1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
| Event | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 August 1999 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
| Referee | Anders Frisk (Sweden) | ||||||
| Attendance | 110,000 | ||||||
The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match between Mexico and Brazil to determine the winners of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, on 4 August 1999.
Mexico won the match 4–3, earning their first title in history and being the first CONCACAF team to win the tournament.
This was the first time Mexico took over Brazil in a FIFA tournament final. Prior to the tournament, Mexico never won a major FIFA tournament, but came close to in the second edition (also the last edition) of the King Fahd Cup, ending up in third place, under Denmark and Argentina.
For Brazil, this was their second and consecutive final after beating Australia in the 1997 Confederations Cup Final, making them the first team to win the tournament, since FIFA took over the King Fahd Cup.
This marked the first time Mexico qualified to the tournament final, and the first time a CONCACAF representative would reach the final.
In their tournament debut, Mexico won 5–1 in their first match against Saudi Arabia. Later, they tied in a disappointing game 2–2 against Egypt, that got a dramatic equalizer in the last five minutes. For their last group stage match, Bolivia were their rivals, beating them 1–0 in the 52nd minute, that gave Mexico a total of seven points. Then in the semi-finals, United States stood in Mexico's way, but were later defeated 1–0 by golden goal, scored in the 97' minute that gave Mexico the first ticket to the final.
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