1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

{{Short description|Football tournament group stage}}

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

B1{{fb|BRA}}CONMEBOL1998 FIFA World Cup runners-up
B2{{fb|GER}}UEFAUEFA Euro 1996 winners
B3{{fb|USA}}CONCACAF1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up
B4{{fb|NZL}}OFC1998 OFC Nations Cup winners

;Notes

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Standings

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|team_order=BRA, USA, GER, NZL

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|win_BRA=3|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=0|gf_BRA=7|ga_BRA=0

|win_USA=2|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=1|gf_USA=4|ga_USA=2

|win_GER=1|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=2|ga_GER=6

|win_NZL=0|draw_NZL=0|loss_NZL=3|gf_NZL=1|ga_NZL=6

|name_BRA={{fb|BRA}}|name_USA={{fb|USA}}|name_GER={{fb|GER}}|name_NZL={{fb|NZL}}

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

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

In the semi-finals:

Results

=Brazil vs Germany=

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|time=12:00

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

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#Brazil vs Germany|4–0}}

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|team2={{fb|GER}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

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GK1Dida
RB2Evanílson
CB3Odvan
CB4João Carlos
LB6Serginho
DM8Emerson (c){{yel|12}}
RM20Vampeta{{yel|17}}
LM5Flávio Conceição{{suboff|62}}
AM11Zé Roberto{{suboff|82}}
CF9Christian{{suboff|62}}
CF7Ronaldinho
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF10Alex{{subon|62}}
FW19Warley{{subon|62}}
MF17Beto{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Vanderlei Luxemburgo

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

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GK1Jens Lehmann
RB15Michael Ballack
CB2Christian Wörns
CB4Thomas Linke
LB3Jörg Heinrich{{suboff|73}}
DM10Lothar Matthäus (c)
RM18Lars Ricken
CM8Dariusz Wosz
LM7Mehmet Scholl{{yel|9}}
SS11Michael Preetz{{suboff|70}}
CF13Oliver Neuville{{suboff|78}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Olaf Marschall{{subon|70}}
DF6Ronald Maul{{subon|73}}
DF17Heiko Gerber{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Erich Ribbeck

{{col-end}}

=New Zealand vs United States=

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|date={{Start date|1999|7|24|df=y}}

|time=14:30

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

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#New Zealand vs United States|1–2}}

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|team2={{fb|USA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

}}

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GK1Jason Batty
CB2Chris Zoricich (c)
CB15Ivan Vicelich
CB6Gavin Wilkinson
RM13Christian Bouckenooghe
CM12Mark Atkinson{{suboff|57}}
CM8Aaran Lines
LM3Sean Douglas{{suboff|73}}
AM10Chris Jackson
AM7Mark Burton
CF16Vaughan Coveny{{yel|32}}{{suboff|63}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF14Ryan Nelsen{{subon|57}}
FW17Mark Elrick{{subon|63}}
DF18Scott Smith{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Ken Dugdale

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK18Kasey Keller (c)
RB13Cobi Jones{{suboff|82}}
CB4Robin Fraser
CB16Carlos Llamosa
LB12Jeff Agoos
DM15Richie Williams
RM6John Harkes
LM7Eddie Lewis{{suboff|77}}
AM8Earnie Stewart{{suboff|77}}
CF10Jovan Kirovski
CF20Brian McBride
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF2Frankie Hejduk{{subon|77}}
MF19Ben Olsen{{subon|77}}
FW9Joe-Max Moore{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Bruce Arena

{{col-end}}

=Germany vs New Zealand=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|28|df=y}}

|time=18:00

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

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#Germany vs New Zealand|2–0}}

|report=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819095508/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D4357/match%3D21345/index.html

|team2={{fb|NZL}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

|attendance = 42,000

|referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin)

}}

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{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Jens Lehmann
RB16Bernd Schneider
CB2Christian Wörns
CB4Thomas Linke
LB3Jörg Heinrich
DM10Lothar Matthäus (c){{yel|47}}{{suboff|70}}
RM11Michael Preetz
CM18Lars Ricken
CM7Mehmet Scholl{{suboff|46}}
LM9Olaf Marschall{{yel|19}}{{suboff|64}}
CF13Oliver Neuville
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF8Dariusz Wosz{{subon|46}}
FW20Paulo Rink{{subon|64}}
MF15Michael Ballack{{subon|70}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Erich Ribbeck

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Jason Batty
RB2Chris Zoricich (c){{suboff|78}}
CB14Ryan Nelsen
CB15Ivan Vicelich
LB6Gavin Wilkinson
RM13Christian Bouckenooghe
CM12Mark Atkinson
CM8Aaran Lines
LM3Sean Douglas
CF10Chris Jackson{{suboff|62}}
CF7Mark Burton{{suboff|78}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW16Vaughan Coveny{{subon|62}}
DF5Jonathan Perry{{subon|78}}
FW17Mark Elrick{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Ken Dugdale

{{col-end}}

=Brazil vs United States=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|28|df=y}}

|time=20:30

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

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#Brazil vs United States|1–0}}

|report=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822052825/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D4357/match%3D21346/index.html

|team2={{fb|USA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

|attendance = 54,000

|referee = Anders Frisk (Sweden)

}}

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{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Dida
RB2Evanílson
CB3Odvan
CB4João Carlos
LB6Serginho
DM8Emerson (c){{yel|90+2}}
RM20Vampeta
LM5Flávio Conceição{{suboff|78}}
AM11Zé Roberto
CF9Christian{{suboff|46}}
CF7Ronaldinho{{suboff|80}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW19Warley{{subon|46}}
MF10Alex{{subon|78}}
MF17Beto{{subon|80}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Vanderlei Luxemburgo

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK18Kasey Keller (c)
RB2Frankie Hejduk
CB3Gregg Berhalter{{yel|6}}
CB16Carlos Llamosa{{yel|35}}{{suboff|78}}
LB12Jeff Agoos
DM4Robin Fraser{{yel|61}}
RM6John Harkes{{suboff|58}}
LM8Earnie Stewart
AM20Brian McBride
CF10Jovan Kirovski
CF13Cobi Jones
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Joe-Max Moore{{subon|58}}
MF7Eddie Lewis{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Bruce Arena

{{col-end}}

=United States vs Germany=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|30|df=y}}

|time=18:00

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

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#United States vs Germany|2–0}}

|report=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819125107/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D4357/match%3D21347/index.html

|team2={{fb|GER}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

|attendance = 53,000

|referee = Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

}}

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GK1Brad Friedel (c)
RB2Frankie Hejduk{{yel|39}}
CB17Marcelo Balboa
CB5C. J. Brown
LB12Jeff Agoos{{yel|47}}
RM19Ben Olsen{{yel|33}}{{suboff|65}}
CM14Matt McKeon
CM15Richie Williams
LM7Eddie Lewis
AM11Paul Bravo{{suboff|77}}
CF9Joe-Max Moore{{suboff|82}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW8Earnie Stewart{{subon|65}}
FW20Brian McBride{{subon|77}}
FW10Jovan Kirovski{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Bruce Arena

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Jens Lehmann
RB16Bernd Schneider
CB2Christian Wörns{{yel|75}}
CB4Thomas Linke
LB3Jörg Heinrich{{suboff|41}}
DM10Lothar Matthäus (c){{yel|81}}
RM11Michael Preetz
CM8Dariusz Wosz
CM19Horst Heldt{{suboff|60}}
LM17Heiko Gerber{{yel|60}}{{suboff|76}}
CF13Oliver Neuville
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF5Mustafa Doğan{{subon|41}}
FW20Paulo Rink{{yel|90+2}}{{subon|60}}
DF6Ronald Maul{{subon|76}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Erich Ribbeck

{{col-end}}

=New Zealand vs Brazil=

{{Football box

|date={{Start date|1999|7|30|df=y}}

|time=20:30

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

|score={{score link|1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#New Zealand vs Brazil|0–2}}

|report=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819090900/https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round%3D4357/match%3D21348/index.html

|team2={{fb|BRA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium = Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

|attendance = 53,000

|referee = Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

}}

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{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

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width=25|width=25|
GK1Jason Batty
CB2Chris Zoricich (c)
CB14Ryan Nelsen{{yel|81}}
CB4Che Bunce{{suboff|82}}
RM13Christian Bouckenooghe
CM12Mark Atkinson
CM8Aaran Lines
LM3Sean Douglas
RF10Chris Jackson{{yel|27}}{{suboff|85}}
CF11Heremaia Ngata{{suboff|66}}
LF7Mark Burton
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW16Vaughan Coveny{{subon|66}}
MF15Ivan Vicelich{{subon|82}}
DF5Jonathan Perry{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Ken Dugdale

{{col-break}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width=25|width=25|
GK1Dida
RB2Evanílson
CB13César Belli
CB14Luiz Alberto
LB16Athirson
CM15Marcos Paulo{{suboff|56}}
CM5Flávio Conceição (c)
RW10Alex
AM19Warley
LW17Beto
CF9Christian{{suboff|64}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW18Rôni{{subon|56}}
FW7Ronaldinho{{subon|64}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan="4"|Vanderlei Luxemburgo

{{col-end}}

References

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{{1999 FIFA Confederations Cup}}

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