1992 King Fahd Cup

The 1992 King Fahd Cup (Arabic: كَأْسُ الْمَلِك فَهْد), named after Fahd of Saudi Arabia, was the first association football tournament of the competition that would later be known as the FIFA Confederations Cup.

It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992, and 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 featured four nations.

1992 King Fahd Cup
كَأْسُ الْمَلِك فَهْد 1992
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Dates15–20 October
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions1992 King Fahd Cup Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up1992 King Fahd Cup Saudi Arabia
Third place1992 King Fahd Cup United States
Fourth place1992 King Fahd Cup Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored18 (4.5 per match)
Attendance196,500 (49,125 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
United States Bruce Murray
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)Argentina Fernando Redondo
1995

Qualified teams

1992 King Fahd Cup 
1992 King Fahd Cup participating teams
Team Confederation Qualification method Participation no.
1992 King Fahd Cup  Saudi Arabia AFC Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners 1st
1992 King Fahd Cup  United States CONCACAF 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 1st
1992 King Fahd Cup  Argentina CONMEBOL 1991 Copa América winners 1st
1992 King Fahd Cup  Ivory Coast CAF 1992 African Cup of Nations winners 1st

Squads

Venue

All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Match referees

    Africa
    Asia
    North, Central America and Caribbean
    South America
  • 1992 King Fahd Cup  Ulisses Tavares da Silva

Final tournament

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 October – Riyadh
 
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  Argentina4
 
20 October – Riyadh
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  Ivory Coast0
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  Argentina3
 
15 October – Riyadh
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  Saudi Arabia1
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  United States0
 
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  Saudi Arabia3
 
Third place
 
 
19 October – Riyadh
 
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  United States5
 
 
1992 King Fahd Cup  Ivory Coast2

Semi-finals

United States 1992 King Fahd Cup 0–31992 King Fahd Cup  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi 1992 King Fahd Cup  48' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan 1992 King Fahd Cup  74'
Al-Muwallid 1992 King Fahd Cup  84'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva (Brazil)

Argentina 1992 King Fahd Cup 4–01992 King Fahd Cup  Ivory Coast
Batistuta 1992 King Fahd Cup  2', 10'
Altamirano 1992 King Fahd Cup  67'
Acosta 1992 King Fahd Cup  81'
Report
Attendance: 15,000

Third place match

United States 1992 King Fahd Cup 5–21992 King Fahd Cup  Ivory Coast
Balboa 1992 King Fahd Cup  12'
Jones 1992 King Fahd Cup  31'
Wynalda 1992 King Fahd Cup  56'
Murray 1992 King Fahd Cup  67', 83'
Report Traoré 1992 King Fahd Cup  16'
Sié 1992 King Fahd Cup  76'

Final

Argentina 1992 King Fahd Cup 3–11992 King Fahd Cup  Saudi Arabia
Rodríguez 1992 King Fahd Cup  18'
Caniggia 1992 King Fahd Cup  24'
Simeone 1992 King Fahd Cup  64'
Report Al-Owairan 1992 King Fahd Cup  65'
Attendance: 75,000

Statistics

Goalscorers

With two goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Bruce Murray were the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 18 goals were scored by 16 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

    2 goals
    1 goal

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 1992 King Fahd Cup  Argentina 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Champions
2 1992 King Fahd Cup  Saudi Arabia (H) 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2 Runners-up
3 1992 King Fahd Cup  United States 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 2 Third place
4 1992 King Fahd Cup  Ivory Coast 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0 Fourth place
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

References

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