1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
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The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
. The match was held at King Fahd II Stadium
, Riyadh
, Saudi Arabia
, on 21 December 1997 and was contested by Brazil
and Australia. Brazil won the match 6–0.
Final standing
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Team
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
Opponent
Result
Knockout stage
Opponent
Result
2–0
Semi-Final
1–0
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AUSTRALIA:
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GK
1
Mark Bosnich
RB
14
Tony Vidmar
CB
4
Milan Ivanović
CB
5
Alex Tobin
(c)
LB
2
Steve Horvat
RM
10
Aurelio Vidmar
CM
8
Craig Foster
CM
6
Ned Zelić
LM
3
Stan Lazaridis
CF
9
Mark Viduka
CF
11
Harry Kewell
Substitutions:
MF
7
Robbie Slater
DF
12
Matthew Bingley
DF
13
Robbie Hooker
MF
15
Josip Skoko
FW
16
Paul Trimboli
FW
17
Damian Mori
FW
18
John Aloisi
MF
19
Ernie Tapai
GK
20
Željko Kalac
DF
21
Kevin Muscat
Manager:
Terry Venables
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:7 goals Romário5 goals Vladimír Šmicer4 goals Ronaldo-References:...
. The match was held at King Fahd II Stadium
King Fahd II Stadium
King Fahd International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities.The stadium was built in 1987 and holds 68,000. It also has one of the largest stadium roofs in the world...
, Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, on 21 December 1997 and was contested by Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
and Australia. Brazil won the match 6–0.
Route to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–0 | Match 1 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–0 | Match 2 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–2 | Match 3 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Dida | |
| RB | 2 | Cafu Cafu Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s... |
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| CB | 3 | Aldair | |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano Júnior Baiano Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr. is a retired Brazilian footballer.-Club:... |
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| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos | |
| CM | 16 | César Sampaio | |
| CM | 5 | Dunga Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup... (c) |
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| AM | 19 | Juninho Paulista Juninho Paulista Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer... |
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| AM | 18 | Denílson Denílson de Oliveira Araújo Denílson de Oliveira Araújo , commonly known as Denílson, is a Brazilian former footballer, who played mostly as a left winger... |
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| CF | 9 | Ronaldo Ronaldo Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the... |
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| CF | 11 | Romário Romário Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown... |
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| FW | 7 | Bebeto Bebeto José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', is a former football forward, a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup... |
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| MF | 8 | Flávio Conceição Flávio Conceição Flávio da Conceição is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder.... |
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| MF | 10 | Leonardo Araújo Leonardo Araújo Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known as Leonardo , is a football manager and a former midfielder. He is currently active as director of football of French club Paris Saint-Germain.... |
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| GK | 12 | Rogério Ceni Rogério Ceni Rogério Ceni is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He has been a member of the Brazilian Série A club São Paulo since September 7, 1990, playing more than 1,000 matches and winning 2 Copa Libertadores trophies and one Club World Championship with them... |
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| DF | 13 | Zé Maria José Marcelo Ferreira José Marcelo Ferreira, aka Zé Maria , is a former professional association footballer and a current manager.... |
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| DF | 14 | Gonçalves | |
| DF | 15 | Zé Roberto | |
| MF | 17 | Doriva | |
| MF | 20 | Rivaldo Rivaldo Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he... |
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| MF | 21 | Rodrigo Fabri Rodrigo Fabri Rodrigo Fabri is a retired football player from Brazil.-External links:**... |
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| DF | 22 | Ricardo Soares Florêncio Ricardo Soares Florêncio Ricardo Soares Florêncio is a retired Brazilian football player.Russo played as a defender for Sport Club do Recife, Esporte Clube Vitória, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Santos F.C., Associação Desportiva São Caetano, Santos F.C. and FC Spartak Moscow... |
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| Manager: | |||
 Mário ZagalloMário Zagallo Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo is a Brazilian former football player and manager.-Biography:Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was born in Maceió, Alagoas, to a family of Lebanese and Italian heritage.... |
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AUSTRALIA:
Mark Bosnich
Mark Bosnich is a retired Australian football player and football pundit. He represented Australia 17 times and played for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.-Manchester United :...
Tony Vidmar
Anthony "Tony" Vidmar is an Australian former professional football player of Slovenian origin. He was a member of the Australian national team, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for his native country, and is currently Australia's third highest capped player...
Milan Ivanovic
Milan Ivanović is a former Serbian Australian football player...
Alex Tobin
Alexander Hugh Tobin is a former Australian football player. Tobin is the second most capped player for the Australia national football team with 87 'A' appearances, including many as captain...
(c)
Aurelio Vidmar
Aurelio Vidmar is an Australian football player and former captain of the Australian national team. He is currently not tied to any A-league club...
Ned Zelic
Nedijeljko "Ned" Zelić is a former Australian football player.-Club career:Zelic started his career in the old Australian National Soccer League,where he played with clubs Sydney Croatia and Sydney Olympic...
Stan Lazaridis
Stanley "Stan" Lazaridis is a former football player. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left-back...
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...
Robbie Slater
Robert "Robbie" Slater is a former Australian footballer and football pundit.-Early years:Slater, a red-haired midfielder, moved to Australia as a youngster and started his playing career in Australia, with various clubs in his youth before joining St George Saints in the National Soccer League in...
Matthew Bingley
Matthew Bingley is a former Australian football player. A utility who can play in midfield or defence, he has played over 300 matches in nearly 20 years at the highest level of domestic football in Australia...
Robbie Hooker
Robert Hooker is a former Australian football player and current manager. He is currently the assistant manager of the Australia national association football team.-Playing career:...
Josip Skoko
Josip Skoko is a former Australian football player who last played as a Central Midfielder for A-League club Melbourne Heart.-Early career:...
Paul Trimboli
Paolo "Paul" Vincenzo Trimboli is a former Australian international football player of Italian ancestry. He attended Xavier College and was a member of the First XI, and was captained by his brother.-Club career:...
Damian Mori
Damian Mori is an Australian football player who is the top scorer for the Socceroos...
John Aloisi
John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
Ernie Tapai
Ernie Tapai is a former Australian football player. Currently, he is head soccer coach for Geelong Grammar School.-Club career:...
Željko Kalac
Željko Kalac is a retired Australian football goalkeeper. Standing at 2.02m, Kalac is one of the world's tallest professional goalkeepers....
Kevin Muscat
Kevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...
Terry VenablesTerry Venables
Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England...
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MATCH RULES
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