1995 King Fahd Cup Group A

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Group A of the 1995 King Fahd Cup took place between 6 and 10 January 1995. Denmark won the group, and advanced to the final, while Mexico finished second and advanced to third-place playoff. Saudi Arabia failed to advance. [1]

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Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 211031+24
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 211031+24
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 20020440

Results

Saudi Arabia v Mexico

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report L. García Soccerball shade.svg 65', 82'
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Salvador Imperatore (Chile)
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Saudi Arabia
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Mexico
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SAUDI ARABIA:
GK19 Hussein Al-Sadiq
DF3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF4 Abdullah Zubromawi Yellow card.svg 20'
DF5 Ahmed Jamil Madani
DF15 Saleh Al-Dawod Sub off.svg 68'
MF6 Fuad Amin Sub off.svg 62'
MF8 Saleh Al-Saleh
MF12 Ahmed Eesa
MF14 Khaled Al-Muwallid
FW9 Sami Al-Jaber
FW10 Saeed Al-Owairan
Substitutions:
MF20 Hamzah Saleh Sub on.svg 60'
FW11 Fahad Al-Mehallel Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Mohammed Al-Kharashy
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MEXICO:
GK1 Jorge Campos
DF2 Claudio Suárez Yellow card.svg 81'
DF4 Ignacio Ambríz Yellow card.svg 89'
DF21 Raúl Gutiérrez
MF5 Ramón Ramírez
MF6 Marcelino Bernal
MF8 Alberto García Aspe
MF9 Jorge Rodríguez
MF14 Joaquín del Olmo
FW7 Carlos Hermosillo Sub off.svg 46'
FW11 Zague
Substitutions:
FW10 Luis García Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

Saudi Arabia v Denmark

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report B.Laudrup Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Wieghorst Soccerball shade.svg 90'
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
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Saudi Arabia
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Denmark
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SAUDI ARABIA:
GK19 Hussein Al-Sadiq
DF3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF5 Ahmed Jamil Madani
MF6 Fuad Amin
MF7 Fahad Al-Ghesheyan Yellow card.svg 59'
MF8 Saleh Al-Saleh
MF10 Saeed Al-Owairan
MF12 Ahmed Eesa
FW9 Sami Al-Jaber Sub off.svg 87'
FW11 Fahad Al-Mehallel Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW16 Hussain Korshi Sub on.svg 46'
FW17 Obeid Al-Dosari Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Mohammed Al-Kharashy
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DENMARK:
GK16 Lars Høgh
DF3 Marc Rieper Yellow card.svg 89'
DF4 Jes Høgh
DF5 Jens Risager
DF12 Jacob Laursen
MF6 Michael Schjønberg
MF7 Brian Steen Nielsen
MF13 Jesper Kristensen
FW9 Mark Strudal Sub off.svg 46'
FW11 Brian Laudrup
FW17 Peter Rasmussen Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW18 Bo Hansen Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 Morten Wieghorst Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen

Denmark v Mexico

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Denmark
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Mexico
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DENMARK:
GK16 Lars Høgh Sub off.svg 28'
DF2 Jakob Friis-Hansen Yellow card.svg 39'
DF3 Marc Rieper
DF4 Jes Høgh Yellow card.svg 3'
DF5 Jens Risager
MF7 Brian Steen Nielsen
MF10 Michael Laudrup
MF13 Jesper Kristensen
MF15 Carsten Hemmingsen Sub off.svg 46'
FW11 Brian Laudrup
FW17 Peter Rasmussen
Substitutions:
GK20 Mogens Krogh Sub on.svg 28'
DF12 Jacob Laursen Sub on.svg 46'
Manager:
Richard Møller Nielsen
Flag of Mexico.svg
MEXICO:
GK1 Jorge Campos
DF2 Claudio Suárez
DF4 Ignacio Ambríz
DF21 Raúl Gutiérrez
MF5 Ramón Ramírez
MF6 Marcelino Bernal Yellow card.svg 11'
MF8 Alberto García Aspe  Yellow card.svg 47'
MF9 Jorge Rodríguez
MF14 Joaquín del Olmo Yellow card.svg 72'
FW10 Luis García
FW11 Zague Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
MF16 Alberto Coyote Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón

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