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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

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
RB	2	Evanílson
CB	3	Odvan
CB	4	João Carlos
LB	6	Serginho
DM	8	Emerson (c)	12'
RM	20	Vampeta	17'
LM	5	Flávio Conceição		62'
AM	11	Zé Roberto		82'
CF	9	Christian		62'
CF	7	Ronaldinho
Substitutions:
MF	10	Alex		62'
FW	19	Warley		62'
MF	17	Beto		82'
Manager:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo


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

New Zealand vs United States

24 July 1999

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
CB	2	Chris Zoricich (c)
CB	15	Ivan Vicelich
CB	6	Gavin Wilkinson
RM	13	Christian Bouckenooghe
CM	12	Mark Atkinson		57'
CM	8	Aaran Lines
LM	3	Sean Douglas		73'
AM	10	Chris Jackson
AM	7	Mark Burton
CF	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 (c)
RB	13	Cobi Jones	82'
CB	4	Robin Fraser
CB	16	Carlos Llamosa
LB	12	Jeff Agoos
DM	15	Richie Williams
RM	6	John Harkes
LM	7	Eddie Lewis	77'
AM	8	Earnie Stewart	77'
CF	10	Jovan Kirovski
CF	20	Brian McBride
Substitutions:
DF	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

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
RB	16	Bernd Schneider
CB	2	Christian Wörns
CB	4	Thomas Linke
LB	3	Jörg Heinrich
DM	10	Lothar Matthäus (c)	47'	70'
RM	11	Michael Preetz
CM	18	Lars Ricken
CM	7	Mehmet Scholl		46'
LM	9	Olaf Marschall	19'	64'
CF	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
RB	2	Chris Zoricich (c)	78'
CB	14	Ryan Nelsen
CB	15	Ivan Vicelich
LB	6	Gavin Wilkinson
RM	13	Christian Bouckenooghe
CM	12	Mark Atkinson
CM	8	Aaran Lines
LM	3	Sean Douglas
CF	10	Chris Jackson	62'
CF	7	Mark Burton	78'
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

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
RB	2	Evanílson
CB	3	Odvan
CB	4	João Carlos
LB	6	Serginho
DM	8	Emerson (c)	90+2'
RM	20	Vampeta
LM	5	Flávio Conceição		78'
AM	11	Zé Roberto
CF	9	Christian		46'
CF	7	Ronaldinho		80'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Warley		46'
MF	10	Alex		78'
MF	17	Beto		80'
Manager:
Vanderlei Luxemburgo


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

United States vs Germany

30 July 1999

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 (c)
RB	2	Frankie Hejduk	39'
CB	17	Marcelo Balboa
CB	5	C. J. Brown
LB	12	Jeff Agoos	47'
RM	19	Ben Olsen	33'	65'
CM	14	Matt McKeon
CM	15	Richie Williams
LM	7	Eddie Lewis
AM	11	Paul Bravo		77'
CF	9	Joe-Max Moore		82'
Substitutions:
FW	8	Earnie Stewart		65'
FW	20	Brian McBride		77'
FW	10	Jovan Kirovski		82'
Manager:
Bruce Arena


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

New Zealand vs Brazil

30 July 1999

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
CB	2	Chris Zoricich (c)
CB	14	Ryan Nelsen	81'
CB	4	Che Bunce		82'
RM	13	Christian Bouckenooghe
CM	12	Mark Atkinson
CM	8	Aaran Lines
LM	3	Sean Douglas
RF	10	Chris Jackson	27'	85'
CF	11	Heremaia Ngata		66'
LF	7	Mark Burton
Substitutions:
FW	16	Vaughan Coveny		66'
MF	15	Ivan Vicelich		82'
DF	5	Jonathan Perry		85'
Manager:
Ken Dugdale


GK	1	Dida
RB	2	Evanílson
CB	13	César Belli
CB	14	Luiz Alberto
LB	16	Athirson
CM	15	Marcos Paulo	56'
CM	5	Flávio Conceição (c)
RW	10	Alex
AM	19	Warley
LW	17	Beto
CF	9	Christian	64'
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.

[3] The rankings of September 1998 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[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.

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1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B

Teams

Standings

Results

Brazil vs Germany

New Zealand vs United States

Germany vs New Zealand

Brazil vs United States

United States vs Germany

New Zealand vs Brazil

References