1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Football tournament group stage

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Group B of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup took place between 13 and 17 December 1997. Uruguay won the group, and advanced to the knockout stage, along with group runners-up Czech Republic. United Arab Emirates and South Africa failed to advance.[1]

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Uruguay | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 4  | +4  | 9  | Advanced to knockout stage
2  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 4
3  |  United Arab Emirates | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 3  |
4  |  South Africa | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 1

Source: RSSSF

## Results

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### United Arab Emirates v Uruguay

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13 December 1997

17:50 AST

United Arab Emirates | 0–2|  Uruguay

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| Report | Olivera 45+2'
Pacheco 90+2'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

United Arab Emirates

Uruguay

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:

GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah
DF | 5 | Hassan Mubarak
DF | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail
DF | 20 | Mohamed Obaid
MF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak
MF | 13 | Abdulsalam Jumaa |  |  84'
MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Mohamed |  |  73'
MF | 16 | Ahmed Saeed
MF | 19 | Gholam Ali |  |  73'
FW | 8 | Ahmed Adel |  28'
FW | 11 | Yaser Salem Ali
Substitutions:
FW | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani |  |  73'
FW | 14 | Khamees Saad Mubarak |  |  73'
DF | 3 | Munther Abdullah |  |  84'
Manager:
Milan Máčala
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URUGUAY:

GK | 12 | Claudio Flores
DF | 2 | Diego López
DF | 3 | Paolo Montero
DF | 4 | Gustavo Méndez
DF | 6 | Edgardo Adinolfi
MF | 5 | Gonzalo de los Santos
MF | 7 | Pablo García
MF | 8 | Líber Vespa |  |  89'
MF | 20 | Álvaro Recoba |  |  54'
FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta
FW | 10 | Nicolás Olivera |  |  75'
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Darío Silva |  |  54'
FW | 19 | Antonio Pacheco |  |  75'
DF | 13 | Pablo Hernández |  |  89'
Manager:
Víctor Púa

### South Africa v Czech Republic

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13 December 1997

20:00 AST

South Africa | 2–2|  Czech Republic

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Augustine 39'
Mkhalele 86' | Report | Šmicer 19', 40'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

South Africa

Czech Republic

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SOUTH AFRICA:

GK | 1 | Andre Arendse
DF | 2 | Sizwe Motaung
DF | 4 | Willem Jackson
DF | 5 | Mark Fish
DF | 9 | Neil Tovey
MF | 10 | John Moshoeu
MF | 11 | Helman Mkhalele
MF | 15 | Doctor Khumalo |  |  37'
MF | 18 | John Moeti
FW | 6 | Phil Masinga |  45'
FW | 12 | Brendan Augustine |  |  74'
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Dumisa Ngobe |  |  37'
MF | 14 | Mark Williams |  |  74'
Manager:
Clive Barker
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CZECH REPUBLIC:

GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček
DF | 5 | Michal Horňák
DF | 12 | Karel Rada
DF | 13 | Petr Vlček |  9'
DF | 15 | Edvard Lasota
MF | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd
MF | 6 | Zdeněk Svoboda
MF | 7 | Jiří Němec |  75'  82'
MF | 11 | Radek Bejbl
MF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer |  |  83'
FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka |  |  90'
Substitutions:
FW | 8 | Karel Poborský |  |  83'
MF | 14 | Radek Slončík |  |  90'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

### United Arab Emirates v South Africa

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15 December 1997

17:50 AST

United Arab Emirates | 1–0|  South Africa

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H. Mubarak 5' | Report |

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

United Arab Emirates

South Africa

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:

GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah |  81'
DF | 5 | Hassan Mubarak
DF | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail
DF | 20 | Mohamed Obaid |  44'
MF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak
MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Mohamed |  |  70'
MF | 16 | Ahmed Saeed
MF | 19 | Gholam Ali |  |  81'
FW | 8 | Ahmed Adel
FW | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani |  |  70'
FW | 11 | Yaser Salem Ali
Substitutions:
MF | 13 | Abdulsalam Jumaa |  |  70'
FW | 14 | Khamees Saad Mubarak |  |  70'
DF | 3 | Munther Abdullah |  |  81'
Manager:
Milan Máčala
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SOUTH AFRICA:

GK | 1 | Andre Arendse
DF | 2 | Sizwe Motaung
DF | 4 | Willem Jackson |  |  46'
DF | 5 | Mark Fish
DF | 9 | Neil Tovey
MF | 8 | Dumisa Ngobe
MF | 10 | John Moshoeu
MF | 11 | Helman Mkhalele
MF | 18 | John Moeti |  |  82'
FW | 6 | Phil Masinga
FW | 12 | Brendan Augustine |  |  75'
Substitutions:
DF | 3 | David Nyathi |  |  46'
MF | 14 | Mark Williams |  |  75'
FW | 13 | Pollen Ndlanya |  |  82'
Manager:
Clive Barker

### Czech Republic v Uruguay

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15 December 1997

20:00 AST

Czech Republic | 1–2|  Uruguay

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Siegl 89' | Report | Olivera 26'
Zalayeta 88'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Czech Republic

Uruguay

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CZECH REPUBLIC:

GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček
DF | 5 | Michal Horňák |  19' |  70'
DF | 12 | Karel Rada |  43'
DF | 13 | Petr Vlček
DF | 15 | Edvard Lasota |  |  46'
MF | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd |  88'
MF | 6 | Zdeněk Svoboda |  72'
MF | 8 | Karel Poborský |  40'
MF | 11 | Radek Bejbl
MF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer
FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka |  |  60'
Substitutions:
MF | 19 | Martin Frýdek |  |  46'
FW | 10 | Horst Siegl |  |  60'
DF | 3 | Luboš Kozel |  |  70'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin
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URUGUAY:

GK | 12 | Claudio Flores
DF | 2 | Diego López
DF | 3 | Paolo Montero |  22'
DF | 4 | Gustavo Méndez |  45'
DF | 6 | Edgardo Adinolfi |  54'
MF | 5 | Gonzalo de los Santos
MF | 7 | Pablo García
MF | 8 | Líber Vespa |  |  87'
FW | 9 | Marcelo Zalayeta |  69'
FW | 10 | Nicolás Olivera |  |  65'
FW | 11 | Darío Silva |  69' |  77'
Substitutions:
MF | 20 | Álvaro Recoba |  |  65'
MF | 14 | Christian Callejas |  |  77'
DF | 13 | Pablo Hernández |  |  87'
Manager:
Víctor Púa

### United Arab Emirates v Czech Republic

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17 December 1997

17:50 AST

United Arab Emirates | 1–6|  Czech Republic

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Al Talyani 78' | Report | Obaid 11' (o.g.)
Nedvěd 22', 31'
Šmicer 42', 68', 71'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

United Arab Emirates

Czech Republic

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:

GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah
DF | 5 | Hassan Mubarak
DF | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail |  23'
DF | 20 | Mohamed Obaid |  |  46'
MF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak
MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Mohamed
MF | 16 | Ahmed Saeed
MF | 19 | Gholam Ali
FW | 8 | Ahmed Adel |  8' |  58'
FW | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani
FW | 11 | Yaser Salem Ali |  |  46'
Substitutions:
MF | 13 | Abdulsalam Jumaa |  |  46'
FW | 14 | Khamees Saad Mubarak |  |  46'
DF | 3 | Munther Abdullah |  84' |  58'
Manager:
Milan Máčala
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CZECH REPUBLIC:

GK | 1 | Pavel Srníček
DF | 5 | Michal Horňák |  |  65'
DF | 12 | Karel Rada
DF | 13 | Petr Vlček
MF | 4 | Pavel Nedvěd
MF | 6 | Zdeněk Svoboda
MF | 7 | Jiří Němec |  21'
MF | 11 | Radek Bejbl
MF | 17 | Vladimír Šmicer |  |  75'
FW | 9 | Pavel Kuka
FW | 10 | Horst Siegl |  |  82'
Substitutions:
DF | 15 | Edvard Lasota |  |  65'
DF | 2 | Ivo Ulich |  |  75'
FW | 16 | Vratislav Lokvenc |  |  82'
Manager:
Dušan Uhrin

### Uruguay v South Africa

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17 December 1997

20:00 AST

Uruguay | 4–3|  South Africa

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Silva 12', 66'
Recoba 42'
Callejas 90' | Report | Radebe 11'
Mkhalele 69'
Ndlanya 77'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Uruguay

South Africa

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URUGUAY:

GK | 1 | Carlos Nicola
DF | 2 | Diego López |  |  69'
DF | 15 | Carlos Díaz
DF | 16 | César Pellegrín
DF | 18 | Martín Rivas
MF | 13 | Pablo Hernández
MF | 14 | Christian Callejas
MF | 17 | Fabián Coelho |  |  79'
MF | 20 | Álvaro Recoba
FW | 11 | Darío Silva
FW | 19 | Antonio Pacheco |  |  79'
Substitutions:
MF | 5 | Gonzalo de los Santos |  |  69'
MF | 7 | Pablo García |  |  79'
MF | 8 | Líber Vespa |  |  79'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
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SOUTH AFRICA:

GK | 16 | Brian Baloyi
DF | 2 | Sizwe Motaung |  |  46'
DF | 3 | David Nyathi
DF | 5 | Mark Fish
DF | 19 | Lucas Radebe
MF | 10 | John Moshoeu |  |  77'
MF | 11 | Helman Mkhalele
MF | 18 | John Moeti |  20'
MF | 20 | Eric Tinkler |  54'
FW | 6 | Phil Masinga
FW | 14 | Mark Williams |  |  70'
Substitutions:
DF | 4 | Willem Jackson |  |  46'
FW | 13 | Pollen Ndlanya |  |  70'
MF | 17 | Jabulani Mnguni |  |  77'
Manager:
Clive Barker

## References

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1. ^ 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

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1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

Stages|

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Squads

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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