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.
Teams
Draw position
Team
Confederation
Method of qualification
Date of qualification
Finals appearance
Last appearance
Previous best performance
FIFA Rankings
November 2016
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
The rankings of November 2016 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
Pos
Team
v
t
e
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:
The winners of Group A, Portugal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Chile.
The runners-up of Group A, Mexico, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Germany.
Matches
All times Moscow Time (UTC+3).
Russia vs New Zealand
Russia
2–0
New Zealand
Boxall 31' (o.g.)
Smolov 69'
Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 50,251
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Russia
New Zealand
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)
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
Quaresma 34'
Cédric 86'
Report
Hernández 42'
Moreno 90+1'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 34,372
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Portugal
Mexico
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)
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'
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 42,759
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Russia
Portugal
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)
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
Jiménez 54'
Peralta 72'
Report
Wood 42'
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Attendance: 25,133
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Mexico
New Zealand
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)
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
Araujo 30'
Lozano 52'
Report
Samedov 25'
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 41,585
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Mexico
Russia
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)
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
Ronaldo 33' (pen.)
B. Silva 37'
A. Silva 80'
Nani 90+1'
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 56,290
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
New Zealand
Portugal
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)
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)
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