1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

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Group B of the

New Zealand, and the United States.[2]

Teams

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

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

Brazil vs Germany

Brazil 4–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 60,000

New Zealand vs United States

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

Germany vs New Zealand

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

Brazil vs United States

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

United States vs Germany

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

New Zealand vs Brazil

New Zealand 0–2 Brazil
Report

References

  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.