1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Qualified teams
Table:
Team

Confederation

Qualification method

Date qualification secured

Participation no.

Mexico

CONCACAF

Hosts and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners

n/a

3rd

Brazil

CONMEBOL

1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up1

12 July 1998

2nd

Germany

UEFA

UEFA Euro 1996 winners

30 June 1996

1st

Saudi Arabia

AFC

1996 AFC Asian Cup winners

21 December 1996

4th

Bolivia

CONMEBOL

1997 Copa América runners-up2

23 October 1998

1st

Egypt

CAF

1998 African Cup of Nations winners

28 February 1998

1st

United States

CONCACAF

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up3

15 February 1998

2nd

New Zealand

OFC

1998 OFC Nations Cup winners

4 October 1998

1st

Drawing on the tabular data as well as the supporting evidence provided at the end.

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The Mexico national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de México ) represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation ( Spanish : Federación Mexicana de Fútbol ) . It competes as a member of CONCACAF , which encompasses the countries of North and Central America , and the Caribbean . The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca . Mexico has qualified to sixteen World Cups and has qualified consecutively since 1994 , making it one of six countries to do so . The Mexico national team , along with Brazil are the only two nations to make it out of the group stage over the last seven World Cups . Mexico played France in the very first match of the first World Cup on 13 July 1930 . Mexico 's best progression in World Cups has been reaching the quarter-finals in both the 1970 and 1986 World Cups , both of which were staged on Mexican soil . Mexico is historically the most successful national team in the CONCACAF region , having won eleven confederation titles , including eight CONCACAF Gold Cups and three CONCACAF Championships ( the precursor to the Gold Cup ) , as well as three NAFC Championships , one North American Nations Cup , and one CONCACAF Cup . It is one of eight nations [ a ] to have won two of the three most important football tournaments ( the World Cup , Confederations Cup , and Summer Olympics ) , having won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics . Mexico is also the only team from CONCACAF to have won an official FIFA competition , winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup . Although Mexico is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF , the national team has been regularly invited to compete in the Copa América from 1993 to 2016 , finishing runner-up twice - in 1993 and 2001 - and obtaining the third-place medal on three occasions .
The Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF /ˈkɒnkəkæf/ KON-kə-kaf ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf ) is one of FIFA 's six continental governing bodies for association football . Its 41 members include nations and territories in North America , including Central America and the Caribbean . Three geographically South American entities are also members - Guyana , Suriname , and the French overseas department of French Guiana . CONCACAF 's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs , and to conduct World Cup and Women 's World Cup qualifying tournaments . CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City , Mexico , with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF , which made it one of the then five , now six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA . Canada , Costa Rica , Cuba , El Salvador , Guatemala , Haiti , Honduras , Mexico , Netherlands Antilles ( Curaçao ) , Nicaragua , Panama , Suriname and United States were founding members . CONCACAF is the third-most successful FIFA confederation . Mexico dominated CONCACAF men 's competition early on and has since won the most Gold Cups since the beginning of the tournament in its current format . The Mexico national football team is the only CONCACAF team to win an official FIFA tournament by winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup . Mexico and the U.S. have won all but one of the editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup . In recent years Costa Rica and Panama have become powers in the region ; in 2014 , Costa Rica became the 4th CONCACAF country after the United States , Cuba , and Mexico to make the World Cup quarterfinals , while Panama became the eleventh country from the confederation to participate in the World Cup in 2018 . The United States has been very successful in the women 's game , being the only CONCACAF member to win all three major worldwide competitions in women 's football - the World Cup ( 4 ) , the Olympics ( 4 ) , and the Algarve Cup ( 10 ) .
The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup , the Association football championship of North America , Central America and the Caribbean ( CONCACAF ) . The tournament was once again held in the United States , in Los Angeles , Miami , and Oakland . The format of the tournament changed from 1996 : it was expanded to ten teams , with four in Group A and three each in Groups B and C. The top team in each group , plus the second place in Group A would advance to the semifinals . Brazil was invited again , and brought their senior team this time . Jamaica , getting ready for the 1998 World Cup , pulled the stunner of the first round . They did not originally qualify for the tournament , but Canada withdrew , granting them a spot . Jamaica then topped Group A over Brazil ( they tied the South Americans 0-0 ) . In the semi-finals , the United States beat Brazil , as Preki scored the lone goal and Kasey Keller preserved the clean sheet . The United States could not repeat that performance in front of a pro-Mexican final crowd in Los Angeles . Mexico won their third straight Gold Cup , 1-0 , on a Luis Hernández goal .
The Brazil national football team ( Portuguese : Seleção Brasileira de Futebol ) represents Brazil in men 's international football and Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ) , the governing body for football in Brazil . They have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and member of CONMEBOL since 1916 . Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup , the main football international competition , being crowned winner five times : 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 and 2002 . Brazil also has the best overall performance in the World Cup , both in proportional and absolute terms , with a record of 73 victories in 109 matches played , 124 goal difference , 237 points , and 18 losses . Brazil is the only national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs . The seleção is likewise the most successful national team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles : 1997 , 2005 , 2009 and 2013 . In relation to ranking standings Brazil fare well , having the all-time highest average football Elo Rating , and the fourth all-time highest football Elo Rating established in 1962 . In FIFA 's own ranking , Brazil holds the record for most Team of the Year wins with 12 . Many commentators , experts and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest football team ever . Other Brazilian teams are also highly estimated and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time , such as the Brazil teams of 1958-62 , with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side . Brazil is the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents : once in Europe ( 1958 Sweden ) , once in South America ( 1962 Chile ) , twice in North America ( 1970 Mexico and 1994 United States ) and once in Asia ( 2002 Korea/Japan ) . They share with France and Argentina the feat to have won the three most important men 's football titles recognized by FIFA : the World Cup , the Confederations Cup , and the Olympic tournament .
The South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL , /ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ ; Spanish : Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol ; Portuguese : Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol or CSF ) is the continental governing body of football in South America ( apart from Guyana , Suriname , and French Guiana ) , and it is one of FIFA 's six continental confederations . The oldest continental confederation in the world , its headquarters are located in Luque , Paraguay , near Asunción . CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football 's major international tournaments . With 10 member football associations , it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA . CONMEBOL national teams have won nine FIFA World Cups ( Brazil five , Uruguay two , and Argentina two ) , and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups . Argentina and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each , and Brazil has won one Olympic gold medal . It is considered one of the strongest confederations in the world . The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the toughest qualifiers in the world for their simple round-robin system , entry of some of the top national teams in the world , leveling of the weaker national teams , climate conditions , geographic conditions , strong home stands , and passionate supporters . Currently , [ when ? ] the Confederation is planning to create the first women 's qualification to the FIFA Women 's World Cup to replace the Copa América Femenina . Juan Ángel Napout ( Paraguay ) was the president of CONMEBOL until 3 December 2015 when he was arrested in a raid in Switzerland as part of the U.S. Justice Department 's bribery case involving FIFA . Wilmar Valdez ( Uruguay ) was interim president until 26 January 2016 when Alejandro Domínguez ( Paraguay ) was elected president .
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup , the world championship for men 's national association football teams . It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 . The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament , defeating Morocco in the bidding process . It was the second time that France staged the competition ( the first was in 1938 ) and the ninth time that it was held in Europe . It was the first World Cup to be held under the presidency of Sepp Blatter . Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997 . For the first time in the competition , the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32 , with eight groups of four . 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities , with the opening match and final staged at the Stade de France , Saint-Denis . The tournament was won by host country France , who beat defending champions Brazil 3-0 in the final . France won their first title , becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup , and the sixth ( after Uruguay , Italy , England , West Germany and Argentina ) to win the tournament on home soil . Croatia , Jamaica , Japan and South Africa made their first appearances in the finals .
The Germany national football team ( German : Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft ) has represented Germany in men 's international football since 1908 . The team is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ) , founded in 1900 . Ever since the DFB was reinaugurated in 1949 the team has represented the Federal Republic of Germany . Under Allied occupation and division , two other separate national teams were also recognised by FIFA : the Saarland team representing the Saarland ( 1950-1956 ) and the East German team representing the German Democratic Republic ( 1952-1990 ) . Both have been absorbed along with their records by the current national team . The official name and code Germany FR ( FRG ) was shortened to Germany ( GER ) following the reunification in 1990 . Germany is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions , having won four World Cups ( 1954 , 1974 , 1990 , 2014 ) , three European Championships ( 1972 , 1980 , 1996 ) , and one Confederations Cup ( 2017 ) . They have also been runners-up three times in the European Championships , four times in the World Cup , and a further four third-place finishes at World Cups . East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976 . Germany is the only nation to have won both the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women 's World Cup . At the end of the 2014 World Cup , Germany earned the highest Elo rating of any national football team in history , with a record 2,205 points . Germany is also the only European nation that has won a FIFA World Cup in the Americas .
The Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA /juːˈeɪfə/ yoo-AY-fə ; French : Union des Associations Européennes de Football ; [ a ] German : Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände ) [ b ] is the administrative body for association football , futsal and beach soccer in Europe , although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia . It is one of six continental confederations of world football 's governing body FIFA . UEFA consists of 55 national association members . UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe , runs nation and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship , UEFA Nations League , UEFA Champions League , UEFA Europa League , and UEFA Super Cup , and controls the prize money , regulations , and media rights to those competitions . Henri Delaunay was the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the first president . The current president is Aleksander Čeferin , a former Football Association of Slovenia president , who was elected as UEFA 's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016 , and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA .
The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship , commonly referred to as Euro 96 , was the 10th UEFA European Championship , a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA . It took place in England from 8 to 30 June 1996 . It was the first European Championship to feature 16 finalists , following UEFA 's decision to expand the tournament from eight teams . Games were staged in eight cities and , although not all games were sold out , the tournament holds the European Championship 's second-highest aggregate attendance ( 1,276,000 ) and average per game ( 41,158 ) for the 16-team format , surpassed only in 2012 . It was also the first European Championships where 3 points for a win were awarded during the qualification and group stages , following the previous system of 2 points being awarded for a win , reflecting the growing use of this system in domestic leagues throughout the world during the previous decade . Germany won the tournament , beating the Czech Republic 2-1 in the final with a golden goal during extra time ; this was the first major competition to be decided using this method . This was also Germany 's first major title won as a unified nation .
The Saudi Arabia national football team ( Arabic : المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم ) represents Saudi Arabia in men 's association football and The team 's colours are green and white . Saudi Arabia are known as Al-Suqour ( The Falcons ) and Al-Akhdhar ( The Green ) , The team represents both FIFA and Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) . Considered one of Asia 's most successful national teams , Saudi Arabia have won the Asian Cup three times ( 1984 , 1988 , and 1996 ) , reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the World Cup on five occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament . In the 1994 World Cup under the leadership of Jorge Solari , Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16 . Thus Saudi Arabia became the second Arab national football team in history to reach the Round of 16 in a World Cup , after Morocco 's Round of 16 elimination in the 1986 FIFA World Cup , and one of the few Asian national football teams ( others being Australia , Japan , South Korea , North Korea ) to accomplish such a feat to date .
The Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia . It has 47 member countries , mostly located on the Asian and Australian continent , but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia - Azerbaijan , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Russia , and Turkey - which are instead members of UEFA . Three other states located geographically along the western fringe of Asia - Cyprus , Armenia and Israel - are also UEFA members . On the other hand , Australia , formerly in the OFC , joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 , and the Oceanian island of Guam , a territory of the United States , is also a member of AFC , in addition to Northern Mariana Islands , one of the two Commonwealths of the United States . Hong Kong and Macau , although not independent countries ( both are Special administrative regions of China ) , are also members of the AFC . One of FIFA 's six continental confederations , the AFC was formed officially on 8 May 1954 in Manila , Philippines , on the sidelines of the second Asian Games . The main headquarters is located in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The current president is Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain .
The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men 's AFC Asian Cup , a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) . The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 December 1996 . Saudi Arabia defeated hosts United Arab Emirates in the final match in Abu Dhabi . As the runners-up , the United Arab Emirates represented the AFC in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup as the winners Saudi Arabia had qualified automatically as host .
The Bolivia national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de Bolivia ) , also known as La Verde , has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926 . Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation ( FBF ) , [ A ] it is one of the 10 members of FIFA 's South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL ) . After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups , they qualified just once - in 1994 where they lost 1-0 to defending champions Germany in the tournament 's opening game in Chicago . Bolivia have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup , and have only scored one goal , in 1994 . However , they did win the Copa América at home in 1963 , and finished as runners-up in their following tournament as hosts in 1997 . In the Copa América 2015 in Chile , after defeating Ecuador 3-2 , they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997 . This also ended a non-winning streak in the Copa América , with their last win being on 28 June 1997 , when they defeated Mexico 1-0 in the semi-finals .
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition . It was held from June 11 to 29 . It was organized by CONMEBOL , South America 's football governing body . There is no qualifying for the final tournament . All South American countries ( 10 countries ) participate , along with two more invited countries , making a total of 12 teams competing in the tournament . In the 1997 edition , Costa Rica and Mexico were the invitees . The tournament was won by Brazil , who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the World Cup at the same time , a feat they would repeat in 2004 .
The Egypt national football team ( Arabic : منتخب مصر لكرة القدم ) , known colloquially as The Pharaohs , represents Egypt in men 's International association football , and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association ( EFA ) , the governing body of football in Egypt . The team 's historical stadium is Cairo International Stadium , although they have played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria during the recent years . In 2019 , and during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations , the Pharaohs returned to their historical stadium once again after renovations . The Egyptian national team is the most successful national team in Africa , having won the Africa Cup of Nations a record seven times : the inaugural edition in 1957 and on home soil in 1959 , as well as the 1986 edition , 1998 , 2006 in Egypt , 2008 and 2010 . Egypt has also been as high as ninth in the FIFA World Rankings , making the team one of only three African national teams to enter the world 's top ten ( the other two are Nigeria and Morocco ) . Despite their respectable continental record , Egypt has so far made only three appearances in the World Cup ( in 1934 , 1990 and 2018 ) . The Egyptian team was the first non-European nor American team to qualify for the World Cup . Egypt is notorious for holding a spectacular continental record yet failing to deliver in the world stage . Their first and second participation was separated by a record high 56 years and 13 days , spanned between 1934 and 1990 . Another record Egypt holds is the oldest player to have ever played at the World Cup ; goalkeeper Essam El Hadary played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup aged 45 years and 156 days old . Egypt has yet to win a game in the World Cup .
The Confederation of African Football or CAF ( French : Confédération Africaine de Football ) is the administrative and controlling body for African association football . CAF represents the national football associations of Africa , runs continental , national , and club competitions , and controls the prize money , regulations and media rights to those competitions . CAF is the biggest of the six continental confederations of FIFA . Since the expansion of the number of teams at the World Cup finals to 32 in 1998 , CAF has been allocated five places , though this was expanded to six for the 2010 tournament in South Africa , to include the hosts . CAF was established on 8 February 1957 in Khartoum , Sudan , by Egyptian , Ethiopian , South African and Sudanese FAs , following former discussions between the Egyptian , Somali , South African and Sudanese FAs earlier on 7 June 1956 at the Avenida Hotel in Lisbon , Portugal . Its first headquarters was situated in Khartoum for some months until a fire outbreak in the offices of the Sudanese Football Association when the organization moved near Cairo , Egypt . Youssef Mohamad was the first general secretary and Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem the president . Since 2002 , the administrative center has been located in 6th of October City , Cairo , Egypt . CAF currently has 56 member associations : 54 are full members , while Zanzibar and Réunion are associate members ( see the CAF Members and Zones section below ) . The current CAF President is Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar , who was elected on 16 March 2017 . The 1st Vice-President is Amaju Melvin Pinnick from Nigeria , the 2nd Vice-President is called Constant Omari Selemani from RD Congo and the 3rd Vice-President is Fouzi Lekjaa from Morocco . Current CAF General Secretary is Moroccan Hajji Mouad since 11 April 2019 .
The 1998 Africa Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations ( ACN ) , the national football championship of Africa , administered by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) . Just like in 1996 , the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four . Egypt won its fourth ACN championship , beating South Africa in the final 2-0 .
The United States men 's national soccer team ( USMNT ) represents the USA in men 's international soccer competitions . The team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and is a member of FIFA and Confederation of North , Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ) . The team has appeared in ten FIFA World Cups , including the first in 1930 , where they reached the semi-finals and are officially credited with third place , the best finish by any countries from outside the UEFA and CONMEBOL in the World Cup . After participating again in 1934 and 1950 , the U.S. did not qualify for another World Cup until 1990 . After hosting the 1994 World Cup , the team qualified for five more consecutive World Cups after 1994 , becoming one of the tournament 's regular competitors and often advancing to the knockout stage . The U.S. reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup , their best finish in the modern era . The United States ' best appearance in a FIFA men 's senior tournament came in the 2009 Confederations Cup , where they eliminated top-ranked Spain in the semi-finals before losing to Brazil in the final . The team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup , ending their streak of consecutive World Cups at seven . The U.S. will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with Canada and Mexico . The U.S. also competes in continental tournaments , including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa América . The U.S. has won six Gold Cups and has achieved a fourth-place finish in two Copa Américas , including the 2016 edition . The team 's head coach is Gregg Berhalter and the general manager is Earnie Stewart .
The New Zealand national football team represents New Zealand in international association football . The team is controlled by the governing body for football in New Zealand , New Zealand Football ( NZF ) , which is currently a member of the Oceania Football Confederation ( OFC ) . The team 's official nickname is the All Whites . New Zealand is a five-time OFC champion . The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010 , and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999 , 2003 , 2009 and 2017 . Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional , most professional New Zealand footballers play for clubs in English-speaking countries such as England , the United States and Australia .
The Oceania Football Confederation ( OFC ) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football , consisting of New Zealand , Papua New Guinea , Fiji , Tonga , and other Pacific Island countries . It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup . OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport . Consequently , the OFC has little influence in the wider football world , [ citation needed ] either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions . OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title , the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 Confederations Cup . In 2006 , the OFC 's largest and most successful nation , Australia , left to join the Asian Football Confederation , leaving New Zealand as the largest federation within the OFC . David Chung has been the President of OFC until April 2018 . Rajesh Patel is the Senior Vice President , Lee Harmon is the Vice-President while Tai Nicholas is the General Secretary .
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane , Australia . The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right , Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup , and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup . New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1-0 in the final , while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place .