Compendium to ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’-Episode 257- Uruguay vs. Australia World Cup Qualifying Playoffs in November 2001.

 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs (Oceania vs. South America)

 

November 20, 2001, World Cup Qualifier, Melbourne, Australia 1-Uruguay 0 (Kevin Muscat 79 pen)

November 25, 2001, World Cup Qualifier, Montevideo, Uruguay 3- Australia 0 (Debray Darío Silva Pereira 14, Richard Javier Morales Aguirre 70, 90)

 

 

Date: November 20, 2001

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier- Playoffs, First Leg (Oceania vs. South America)

Result: Australia 1-Uruguay 0

Venue: Melbourne- Melbourne Cricket Ground

Attendance: 84,656

Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

Linesmen: Marco Ivaldi and Aniello Di Mauro (both Italy)

Kick-off time: 20:15

Goalscorers:

(Australia): Kevin Muscat 79 pen

(Uruguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (79th minute, Australia): Kewell crossed from the left side, and Dario Rodriguez pulled down Agostino. Muscat scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Australia:

1-Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

14-Shaun Murphy (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

3-Craig Moore (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) 

2-Kevin Muscat (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

5-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

4-Paul Okon (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

11-Stan Lazaridis (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (18-Paul Agostino (Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860 e.V. / Germnay) 46)

7-Brett Emerton (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

8-Josip Skoko (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk / Belgium)

10-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

9-Mark Viduka (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)  

 

Coach: Frank Farina

Booked: Kevin Muscat 85

Other Substitutes:

6-Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

12- Zeljko Kalac (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade / Holland) 

13-Marco Bresciano (Empoli Football Club / Italy) 

16-Steve Horvat (Melbourne Knights)

17-Steve Corica (Sanfrecce Hiroshima / Japan)

21-John Aloisi (Club Atlético Osasuna / Spain)

 

Team Captain: Paul Okon

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

 

Uruguay:

1- Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  

2- Washington Eduardo Tais Bidegain (Real Betis Balompié -Sevilla / Spain)

3- Daniel Alejandro Lembo Bentancor (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

4- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  

6- Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

7- Gianni Bismark Guigou Martínez (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

5- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy)   

8- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)  

19- Ernesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy) (15- Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos (Real Racing Club de Santander / Spain) 77)

11- Gerardo Federico Magallanes González (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy) (16- Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy) 72)

 

Coach: Victor Haroldo Púa

Booked: Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña 34

Other Substitutes:

12- Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

14- Joe Emerson Bizera Bastos (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

18- Richard Javier Morales Aguirre (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

9- Diego Martín Alonso López (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

 

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Meta

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

 

 

Today in 2001 - @Uruguay 🇺🇾 lost 1-0 to @Socceroos 🇦🇺 in Melbourne for the 1st leg of the World Cup qualifying playoff

• La Celeste would go on to win the return leg 3-0 and advance to Korea/Japan '02 pic.twitter.com/3brtC1IO7O

— Uruguay Football ENG (@UruguayFootENG) November 20, 2024

 

Photo From: El Muno Deportivo, November 21, 2001

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2928, May 21, 2002

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 2002

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, April 2002

(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

 

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

 

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian) 

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian) 

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian) 

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian) 

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian) 

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian) 

 

Date: November 25, 2001

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier- Playoffs, Second Leg (Oceania vs. South America)

Result: Uruguay 3-Australia 0

Venue: Montevideo- Estadio Centenario – ‘Monumento al Fútbol Mundial’ 

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) (In another source, Ahmed Yaqqob Mohamed of United Arab Emirates is listed as the referee.)

Linesmen: Ali Abdulla Makhlouf and Fourth official: Musallam Al Bloushi (both United Arab Emirates)

Kick-off time: 16:00

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Debray Darío Silva Pereira 14, Richard Javier Morales Aguirre 70, 90

(Australia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (14th minute, Uruguay): A long cross form the Uruguayan half from the right reached Dario Silva in the box, who advanced to score.

2:0 (70th minute, Uruguay): Recoba’s free kick from the left side was headed in by Morales.

3:0 (90th minute, Uruguay): Recoba’s pass from the left side was struck in by Morales.

Lineups:

Uruguay:

1- Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  

2- Washington Eduardo Tais Bidegain (Real Betis Balompié -Sevilla / Spain)

3- Daniel Alejandro Lembo Bentancor (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

4- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  

6- Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

7- Gianni Bismark Guigou Martínez (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

5- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy)   

20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)  

10- Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos (Real Racing Club de Santander / Spain) (8- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 74)

9- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Malaga Club de Fútbol / Spain) (14- Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 83)

11- Gerardo Federico Magallanes González (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy) (18- Richard Javier Morales Aguirre (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo) 66)

 

Coach: Victor Haroldo Púa

Booked: Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos 7, Pablo Gabriel García Pérez 67, Richard Javier Morales Aguirre 71, Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa 81, Debray Darío Silva Pereira 82, Washington Eduardo Tais Bidegain 85, Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández 90+2

Other Substitutes:

12- Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

15- Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy)

19- Diego Martín Alonso López (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

16- Andrés Nicolás Olivera (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

 

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Meta

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

 

Australia:

1-Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

14-Shaun Murphy (Sheffield United Football Club / England) (21-John Aloisi (Club Atlético Osasuna / Spain) 81)

3-Craig Moore (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland) 

2-Kevin Muscat (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England) (18-Paul Agostino (Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860 e.V. / Germnay) 73)

5-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

4-Paul Okon (captain) (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

11-Stan Lazaridis (Birmingham City Football Club / England)

7-Brett Emerton (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

8-Josip Skoko (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk / Belgium)

10-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

9-Mark Viduka (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)  

 

Coach: Frank Farina

Booked: Kevin Muscat 32

Other Substitutes:

12- Zeljko Kalac (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade / Holland) 

13-Marco Bresciano (Empoli Football Club / Italy) 

16-Steve Horvat (Melbourne Knights)

17-Steve Corica (Sanfrecce Hiroshima / Japan)

22-Mile Sterjovski (Lille Olympique Sporting Club- Lille Métropole / France)

 

Team Captain: Paul Okon

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

 

 

Photo From: El Muno Deportivo, November 26, 2001

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2903, November 27, 2001

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2903, November 27, 2001

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, April 2002

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, January 2002

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, January 2002

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Uruguay squad, November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

 

 

#OTD in 2001 - Uruguay 🇺🇾 beat Australia 🇦🇺 3-0 in Montevideo and qualified to the 2002 #FIFA World Cup.

AGG: 3-1 pic.twitter.com/nwbvMBNITa

— Uruguay Football ENG (@UruguayFootENG) November 25, 2021

 

 

25-11-2001 🔙Uruguay 🇺🇾 volvía, tras dos ausencias, a los Mundiales al vencer 3-0 a Australia 🇦🇺.
🗞️Revista El Grafico 4286 pic.twitter.com/DW7HRqCrTT

— Futbol Sin Pelota (@fspuy) November 25, 2023

 

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 26, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 25, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Uruguay 3- Australia 0)

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 257 (Interview with Uruguayan Journalist Mr. Rosdom Belian and Australian Author Dr. Mark Bowman, discussing the November 2001 World Cup qualifying play-offs between Australia and Uruguay.)

 This is the 257^th episode of my podcast, ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

 

For this episode, I interview Uruguayan Journalist Mr. Rosdom Belian and Australian Author Dr. Mark Bowman as we discuss the November 2001 World Cup qualifying play-offs between Australia and Uruguay.

 

Dr. Mark Bowman is an Australian Author, his book is ‘The Yawning Giant: A Sliding Doors Football Tale (2023).

 

 

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You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

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Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Yawning-Giant-Sliding-Doors-Football/dp/1925914712

 

 

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http://www.wibblepublishing.com/bpl.html

 

 

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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 (53^rd minute, Brazil): From the middle, Dunga passed to Juninho who crossed for Romario to score from the edge of the box.

2:0 (82^nd 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) 68^th)

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

5-

 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga (Jubilo Iwata / Japan)

19- Osvaldo Giroldo Junior ‘Juninho 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) 46^th)

8- Flavio da Conceição (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) (16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Yokohama Flugels / Japan)  88^th)

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) 81^st)

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) 73^rd)

11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 89^th)

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 92^nd 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 (92^nd 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) 81^st)

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) 81^st)

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 (62^nd 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) 58^th)

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) 77^th)

16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) (5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) 87^th)

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) 66^th)

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) 78^th)

5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain) (14- Christian Fabián Callejas Rodríguez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo) 46^th)

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 (15^th minute, Brazil): Ronaldo passed to Denilson on the left side, he passed it back inside the box to Ronaldo to score.

2:0 (28^th minute, Brazil): Juninho lobbed a ball inside the box, the Australian defenders hesitated and Ronaldo poked it past Bosnich.

3:0 (38^th minute, Brazil): Cafu’s cross from the right side was volleyed in by Romario.

4:0 (53^rd minute, Brazil): Cafu’s cross from the right side was headed across by Ronaldo to Romario who trapped and scored.

5:0 (59^th minute, Brazil): Dunga sent a long cross from his own half to Ronaldo who trapped and scored.

6:0 (75^th 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 Junior ‘Juninho 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) 56^th)

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) 30^th)

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) 30^th)

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

South Africa