1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Group B of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 24 to 30 July 1999 in Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco.^[1] The group consisted of defending champion Brazil, Germany, 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
Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	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

^ The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Germany	3	1	2	2	6	−4	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: FIFA

In the semi-finals:

The winners of Group B, Brazil, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Saudi Arabia.
The runners-up of Group B, United States, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Mexico.

Results

Brazil vs Germany

24 July 1999 (1999-07-24)

12:00

Brazil	4–0	Germany
Zé Roberto 62' Ronaldinho 72' Alex 86', 87'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

Brazil

Germany


GK	1	Dida
DF	2	Evanílson
DF	3	Odvan
DF	4	João Carlos
DF	6	Serginho
MF	5	Flávio Conceição		62'
MF	8	Emerson	12'
MF	11	Zé Roberto		82'
MF	20	Vampeta	17'
FW	7	Ronaldinho
FW	9	Christian		62'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Alex		62'
FW	19	Warley		62'
MF	17	Beto		82'
Manager:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo


GK	1	Jens Lehmann
DF	2	Christian Wörns
DF	3	Jörg Heinrich		73'
DF	4	Thomas Linke
MF	7	Mehmet Scholl	9'
MF	8	Dariusz Wosz
MF	10	Lothar Matthäus
MF	15	Michael Ballack
MF	18	Lars Ricken
FW	11	Michael Preetz		70'
FW	13	Oliver Neuville		78'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Olaf Marschall		70'
MF	6	Ronald Maul		73'
DF	17	Heiko Gerber		78'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

New Zealand vs United States

24 July 1999 (1999-07-24)

14:30

New Zealand	1–2	United States
Zoricich 90+3'	Report	McBride 25' Kirovski 58'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

New Zealand

United States


GK	1	Jason Batty
DF	2	Chris Zoricich
DF	3	Sean Douglas		73'
DF	6	Gavin Wilkinson
DF	15	Ivan Vicelich
MF	7	Mark Burton
MF	8	Aaran Lines
MF	10	Chris Jackson
MF	12	Mark Atkinson		57'
FW	13	Christian Bouckenooghe
FW	16	Vaughan Coveny	32'	63'
Substitutions:
DF	14	Ryan Nelsen		57'
FW	17	Mark Elrick		63'
DF	18	Scott Smith		73'
Manager:
Ken Dugdale


GK	18	Kasey Keller
DF	4	Robin Fraser
DF	12	Jeff Agoos
DF	16	Carlos Llamosa
MF	6	John Harkes
MF	7	Eddie Lewis	77'
MF	8	Earnie Stewart	77'
MF	13	Cobi Jones	82'
MF	15	Richie Williams
FW	10	Jovan Kirovski
FW	20	Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF	2	Frankie Hejduk	77'
MF	19	Ben Olsen	77'
FW	9	Joe-Max Moore	82'
Manager:
Bruce Arena

Germany vs New Zealand

28 July 1999 (1999-07-28)

18:00

Germany	2–0	New Zealand
Preetz 6' Matthäus 33'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Germany

New Zealand


GK	1	Jens Lehmann
DF	2	Christian Wörns
DF	3	Jörg Heinrich
DF	4	Thomas Linke
MF	7	Mehmet Scholl		46'
MF	10	Lothar Matthäus	47'	70'
MF	16	Bernd Schneider
MF	18	Lars Ricken
FW	9	Olaf Marschall	19'	64'
FW	11	Michael Preetz
FW	13	Oliver Neuville
Substitutions:
MF	8	Dariusz Wosz		46'
FW	20	Paulo Rink		64'
MF	15	Michael Ballack		70'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck


GK	1	Jason Batty
DF	2	Chris Zoricich	78'
DF	3	Sean Douglas
DF	6	Gavin Wilkinson
DF	14	Ryan Nelsen
MF	7	Mark Burton	78'
MF	8	Aaran Lines
MF	10	Chris Jackson	62'
MF	12	Mark Atkinson
MF	15	Ivan Vicelich
FW	13	Christian Bouckenooghe
Substitutions:
FW	16	Vaughan Coveny	62'
DF	5	Jonathan Perry	78'
FW	17	Mark Elrick	78'
Manager:
Ken Dugdale

Brazil vs United States

28 July 1999 (1999-07-28)

20:30

Brazil	1–0	United States
Ronaldinho 13'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 54,000

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Brazil

United States


GK	1	Dida
DF	2	Evanílson
DF	3	Odvan
DF	4	João Carlos
DF	6	Serginho
MF	5	Flávio Conceição		78'
MF	8	Emerson	90+2'
MF	11	Zé Roberto
MF	20	Vampeta
FW	7	Ronaldinho		80'
FW	9	Christian		46'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Warley		46'
MF	10	Alex		78'
MF	17	Beto		80'
Manager:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo


GK	18	Kasey Keller
DF	3	Gregg Berhalter	6'
DF	4	Robin Fraser	61'
DF	12	Jeff Agoos
DF	16	Carlos Llamosa	35'	78'
MF	2	Frankie Hejduk
MF	6	John Harkes		58'
MF	8	Earnie Stewart
MF	13	Cobi Jones
FW	10	Jovan Kirovski
FW	20	Brian McBride
Substitutions:
FW	9	Joe-Max Moore		58'
MF	7	Eddie Lewis		78'
Manager:
Bruce Arena

United States vs Germany

30 July 1999 (1999-07-30)

18:00

United States	2–0	Germany
Olsen 23' Moore 50'	Report

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

United States

Germany


GK	1	Brad Friedel
DF	5	C. J. Brown
DF	12	Jeff Agoos	47'
DF	14	Matt McKeon
DF	17	Marcelo Balboa
MF	2	Frankie Hejduk	39'
MF	7	Eddie Lewis
MF	11	Paul Bravo		77'
MF	15	Richie Williams
MF	19	Ben Olsen	33'	65'
FW	9	Joe-Max Moore		82'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Earnie Stewart		65'
FW	20	Brian McBride		77'
FW	10	Jovan Kirovski		82'
Manager:
Bruce Arena


GK	1	Jens Lehmann
DF	2	Christian Wörns	75'
DF	3	Jörg Heinrich		41'
DF	4	Thomas Linke
DF	17	Heiko Gerber	60'	76'
MF	8	Dariusz Wosz
MF	10	Lothar Matthäus	81'
MF	16	Bernd Schneider
MF	19	Horst Heldt		60'
FW	11	Michael Preetz
FW	13	Oliver Neuville
Substitutions:
DF	5	Mustafa Doğan		41'
FW	20	Paulo Rink	90+2'	60'
MF	6	Ronald Maul		76'
Manager:
Erich Ribbeck

New Zealand vs Brazil

30 July 1999 (1999-07-30)

20:30

New Zealand	0–2	Brazil
	Report	Marcos Paulo 45+2' Ronaldinho 88'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

New Zealand

Brazil


GK	1	Jason Batty
DF	2	Chris Zoricich
DF	3	Sean Douglas
DF	4	Che Bunce		82'
DF	14	Ryan Nelsen	81'
MF	7	Mark Burton
MF	8	Aaran Lines
MF	10	Chris Jackson	27'	85'
MF	11	Heremaia Ngata		66'
MF	12	Mark Atkinson
FW	13	Christian Bouckenooghe
Substitutions:
FW	16	Vaughan Coveny		66'
DF	15	Ivan Vicelich		82'
DF	5	Jonathan Perry		85'
Manager:
Ken Dugdale


GK	1	Dida
DF	2	Evanílson
DF	13	César Belli
DF	14	Luiz Alberto
DF	16	Athirson
MF	5	Flávio Conceição
MF	10	Alex
MF	15	Marcos Paulo	56'
MF	17	Beto
FW	9	Christian	64'
FW	19	Warley
Substitutions:
FW	18	Rôni	56'
FW	7	Ronaldinho	64'
Manager:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo

References

^ "International: 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Schedule". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "1999 CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Draw and Schedule for Mexico '99". SoccerAmerica.com. Soccer America. Retrieved 23 July 2021.