1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Group B of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 24 to 30 July 1999 in Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco.[1] The group consisted of defending champion Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States.[2]

Teams[edit]

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
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
  1. ^ The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[edit]

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
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA

In the semi-finals:

Results[edit]

Brazil vs Germany[edit]

Brazil 4–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 60,000

New Zealand vs United States[edit]

New Zealand 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 60,000

Germany vs New Zealand[edit]

Germany 2–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Brazil vs United States[edit]

Brazil 1–0 United States
 Report
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

United States vs Germany[edit]

United States 2–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 53,000

New Zealand vs Brazil[edit]

New Zealand 0–2 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 53,000

References[edit]

  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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1999_FIFA_Confederations_Cup_Group_B&oldid=1141946789"