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1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

{{Short description|Football tournament group stage}}

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Group A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.{{cite web |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21222/international-1999-fifa-confederations-cup-schedu.html |title=International: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Schedule |website=SoccerAmerica.com |publisher=Soccer America |access-date=23 July 2021}} The group consisted of Bolivia, Egypt, host nation Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.{{cite web |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21686/1999-confederations-cup-draw-and-schedule-for-mex.html |title=1999 CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Draw and Schedule for Mexico '99 |website=SoccerAmerica.com |publisher=Soccer America |access-date=23 July 2021}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2| Draw position

!rowspan=2| Team

!rowspan=2| Pot

!rowspan=2| Confederation

!rowspan=2| Method of
qualification

!rowspan=2| Date of
qualification

!rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"| Finals
appearance

!rowspan=2| Last
appearance

!rowspan=2| Previous best
performance

!colspan=2| FIFA Rankings

September 1998{{refn|group=nb|The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.}}

! July 1999

A1{{fb|MEX}}–CONCACAFHosts–3rd1997Third place (1995)1013
A2{{fb|EGY}}–CAF1998 African Cup of Nations winners28 February 19981st––1933
A3{{fb|BOL}}–CONMEBOL1997 Copa América runners-up23 October 19981st––5772
A4{{fb|KSA}}–AFC1996 AFC Asian Cup winners21 December 19964th1997Runners-up (1991)3248

;Notes

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Standings

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|win_MEX=2|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=0|gf_MEX=8|ga_MEX=3|status_MEX=H

|win_KSA=1|draw_KSA=1|loss_KSA=1|gf_KSA=6|ga_KSA=6

|win_BOL=0|draw_BOL=2|loss_BOL=1|gf_BOL=2|ga_BOL=3

|win_EGY=0|draw_EGY=2|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=5|ga_EGY=9

|name_MEX={{fb|MEX}}|name_KSA={{fb|KSA}}|name_BOL={{fb|BOL}}|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}

|res_col_header=Q|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

In the semi-finals:

Results

=Bolivia vs Egypt=

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|time=12:00

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|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Bolivia vs Egypt|2–2}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/confederationscup/mexico1999/match-center/21331

|team2={{fb|EGY}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 85,000

|referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden)

}}

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GK1José Fernández
DF2Juan Manuel Peña
DF3Ronald Arana
DF19Iván Castillo
DF20Renny Ribera
MF8Rubén Tufiño
MF14Erwin Sánchez
MF17Raúl Justiniano
FW7Limberg Gutiérrez{{suboff|71}}
FW11Gonzalo Galindo{{suboff|60}}
FW13Joaquín Botero
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF16Vladimir Soria{{subon|60}}
MF10Marco Etcheverry{{subon|71}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Veira

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

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width=25|width=25|
GK16Essam El-Hadary
DF2Ibrahim Hassan
DF6Medhat Abdel-Hady
DF7Mohamed Youssef
DF15Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
MF4Hany Ramzy
MF8Yasser Radwan
MF17Ahmed Hassan
FW9Hossam Hassan{{suboff|61}}
FW10Abdel Sattar Sabry{{suboff|75}}
FW14Hazem Emam{{suboff|84}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW13Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny{{subon|61}}
FW19Khaled Bebo{{subon|75}}
MF12Hady Khashaba{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Mahmoud El-Gohary

{{col-end}}

=Mexico vs Saudi Arabia=

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|date={{Start date|1999|7|25|df=y}}

|time=14:30

|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Mexico vs Saudi Arabia|5–1}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=4357/match=21331/index.html

|team2={{fb|KSA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 85,000

|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

}}

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GK1Jorge Campos
DF2Claudio Suárez
DF4Rafael Márquez
DF18Salvador Carmona
MF6Germán Villa
MF8Alberto García Aspe{{suboff|65}}
MF13Pável Pardo
MF19Miguel Zepeda{{suboff|46}}
FW9José Manuel Abundis
FW10Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW17Francisco Palencia{{suboff|80}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF16Jesús Arellano{{subon|46}}
MF20Rafael García{{subon|65}}
DF14Isaac Terrazas{{subon|80}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Manuel Lapuente

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF5Saleh Al-Dawod
DF13Hussein Abdulghani
DF20Mohsin Harthi
MF6Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani{{suboff|84}}
MF15Fahad Al-Subaie
FW18Nawaf Al-Temyat{{suboff|84}}
FW19Hamzah Idris
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW14Abdullah Bin Shehan{{subon|84}}
DF17Abdullah Al-Waked{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Máčala

{{col-end}}

=Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia=

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|date={{Start date|1999|7|27|df=y}}

|time=18:00

|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia|0–0}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=4357/match=21331/index.html

|team2={{fb|BOL}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 65,000

|referee = Brian Hall (United States)

}}

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width=25|width=25|
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani{{suboff|66}}
DF3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF5Saleh Al-Dawod{{yel|57}}
DF13Hussein Abdulghani
DF20Mohsin Harthi
MF6Ibrahim Al-Harbi
MF7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani{{yel|71}}
MF15Fahad Al-Subaie{{yel|52}}
FW18Nawaf Al-Temyat{{suboff|79}}
FW19Hamzah Idris{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF9Marzouk Al-Otaibi{{subon|46}}
DF17Abdullah Al-Waked{{subon|66}}
FW14Abdullah Bin Shehan{{subon|79}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Máčala

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1José Fernández
DF3Ronald Arana
DF5Óscar Sánchez
DF20Renny Ribera
MF4Lorgio Álvarez
MF8Rubén Tufiño{{yel|22}}
MF10Marco Etcheverry{{yel|19}}{{suboff|53}}
MF14Erwin Sánchez{{suboff|46}}
MF15Martín Menacho
MF16Vladimir Soria
FW9Jaime Moreno{{suboff|73}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW7Limberg Gutiérrez{{yel|70}}{{subon|46}}
FW11Gonzalo Galindo{{subon|53}}
FW13Joaquín Botero{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Veira

{{col-end}}

=Mexico vs Egypt=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|27|df=y}}

|time=20:30

|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Mexico vs Egypt|2–2}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=4357/match=21331/index.html

|team2={{fb|EGY}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 65,000

|referee = Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

}}

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{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Jorge Campos
DF2Claudio Suárez
DF4Rafael Márquez
DF18Salvador Carmona
MF6Germán Villa
MF7Ramón Ramírez
MF13Pável Pardo
MF20Rafael García
FW9José Manuel Abundis{{suboff|55}}
FW10Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW17Francisco Palencia
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF8Alberto García Aspe{{yel|77}}{{subon|55}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Manuel Lapuente

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK16Essam El-Hadary
DF2Ibrahim Hassan
DF5Samir Kamouna
DF6Medhat Abdel-Hady
DF7Mohamed Youssef
DF15Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
MF4Hany Ramzy
MF8Yasser Radwan{{sent off|2|30|64}}
MF17Ahmed Hassan{{yel|89}}
FW10Abdel Sattar Sabry
FW14Hazem Emam
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Mahmoud El-Gohary

{{col-end}}

=Egypt vs Saudi Arabia=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|29|df=y}}

|time=18:00

|team1={{fb-rt|EGY}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Egypt vs Saudi Arabia|1–5}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=4357/match=21331/index.html

|team2={{fb|KSA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

}}

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{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK16Essam El-Hadary
DF2Ibrahim Hassan
DF5Samir Kamouna{{sent off|0|80}}
DF6Medhat Abdel-Hady
DF7Mohamed Youssef
DF15Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa{{suboff|43}}
MF4Hany Ramzy
MF11Yasser Rayyan{{suboff|65}}
MF17Ahmed Hassan{{suboff|55}}
FW10Abdel Sattar Sabry{{sent off|0|28}}
FW14Hazem Emam{{sent off|2|36|37}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW13Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny{{subon|43}}
FW19Khaled El-Amin{{subon|55}}
MF20Walid Salah El-Din{{subon|65}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Mahmoud El-Gohary

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF2Mohammed Al-Jahani{{suboff|83}}
DF4Abdullah Zubromawi
DF5Saleh Al-Dawod
DF13Hussein Abdulghani
DF20Mohsin Harthi
MF6Ibrahim Al-Harbi{{suboff|65}}
MF7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani{{yel|90}}
MF9Marzouk Al-Otaibi
MF15Fahad Al-Subaie
FW18Nawaf Al-Temyat{{yel|12}}{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW14Abdullah Bin Shehan{{subon|46}}
DF17Abdullah Al-Waked{{subon|65}}
MF10Khaled Gahwji{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Máčala

{{col-end}}

=Bolivia vs Mexico=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|29|df=y}}

|time=20:30

|team1={{fb-rt|BOL}}

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A#Bolivia vs Mexico|0–1}}

|report=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=4357/match=21331/index.html

|team2={{fb|MEX}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

}}

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{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1José Fernández
DF3Ronald Arana
DF5Óscar Sánchez
DF19Iván Castillo
DF20Renny Ribera
MF6Luis Cristaldo
MF8Rubén Tufiño{{yel|80}}
MF14Erwin Sánchez{{yel|60}}
MF15Martín Menacho{{yel|41}}{{suboff|66}}
MF16Vladimir Soria{{suboff|46}}
FW9Jaime Moreno{{suboff|78}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW7Limberg Gutiérrez{{subon|46}}
MF10Marco Etcheverry{{subon|66}}
FW13Joaquín Botero{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Veira

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Jorge Campos
DF2Claudio Suárez
DF4Rafael Márquez
DF18Salvador Carmona
MF6Germán Villa{{yel|58}}{{suboff|65}}
MF7Ramón Ramírez
MF13Pável Pardo
MF19Miguel Zepeda{{yel|68}}
FW10Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW15Luis Hernández{{suboff|22}}
FW17Francisco Palencia
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9José Manuel Abundis{{yel|80}}{{subon|22}}
FW16Jesús Arellano{{subon|65}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Manuel Lapuente

{{col-end}}

References

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