW | 17 | Beto |
| CF | 9 | Christian | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Rôni | 56' |
| FW | 7 | Ronaldinho | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo ||