2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A
# 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.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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)
