# 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 12 and 16 December 1997. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Australia. Mexico and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |

## Results
### Saudi Arabia v Brazil

| Saudi Arabia | Brazil |
SAUDI ARABIA: :
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani | 24' |
| DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
| DF | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi | 28' 64' |
| DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
| MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
| MF | 10 | Saeed Al-Owairan | | 44' |
| MF | 14 | Khalid Al-Muwallid |
| MF | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari |
| FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
| FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel | | 63' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi | | 44' |
| FW | 7 | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani | | 63' |
| Manager: |||
| Otto Pfister ||||
BRAZIL: :
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Cafu | 72' | 75' |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
| CB | 3 | Aldair |
| LB | 15 | Zé Roberto |
| RM | 8 | Flávio Conceição |
| CM | 16 | César Sampaio |
| LM | 18 | Denílson | | 73' |
| RF | 9 | Ronaldo |
| CF | 11 | Romário |
| LF | 10 | Leonardo (c) | | 72' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 19 | Juninho | | 72' |
| MF | 20 | Rivaldo | | 73' |
| DF | 13 | Zé Maria | | 75' |
| Manager: |||
| Mário Zagallo ||||

### Mexico v Australia

| Mexico | Australia |
MEXICO: :
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| RB | 14 | Isaac Terrazas | 66' |
| CB | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| CB | 3 | Francisco Gabriel | 63' |
| LB | 8 | Braulio Luna |
| RM | 13 | Pável Pardo |
| CM | 6 | Raúl Lara |
| CM | 9 | Paulo Chávez | 45' |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Ramírez |
| RF | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| LF | 20 | José Manuel Abundis |
| Substitutions: |||
| RF | 10 | Luis García | 45' |
| LF | 15 | Luis Hernández | 63' |
| LB | 18 | Salvador Carmona | 66' |
| Manager: |||
| Manuel Lapuente |||
AUSTRALIA: :
| GK | 20 | Zeljko Kalac | 80' |
| RB | 14 | Tony Vidmar |
| CB | 2 | Steve Horvat |
| CB | 5 | Alex Tobin (c) |
| LB | 3 | Stan Lazaridis |
| RM | 8 | Craig Foster |
| CM | 7 | Robbie Slater | 77' | 78' |
| LM | 6 | Ned Zelić | 64' |
| AM | 10 | Aurelio Vidmar | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Mark Viduka | | 73' |
| FW | 18 | John Aloisi |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 13 | Robbie Hooker | | 46' |
| FW | 17 | Damian Mori | | 73' |
| MF | 19 | Ernie Tapai | | 78' |
| Manager: |||
| Terry Venables ||||

### Saudi Arabia v Mexico

| Saudi Arabia | Mexico |
SAUDI ARABIA: :
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani |
| DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
| DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
| DF | 17 | Mohammad Al-Sahafi |
| MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
| MF | 10 | Saeed Al-Owairan | | 65' |
| MF | 14 | Khaled Al-Muwallid | 51' |
| MF | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari | 48' |
| FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
| FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi | | 65' |
| Manager: |||
| Otto Pfister ||||
MEXICO: :
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| RB | 13 | Pável Pardo |
| CB | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| CB | 5 | Duilio Davino | 88' |
| LB | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
| RM | 9 | Paulo Chávez |
| CM | 4 | Germán Villa | 77' |
| CM | 6 | Raúl Lara | | 46' |
| LM | 8 | Braulio Luna | | 56' |
| RF | 17 | Francisco Palencia |
| LF | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Markus López | | 56' |
| Manager: |||
| Manuel Lapuente |||

### Australia v Brazil

| Australia | Brazil |
AUSTRALIA: :
| GK | 1 | Mark Bosnich |
| SW | 4 | Milan Ivanović |
| RB | 14 | Tony Vidmar |
| CB | 2 | Steve Horvat | 45' |
| CB | 5 | Alex Tobin (c) |
| LB | 3 | Stan Lazaridis |
| CM | 6 | Ned Zelić |
| CM | 8 | Craig Foster |
| AM | 10 | Aurelio Vidmar | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | Mark Viduka | | 90' |
| FW | 18 | John Aloisi | | 70' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 19 | Ernie Tapai | | 60' |
| FW | 17 | Damian Mori | 77' | 70' |
| DF | 12 | Matthew Bingley | | 90' |
| Manager: |||
| Terry Venables ||||
BRAZIL: :
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 13 | Zé Maria |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
| CB | 3 | Aldair |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 8 | Flávio Conceição |
| CM | 16 | César Sampaio | | 88' |
| RAM | 20 | Rivaldo | 38' | 64' |
| LAM | 10 | Leonardo (c) |
| FW | 7 | Bebeto | 27' |
| FW | 9 | Ronaldo |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 18 | Denílson | | 64' |
| MF | 17 | Doriva | | 88' |
| Manager: |||
| Mário Zagallo ||||

### Saudi Arabia v Australia

| Saudi Arabia | Australia |
SAUDI ARABIA: :
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
| DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | 50' |
| DF | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi |
| DF | 12 | Ahmed Dokhi |
| DF | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
| MF | 6 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
| MF | 10 | Saeed Al-Owairan |
| MF | 14 | Khaled Al-Muwallid | | 77' |
| MF | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari |
| FW | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
| FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel | | 67' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 19 | Obeid Al-Dosari | | 67' |
| MF | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi | | 77' |
| Manager: |||
| Otto Pfister ||||
AUSTRALIA: :
| GK | 1 | Mark Bosnich |
| CB | 2 | Steve Horvat | 42' |
| CB | 4 | Milan Ivanović | 85' |
| CB | 5 | Alex Tobin (c) |
| RM | 8 | Craig Foster |
| CM | 6 | Ned Zelić |
| CM | 15 | Josip Skoko | | 74' |
| LM | 3 | Stan Lazaridis |
| AM | 7 | Robbie Slater |
| FW | 17 | Damian Mori | | 66' |
| FW | 18 | John Aloisi | | 66' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 9 | Mark Viduka | | 66' |
| FW | 11 | Harry Kewell | | 66' |
| MF | 10 | Aurelio Vidmar | | 74' |
| Manager: |||
| Terry Venables ||||

### Brazil v Mexico

| Brazil | Mexico |
BRAZIL: :
| GK | 1 | Dida | | 82' |
| RB | 13 | Zé Maria |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
| CB | 3 | Aldair |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 5 | Dunga (c) | 45' |
| CM | 8 | Flávio Conceição |
| RAM | 19 | Juninho |
| LAM | 18 | Denílson |
| FW | 9 | Ronaldo | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Romário |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 7 | Bebeto | | 46' |
| GK | 12 | Rogério Ceni | | 82' |
| Manager: |||
| Mário Zagallo ||||
MEXICO: :
| GK | 12 | Óscar Pérez |
| RB | 13 | Pável Pardo |
| CB | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| CB | 3 | Francisco Gabriel | | 61' |
| CB | 5 | Duilio Davino |
| LB | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
| RM | 17 | Francisco Palencia |
| CM | 6 | Raúl Lara |
| LM | 8 | Braulio Luna | | 46' |
| RF | 15 | Luis Hernández |
| LF | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 41' |
| Substitutions: |||
| RF | 10 | Luis García | | 61' |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Ramírez | | 46' |
| Manager: |||
| Manuel Lapuente |||