1992 King Fahd Cup

1992 King Fahd Cup

1992 السعودية
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	October 15 - October 20
Teams	4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Côte d'Ivoire
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	18 (4.5 per match)
Attendance	196,500 (49,125 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gabriel Batistuta Bruce Murray (2 goals)
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The 1992 King Fahd Cup tournament, the first Confederations Cup, was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992. It was won by Argentina, who beat Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only hosted four nations.

Participating teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification	Participation
Saudi Arabia	AFC	Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup Winners	1st
Argentina	CONMEBOL	1991 Copa América Winners	1st
United States	CONCACAF	1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners	1st
Côte d'Ivoire	CAF	1992 African Cup of Nations	1st

Venue

All matches were played in:

Riyadh
King Fahd II Stadium
Capacity: 67,000

Match officials

Africa

• Lim Kee Chong

Asia

• Jamal Al Sharif

North, Central America and Caribbean

• Rodrigo Badilla

South America

• Ulisses Tavares da Silva

Tournament

	Semifinals		Final
	15 October – Riyadh
	Saudi Arabia	3
	United States	0
		20 October – Riyadh
			Saudi Arabia	1
		Argentina	3
		Third place
	16 October – Riyadh		19 October – Riyadh
	Argentina	4		United States	5
	Côte d'Ivoire	0			Côte d'Ivoire	2

Semi-finals

15 October 1992	Saudi Arabia	3 – 0	United States	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Da Silva (Brazil)
Al Bishi  48' Al-Thunayan  74' Al Muwallid  84'	Report

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16 October 1992	Argentina	4 – 0	Côte d'Ivoire	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Al Sharif (Syria)
Batistuta  2', 10' Altamirano  67' Acosta  81'	Report

Third place play-off

19 October 1992	United States	5 – 2	Côte d'Ivoire	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Badilla (Costa Rica)
Balboa  12' Jones  31' Wynalda  56' Murray  67', 83'	Report	Traoré  16' Sie  76'

Final

Main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup Final

20 October 1992	Saudi Arabia	1 – 3	Argentina	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Chong (Mauritius)
Al-Owairan  65'	Report	Rodríguez  18' Caniggia  24' Simeone  64'

Squads

Main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup squads

Goalscorers

External links

• FIFA overview of the tournament
• RSSSF

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