Confederations Cup 1997 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Mexico 1–3 Australia

Friday 12 Dec 1997 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral)

Mexico1–3Australia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Viduka Aloisi Hernández Mori

45′0–1Mark Viduka Australia
59′0–2John Aloisi Australia
80′1–2Luis Hernández Mexico · penalty
90′1–3Damian Mori Australia

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Mexico: 1775 → 1751
Australia: 1902 → 1926

Expected score for Mexico: 32.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 6, 1980–2026.

Mexico wins: 1
Draws: 3
Australia wins: 2

Form either side

Mexico

Before

5–0 v El Salvador 5 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–2 v Canada 12 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v United States 2 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–3 v Costa Rica 9 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Jamaica 16 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

5–0 v Saudi Arabia 14 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
2–3 v Brazil 16 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
4–2 v Trinidad and Tobago 4 Feb 1998 · Gold Cup 1998
2–0 v Honduras 7 Feb 1998 · Gold Cup 1998
1–0 v Jamaica 12 Feb 1998 · Gold Cup 1998

Australia

Before

2–0 v Tahiti 19 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–0 v New Zealand 28 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v New Zealand 6 Jul 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Iran 22 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–2 v Iran 29 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

0–0 v Brazil 14 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–1 v Saudi Arabia 16 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
1–0 v Uruguay 19 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–6 v Brazil 21 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–1 v Chile 7 Feb 1998 · Friendly

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Brazil	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Australia	3	1	1	1	+1	4
3Mexico	3	1	0	2	+2	3
4Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	-7	3

Road through the tournament

Mexico

1–3 v Australia Group stage
5–0 v Saudi Arabia Group stage
2–3 v Brazil Group stage

Australia

3–1 v Mexico Group stage
0–0 v Brazil Group stage
0–1 v Saudi Arabia Group stage
1–0 v Uruguay Semi-final
0–6 v Brazil Final

Every Mexico v Australia match6

From Mexico's side.


30 May 2026	Australia	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Sep 2023	Australia	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
30 May 2001	Australia	0–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2001	Group stage
12 Dec 1997	Australia	1–3	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1997	Group stage
26 Aug 1980	Australia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
24 Aug 1980	Australia	2–2	Away	Friendly	—

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