Saudi Arabia v Australia, 16 December 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Saudi Arabia |
| Referee | Javier Castrilli |
| Competition | FIFA Confederations Cup Group A |
| Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
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1
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Otto Pfister
0
Australia
Manager: Terry Venables
Goals:
| Mohammed Al khilaiwi | 40 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Defender
Ahmed Dokhi
Defender
Hussein Sulaimani
Midfielder
Ibrahim Mater Al Harbi
Midfielder
Abdullah Zubromawi
Forward
Sami Al-Jaber
Forward
Fahad Al-Mehallel
Forward
Saeed Al-Owairan
Khalid Messaed Al Mowallid
(captain)
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Bosnich
Centre back
Ned Zelic
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Josip Skoko
Midfielder
Robbie Slater
Forward
John Aloisi
Alex Tobin
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Obeid S Al Dosary for Fahad Al-Mehallel | 68 |
| Khalid A Al Temawi for Khalid Messaed Al Mowallid | 78 |
| Khamees M Al Zahrani for Saeed Al-Owairan | 91 |
Substitutions:
| Harry Kewell for John Aloisi | 67 |
| Mark Viduka for Damian Mori | 67 |
| Aurelio Vidmar for Robbie Slater | 75 |
Cards:
| Mohammed Al khilaiwi | Y |
Cards:
| Milan Ivanovic | Y | |
| Steve Horvat | Y |