# 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | 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 ||||