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

Saudi Arabia 0–5 Mexico

Sunday 14 Dec 1997 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia0–5Mexico

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Palencia Palencia Blanco Luna Blanco

20′0–1Francisco Palencia Mexico
62′0–2Francisco Palencia Mexico
68′0–3Cuauhtemoc Blanco Mexico
75′0–4Braulio Luna Mexico
76′0–5Cuauhtemoc Blanco Mexico

Elo

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

Saudi Arabia: 1739 → 1677
Mexico: 1751 → 1814

Expected score for Saudi Arabia: 62.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 7, 1995–2025.

Saudi Arabia wins: 0
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 6

Form either side

Saudi Arabia

Before

1–0 v Iran 24 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v China PR 6 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Qatar 12 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Iceland 7 Dec 1997 · Friendly
0–3 v Brazil 12 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997

After

1–0 v Australia 16 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
0–3 v Germany 22 Feb 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Jamaica 4 May 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Trinidad and Tobago 9 May 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Iceland 13 May 1998 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

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
1–3 v Australia 12 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997

After

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
1–0 v United States 15 Feb 1998 · Gold Cup 1998

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

Saudi Arabia

0–3 v Brazil Group stage
0–5 v Mexico Group stage
1–0 v Australia Group stage

Mexico

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

Every Saudi Arabia v Mexico match7

From Saudi Arabia's side.


28 Jun 2025	Mexico	0–2	Neutral	Gold Cup 2025	—
30 Nov 2022	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Group stage
25 Jul 1999	Mexico	1–5	Away	Confederations Cup 1999	Group stage
3 Jun 1998	Mexico	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Dec 1997	Mexico	0–5	Home	Confederations Cup 1997	Group stage
11 Oct 1995	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
6 Jan 1995	Mexico	0–2	Home	Confederations Cup 1995	Group stage

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