Thursday, February 8, 2018

Compendium to the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Part 5 (Semifinals and Finals)


1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Matches:


Semifinals:
December 19, 1997 (Riyadh, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)
December 19, 1997 (Riyadh, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Third Place:
December 21, 1997 (Riyadh, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0)

Final:
December 21, 1997 (Riyadh, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Date: December 19, 1997
Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Semifinals
Result: Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0
Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria)
Linesmen: Paul Smith (New Zealand), Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador)
Kick-off time: 15:15  
Goalscorers:
(Brazil): Romario 53, Ronaldo 82
(Czech Republic): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (53rd minute, Brazil): From the middle, Dunga passed to Juninho who crossed for Romario to score from the edge of the box.
2:0 (82nd minute, Brazil): From the middle, Dunga sent a long cross on left side touchline to Denilson. He sent a low cross for Ronaldo to score.
Lineups:
Brazil:
1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’ (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
2- Evangelista Moraes Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 
3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           
4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior Júnior Baiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) (14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 68th)
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
5-
 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga (Jubilo Iwata / Japan)
19- Osvaldo Giroldo JuniorJuninho Paulista’ (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 
11-‘Romário’ de Souza Faria (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
 (18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 46th)
8- Flavio da Conceição (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) (16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Yokohama Flugels / Japan)  88th)
9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo
Booked: Junior Baiano 21, Cafu 24, Aldair 34, Carlos Dunga 78
Other Substitutes:
7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira Bebeto’ (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)   
12- Rogério Mücke Ceni (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo
13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira  (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
21- ‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain:
 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Czech Republic:
1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)
6- Zdenek Svoboda (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)
12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)
13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)
15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) (8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England) 81st)
7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)
17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France)
9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball- Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)
4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy) (2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 73rd)
11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 89th)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin
Booked: Pavel Nedved 7, Petr Vlcek 64, Jiri Nemec 68  
Other Substitutes:
10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)
14 - Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava)
16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)
18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)
19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)
20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

Team Captain: Jiri Nemec
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks






Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita
(December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 113, June 1998
(December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czech Republic squad, December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)





Date: December 19, 1997
Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Semifinals
Result: Australia 1-Uruguay 0 (after Overtime, Match ended after Golden Goal in the 92nd minute)
Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)
Linesmen: Jacques Poudevigne (France), Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)
Kick-off time: 19:00
Goalscorers:
(Australia): Harry Kewell 92
(Uruguay): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (92nd minute, Australia): Harry Kewell scored from a long range shot from outside of box.
Lineups:
Australia:
1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   
4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)
5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)
21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)
3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)
6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)
10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia) 81st)
8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England)  
9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia)
         
Coach: Terry Venables (England)
Booked: Kevin Muscat 29
Other Substitutes:
20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)
2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)  
7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England)  
12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan)
13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United)
16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)
17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City)
18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory)

Team Captain: Alexander Tobin
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Uruguay:
12- Claudio Sebastián Flores Banega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
2- Luis Diego López Breijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain)
4- Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)
3- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias  (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  
6- Edgardo Alberto Adinolfi Duarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
8- Líber Ernesto Vespa Lagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina)
5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain)
7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)
10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
9- Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)  (11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) 81st)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua
Booked: Marcelo Zalayeta 4, Gustavo Mendez 5
Other Substitutes:
1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)
13- Pablo Fernando Hernández Roetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)
14- Christian Fabián Callejas Rodríguez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)
15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)
16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)
17- Walter Fabián Coelho Alves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)
18- Martín Sebastián Rivas Fernández (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)
19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere
Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks



Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita
(December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 0-Australia 1)


Photo From: France Football, Issue 2698, December 23, 1997
(December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 0-Australia 1)




Date: December 21, 1997
Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Third Place
Result: Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0
Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria)
Linesmen: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu), Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador)
Kick-off time: 17:50      
Goalscorers:
(Czech Republic): Eduard Lasota 62
(Uruguay): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (62nd minute, Czech Republic): Kuka’s shot was parried by Claudio Flores and Eduard Lasota tapped in the rebound.
Lineups:
Czech Republic:
1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)
6- Zdenek Svoboda (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)
12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)
11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 58th)
7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)
4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)
9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball -Club e.V.Kaiserslautern / Germany)
18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)
17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France) (8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England) 77th)
16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) (5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) 87th)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin
Booked: Zdenek Svoboda 29, Jiri Nemec 35, Milan Fukal 75, Karel Poborsky 82
Other Substitutes:
2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)
3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)
10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)
14 - Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava)
19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)
20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

Team Captain: Jiri Nemec
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Uruguay:
12- Claudio Sebastián Flores Banega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
2- Luis Diego López Breijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain) (13- Pablo Fernando Hernández Roetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo) 66th)
4- Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)
3- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias  (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  
6- Edgardo Alberto Adinolfi Duarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
8- Líber Ernesto Vespa Lagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina) (11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) 78th)
5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain) (14- Christian Fabián Callejas Rodríguez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo) 46th)
7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)
10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 
9- Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua
Booked: Gonzalo De Los Santos 30, Nicolas Olivera 37, Dario Silva 90
Other Substitutes:
1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)
15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)
16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)
17- Walter Fabián Coelho Alves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)
18- Martín Sebastián Rivas Fernández (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)
19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere
Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks


Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0)



Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czech Republic squad, December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0)




Date: December 21, 1997
Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Final
Result: Brazil 6-Australia 0
Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Pirom Un-Praset (Thailand)
Linesmen: Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman), Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Kick-off time: 21:00  
Goalscorers:
(Brazil): Ronaldo 15, 28, 59, Romario 38, 53, 75 pen
(Australia): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (15th minute, Brazil): Ronaldo passed to Denilson on the left side, he passed it back inside the box to Ronaldo to score.
2:0 (28th minute, Brazil): Juninho lobbed a ball inside the box, the Australian defenders hesitated and Ronaldo poked it past Bosnich.
3:0 (38th minute, Brazil): Cafu’s cross from the right side was volleyed in by Romario.
4:0 (53rd minute, Brazil): Cafu’s cross from the right side was headed across by Ronaldo to Romario who trapped and scored.
5:0 (59th minute, Brazil): Dunga sent a long cross from his own half to Ronaldo who trapped and scored.
6:0 (75th minute, Brazil): Mark Bosnich fouled Ronaldo fouled in the box. Romario scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Brazil:
1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’ (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
2- Evangelista Moraes Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 
3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           
4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior Júnior Baiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
5-
 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga (Jubilo Iwata / Japan)
16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Yokohama Flugels / Japan) 
19- Osvaldo Giroldo JuniorJuninho Paulista’ (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 
18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy)
11-‘Romário’ de Souza Faria (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo
Booked: Ronaldo 71
Other Substitutes:
7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira Bebeto’ (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)   
10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
12- Rogério Mücke Ceni (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo
13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro
15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
17- Dorival Guidoni Júnior ‘Doriva’ (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte
20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
21- ‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain:
 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Australia:
1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   
2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia) (12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan) 56th)
4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)
5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)
14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)  (21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) 30th)
3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)
6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)
10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England) 30th)
8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England)
9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia)

Coach: Terry Venables (England)
Sent off : Mark Viduka 24
Other Substitutes:
20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)
7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England)
13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United)
15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)  
16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)
17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City)
19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory)

Team Captain: Alexander Tobin
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks


Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 108, January 1998
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 108, January 1998
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Photo From: France Football, Issue 2698, December 23, 1997
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Photo From: World Soccer, February 1998
(December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: Libero
(Australia squad, December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)


Photo From: Libero
(Brazil squad, December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)



Adidas Golden Shoe (Top Goalscorer)

1-Romario (Brazil) 7 goals
2-Vladimir Smicer (Czeh Republic) 5 goals
3-Ronaldo (Brazil) 4 goals

Adidas Golden Ball (Best Player)

1-Denilson (Brazil)
2-Romario (Brazil)
3-Vladimir Smicer (Czeh Republic)

FIFA Fair Play Award





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