2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A

Group A of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup took place from 17 to 24 June 2017. It consisted of Russia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Mexico. The top two teams, Portugal and Mexico, advanced to the semi-finals.[1]

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
November 2016[nb 1] June 2017
A1  Russia UEFA * Hosts 2 December 2010 1st — Debut 55 63
A2  New Zealand OFC 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners 11 June 2016 4th 2009 Group stage (1999, 2003, 2009) 110 95
A3  Portugal UEFA 2016 UEFA EuroUEFA Euro 2016 winners 10 July 2016 1st — Debut 8 8
A4  Mexico CONCACAF 2015 CONCACAF Cup winners 10 October 2015 7th 2013 Winners (1999) 18 17
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of November 2016 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3  Russia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the semi-finals:

Matches

All times Moscow Time (UTC+3).

Russia vs New Zealand

Russia 2–0 New Zealand
  • Boxall 31' (o.g.)
  • Smolov 69'
 Report
Attendance: 50,251
Russia[2]
New Zealand[2]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
CB 6 Georgi Dzhikiya
CB 5 Viktor Vasin
CB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov
RWB 19 Aleksandr Samedov
LWB 18 Yuri Zhirkov
CM 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin  77'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov
CM 17 Aleksandr Golovin
CF 9 Fyodor Smolov  90'
CF 7 Dmitry Poloz  64'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Aleksandr Bukharov  64'
MF 22 Dmitri Tarasov  77'
MF 15 Aleksei Miranchuk  90'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
GK 1 Stefan Marinovic
CB 20 Tommy Smith
CB 22 Andrew Durante
CB 5 Michael Boxall
RWB 18 Kip Colvey  83'
LWB 3 Deklan Wynne
CM 7 Kosta Barbarouses  61'
CM 8 Michael McGlinchey
CM 14 Ryan Thomas
CF 11 Marco Rojas  71'
CF 9 Chris Wood (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Bill Tuiloma  61'
FW 10 Shane Smeltz  71'
FW 13 Monty Patterson  83'
Manager:
Anthony Hudson

Man of the Match:
Fyodor Smolov (Russia)[3]

Assistant referees:
Alexander Guzman (Colombia)
Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Mark Geiger (United States)
Video assistant referees:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Portugal vs Mexico

Portugal 2–2 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 34,372
Portugal[4]
Mexico[4]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 21 Cédric
CB 3 Pepe
CB 6 José Fonte
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 20 Ricardo Quaresma  82'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 8 João Moutinho  58'
LM 15 André Gomes  90+3'
CF 17 Nani  58'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
FW 18 Gelson Martins  58'
MF 23 Adrien Silva  68'  58'
FW 9 André Silva  82'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 3 Carlos Salcedo  67'
CB 5 Diego Reyes
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 7 Miguel Layún
CM 6 Jonathan dos Santos
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)  73'
RF 11 Carlos Vela  57'
CF 14 Javier Hernández
LF 9 Raúl Jiménez  79'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Giovani dos Santos  57'
DF 2 Néstor Araujo  67'
FW 19 Oribe Peralta  79'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[5]

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Video assistant referees:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Dalibor Đurđević (Serbia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Russia vs Portugal

Russia 0–1 Portugal
Report Ronaldo 8'
Attendance: 42,759
Russia[6]
Portugal[6]
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
CB 6 Georgi Dzhikiya  72'
CB 5 Viktor Vasin
CB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov  83'
RWB 3 Roman Shishkin  46'
LWB 23 Dmitri Kombarov  68'
RM 19 Aleksandr Samedov  76'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov  26'
CM 17 Aleksandr Golovin
LM 18 Yuri Zhirkov
CF 9 Fyodor Smolov
Substitutions:
MF 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin  46'
FW 7 Dmitry Poloz  68'
FW 11 Aleksandr Bukharov  83'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro  65'
CB 3 Pepe  57'
CB 2 Bruno Alves
LB 21 Cédric
RM 10 Bernardo Silva  71'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 23 Adrien Silva  83'
LM 15 André Gomes
CF 9 André Silva  78'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
DF 19 Eliseu  65'
FW 18 Gelson Martins  78'
MF 13 Danilo Pereira  83'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[7]

Assistant referees:
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Mauro Tonolini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Video assistant referees:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Mexico vs New Zealand

Mexico 2–1 New Zealand
 Report Wood 42'
Attendance: 25,133
Mexico[8]
New Zealand[8]
GK 12 Alfredo Talavera
CB 3 Carlos Salcedo  33'
CB 2 Néstor Araujo
CB 23 Oswaldo Alanís  46'
RM 10 Giovani dos Santos
CM 5 Diego Reyes (c)  90+6'
CM 8 Marco Fabián
LM 20 Javier Aquino
RF 17 Jürgen Damm
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez
LF 19 Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
DF 15 Héctor Moreno  33'  68'
MF 16 Héctor Herrera  90+5'  46'
DF 4 Rafael Márquez  68'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Stefan Marinovic
CB 5 Michael Boxall  90+6'
CB 22 Andrew Durante
CB 20 Tommy Smith
RWB 16 Dane Ingham  82'
LWB 3 Deklan Wynne
CM 15 Clayton Lewis  58'
CM 8 Michael McGlinchey
CM 14 Ryan Thomas  26'
CF 11 Marco Rojas  73'
CF 9 Chris Wood (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Bill Tuiloma  58'
FW 7 Kosta Barbarouses  73'
FW 13 Monty Patterson  82'
Manager:
Anthony Hudson

Man of the Match:
Javier Aquino (Mexico)[9]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Video assistant referees:
Clément Turpin (France)
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Mexico vs Russia

Mexico 2–1 Russia
 Report Samedov 25'
Attendance: 41,585
Mexico[10]
Russia[10]
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RB 5 Diego Reyes  39'
CB 2 Néstor Araujo
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 7 Miguel Layún
CM 6 Jonathan dos Santos
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)  16'  70'
RF 22 Hirving Lozano
CF 14 Javier Hernández
LF 11 Carlos Vela  46'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Luis Reyes  39'
MF 20 Javier Aquino  46'
MF 23 Oswaldo Alanís  90+2'  70'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
CB 6 Georgi Dzhikiya
CB 5 Viktor Vasin  71'
CB 13 Fyodor Kudryashov  63'
RWB 19 Aleksandr Samedov
LWB 18 Yuri Zhirkov  9'  68'
CM 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin  70'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov
CM 17 Aleksandr Golovin  88'
CF 9 Fyodor Smolov  78'
CF 11 Aleksandr Bukharov  64'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Dmitry Poloz  64'
DF 2 Igor Smolnikov  70'
FW 20 Maksim Kanunnikov  78'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov

Man of the Match:
Hirving Lozano (Mexico)[11]

Assistant referees:
Abdullah Al-Shalawi (Saudi Arabia)
Mohammed Al-Abakry (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Video assistant referees:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jair Marrufo (United States)

New Zealand vs Portugal

New Zealand 0–4 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 56,290
New Zealand[12]
Portugal[12]
GK 1 Stefan Marinovic
CB 5 Michael Boxall
CB 22 Andrew Durante  74'
CB 20 Tommy Smith
RWB 16 Dane Ingham  82'
LWB 17 Tom Doyle
CM 15 Clayton Lewis  19'  65'
CM 8 Michael McGlinchey  37'
CM 14 Ryan Thomas
CF 11 Marco Rojas
CF 9 Chris Wood (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Bill Tuiloma  37'
FW 7 Kosta Barbarouses  65'
FW 10 Shane Smeltz  74'
Manager:
Anthony Hudson
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 11 Nélson Semedo  21'
CB 3 Pepe  56'
CB 2 Bruno Alves
LB 19 Eliseu
RM 20 Ricardo Quaresma  83'
CM 13 Danilo Pereira
CM 8 João Moutinho
LM 10 Bernardo Silva  46'
CF 9 André Silva
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)  67'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Pizzi  46'
FW 17 Nani  67'
FW 18 Gelson Martins  83'
Manager:
Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[13]

Assistant referees:
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Charles Justin Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Video assistant referees:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

References

  1. ^ "Regulations – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Russia v New Zealand – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Portugal-Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Portugal v Mexico – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Russia-Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Russia v Portugal – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Mexico v New Zealand – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Mexico v Russia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – New Zealand-Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  13. ^ "New Zealand v Portugal – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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