1997 FIFA Confederations Cup final

The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 21 December 1997, and was contested by Brazil and Australia. Brazil won the match 6–0.

1997 FIFA Confederations Cup final

Event	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil Australia 6 0
Date	21 December 1997
Venue	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)
Attendance	65,000
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Route to the final

Brazil		Round	Australia
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Saudi Arabia	3–0	Match 1	Mexico	3–1
Australia	0–0	Match 2	Brazil	0–0
Mexico	3–2	Match 3	Saudi Arabia	0–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4  Mexico 3 1 0 2 8 6 2 3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 1 8 –7 3		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7  Australia 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4  Mexico 3 1 0 2 8 6 2 3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 1 8 –7 3
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Czech Republic	2–0	Semi-Final	Uruguay	1–0

Match details

21 December 1997

21:00 AST

Brazil	6–0	Australia
Ronaldo 15', 27', 59' Romário 38', 53', 75' (pen.)	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Brazil

Australia

GK 1 Dida RB 2 Cafu CB 3 Aldair CB 4 Júnior Baiano LB 6 Roberto Carlos DM 5 Dunga (c) DM 16 César Sampaio AM 19 Juninho AM 18 Denílson CF 9 Ronaldo  72' CF 11 Romário Substitutions: GK 12 Rogério Ceni FW 7 Bebeto MF 8 Flávio Conceição MF 10 Leonardo DF 13 Zé Maria DF 14 Gonçalves DF 15 Zé Roberto MF 17 Doriva MF 20 Rivaldo MF 21 Rodrigo Fabri DF 22 Russo Manager: Mário Zagallo

GK 1 Mark Bosnich SW 4 Milan Ivanović RB 14 Tony Vidmar  31' CB 5 Alex Tobin (c) CB 2 Steve Horvat  55' LB 3 Stan Lazaridis CM 8 Craig Foster CM 6 Ned Zelić AM 10 Aurelio Vidmar  31' CF 9 Mark Viduka  24' CF 11 Harry Kewell Substitutions: GK 20 Zeljko Kalac MF 7 Robbie Slater DF 12 Matthew Bingley  55' DF 13 Robbie Hooker MF 15 Josip Skoko FW 16 Paul Trimboli FW 17 Damian Mori FW 18 John Aloisi  31' MF 19 Ernie Tapai DF 21 Kevin Muscat  31' Manager: Terry Venables

OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Jacques Poudevigne (France)

MATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level: 3 substitutions allowed