1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 25 to 29 July 1999 in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.^[1] The group consisted of Bolivia, Egypt, host nation Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.^[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
A1	Mexico	–	CONCACAF	Hosts	–	3rd	1997	Third place (1995)	10	13
A2	Egypt	–	CAF	1998 African Cup of Nations winners	28 February 1998	1st	–	–	19	33
A3	Bolivia	–	CONMEBOL	1997 Copa América runners-up	23 October 1998	1st	–	–	57	72
A4	Saudi Arabia	–	AFC	1996 AFC Asian Cup winners	21 December 1996	4th	1997	Runners-up (1991)	32	48

Notes

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico (H)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
3	Bolivia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Egypt	3	0	2	1	5	9	−4	2

In the semi-finals:

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

Results

Bolivia vs Egypt

Mexico vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia

Mexico vs Egypt

Egypt vs Saudi Arabia

Bolivia vs Mexico

References