1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first FIFA [Confederations Cup|Confederations Cup] to be organized by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 [King Fahd Cup|1992] and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia in December 1997, and was the first to feature representatives from all of the FIFA confederations.
It was won by Brazil, who, in a rematch of their goalless group stage encounter, beat Australia 6–0 in the final. After winning the 1997 tournament along with the 1994 [FIFA World Cup] and 1997 Copa América, Brazil became the first country to be the reigning champion of both major FIFA tournaments, and champion of their respective confederation. This feat has since been accomplished once by France, victorious in the 1998 World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000, and the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Brazil repeated this feat again in 2005.
Venue
All matches were played in 67,000-seat King Fahd International Stadium in the city of Riyadh.| Riyadh | |
| King Fahd International Stadium | |
| Capacity: 67,000 | |
Match referees
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;North America, Central America and Caribbean
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| ' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
' Hosts
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Goalscorers
Romário received the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 52 goals were scored by 32 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.;7 goals
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- Mark Viduka
- John Aloisi
- Damian Mori
- Harry Kewell
- César Sampaio
- Denílson
- Júnior Baiano
- Horst Siegl
- Edvard Lasota
- Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
- Luis Hernández
- Braulio Luna
- Ramón Ramírez
- Pollen Ndlanya
- Lucas Radebe
- Brendan Augustine
- Hassan Mubarak
- Adnan Al Talyani
- Antonio Pacheco
- Marcelo Zalayeta
- Christian Callejas
- Álvaro Recoba
Team of the Tournament
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