Just a few facts I thought were interesting to remember.
-Mexico 1999 is the competition's best-supported edition to date, with a tournament average of over 60,000 and a final attended by 110,000 at the fabled Azteca.
-50 goals have comfortably established Brazil as the highest-scoring team in FIFA Confederations Cup history, followed by Mexico (33) and France (24). In their three finals alone, A Seleção have hit the net 13 times, putting six goals past Australia in 1997, winning 4-1 against Argentina in 2005 and going down to a dramatic 4-3 defeat by Mexico in 1999.
-9 goals have established Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Ronaldinho as the FIFA Confederations Cup's all-time leading scorers, two ahead of Romario and Adriano. Ronaldinho accrued his tally over the 1997, 2003 and 2005 editions, while Blanco needed just two (1997 and 1999) to rack up the same tally.
-2 titles apiece make Brazil and France the FIFA Confederations Cup's joint-most successful sides. A Seleção (1997 and 2005) and Les Bleus (2001 and 2003) have emerged triumphant in four out of the last five editions, while Argentina (1992), Denmark (1995) and Mexico (1999) each have a solitary triumph to their names.
Mexico may be going through a bad phase, but they have left a mark in FIFA's history. And i'm sure they will they will get back up again and be amongst the best.
-Mexico 1999 is the competition's best-supported edition to date, with a tournament average of over 60,000 and a final attended by 110,000 at the fabled Azteca.
-50 goals have comfortably established Brazil as the highest-scoring team in FIFA Confederations Cup history, followed by Mexico (33) and France (24). In their three finals alone, A Seleção have hit the net 13 times, putting six goals past Australia in 1997, winning 4-1 against Argentina in 2005 and going down to a dramatic 4-3 defeat by Mexico in 1999.
-9 goals have established Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Ronaldinho as the FIFA Confederations Cup's all-time leading scorers, two ahead of Romario and Adriano. Ronaldinho accrued his tally over the 1997, 2003 and 2005 editions, while Blanco needed just two (1997 and 1999) to rack up the same tally.
-2 titles apiece make Brazil and France the FIFA Confederations Cup's joint-most successful sides. A Seleção (1997 and 2005) and Les Bleus (2001 and 2003) have emerged triumphant in four out of the last five editions, while Argentina (1992), Denmark (1995) and Mexico (1999) each have a solitary triumph to their names.
Mexico may be going through a bad phase, but they have left a mark in FIFA's history. And i'm sure they will they will get back up again and be amongst the best.