1992 King Fahd Cup

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1992 King Fahd Cup
كَأْسُ الْمَلِك فَهْد 1992
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates15–20 October
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Third placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored18 (4.5 per match)
Attendance169,500 (42,375 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Batistuta
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Murray
(2 goals each)
Best player Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Redondo [1]
1995 →

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 the hosts 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.

Contents

In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years and recognized the first two editions. [2]

Qualified teams

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1992 King Fahd Cup participating teams
TeamConfederationQualification methodParticipation no.
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia AFC Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners1st
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CONCACAF 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners1st
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina CONMEBOL 1991 Copa América winners1st
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast CAF 1992 African Cup of Nations winners1st

Squads

Venue

All matches were played at the 75,000-capacity King Fahd International Stadium in the city of Riyadh.

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Location of the host city of the 1992 King Fahd Cup.
 Riyadh
King Fahd International Stadium
Capacity: 75,000
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Match referees

Africa
Asia
North, Central America and Caribbean
South America

Final tournament

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 October – Riyadh
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4
 
20 October – Riyadh
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
 
15 October – Riyadh
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3
 
Third place
 
 
19 October – Riyadh
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2

Semi-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan Soccerball shade.svg74'
Al-Muwallid Soccerball shade.svg84'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva (Brazil)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg4–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Batistuta Soccerball shade.svg2', 10'
Altamirano Soccerball shade.svg67'
Acosta Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Third place match

United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Balboa Soccerball shade.svg12'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg31'
Wynalda Soccerball shade.svg56'
Murray Soccerball shade.svg67', 83'		 Report Traoré Soccerball shade.svg16'
Sié Soccerball shade.svg76'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Final

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg18'
Caniggia Soccerball shade.svg24'
Simeone Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report Al-Owairan Soccerball shade.svg65'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 220071+64Champions
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)210143+12Runners-up
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21015502Third place
4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 200229−70Fourth place
Source: FIFA [3]
(H) Hosts

References

  1. ↑ Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine ; at RSSSF
  2. ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. July 10, 2017. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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