1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.[1] The group consisted of Bolivia, Egypt, host nation Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
September 1998[nb 1] July 1999
A1  Mexico – CONCACAF Hosts – 3rd 1997 Third place (1995) 10 13
A2  Egypt – CAF 1998 African Cup of Nations winners 28 February 1998 1st – – 19 33
A3  Bolivia – CONMEBOL 1997 Copa América runners-up 23 October 1998 1st – – 57 72
A4  Saudi Arabia – AFC 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners 21 December 1996 4th 1997 Runners-up (1991) 32 48
Notes
  1. ^ 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  Mexico (H) 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Bolivia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Egypt 3 0 2 1 5 9 −4 2
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:

Results

Bolivia vs Egypt

Bolivia 2–2 Egypt
  • Gutiérrez 21'
  • Ribera 40'
 Report
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Mexico vs Saudi Arabia

Mexico 5–1 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 85,000

Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia

Saudi Arabia 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 65,000

Mexico vs Egypt

Mexico 2–2 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

Egypt vs Saudi Arabia

Egypt 1–5 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 15,000

Bolivia vs Mexico

Bolivia 0–1 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 55,000

References

  1. ^ "International: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Schedule". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "1999 CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Draw and Schedule for Mexico '99". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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