1992 King Fahd Cup
| كأس الملك فهد 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 15 October – 20 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 |
| Runners-up |
 |
| Third place |
 |
| Fourth place |
 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 196,500 (49,125 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(2 goals each) |
| Best player |
|
The 1992 King Fahd Cup (Arabic: كأس الملك فهد), 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.
Qualified teams
1992 King Fahd Cup participating teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Participation no. |
|---|---|---|---|
|
AFC | Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners | 1st |
|
CONCACAF | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 1st |
|
CONMEBOL | 1991 Copa América winners | 1st |
|
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
Final tournament
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| 4 | |||||
| 20 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 15 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| 5 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| United States |
0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Bishi  Al-Thunayan Al-Muwallid |
| Argentina |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta Altamirano Acosta |
Report |
Third place match
| United States |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa Jones Wynalda Murray |
Report | Traoré Sié |
Final
| Argentina |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez Caniggia Simeone |
Report | Al-Owairan |
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
Final standings
| R | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine.; at RSSSF
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