1992 King Fahd Cup
| كأس الملك فهد 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Riyadh |
| Dates | 15 October – 20 October |
| 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 |  Ivory Coast |
| 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 each) |
| Best player(s) | Fernando Redondo[1] |
1995 → | |
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. Disputed as the King Fahd Cup, in honor of the then Saudi ruler who organized the tournament with his country's federation, (thus in the form of an unofficial tournament)[2]he was recognized by FIFA in 1997.
Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Participation no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia
|
AFC | Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners | 1st |
| United States
|
CONCACAF | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 1st |
| Argentina
|
CONMEBOL | 1991 Copa América winners | 1st |
| 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
Final tournament
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||
| 20 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
| 15 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| United States | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Bishi  48' (pen.)Al-Thunayan 74'Al-Muwallid 84' |
| Argentina | 4–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta 2', 10' Altamirano 67'Acosta 81' |
Report |
Third place match
| United States | 5–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa 12' Jones 31'Wynalda 56'Murray 67', 83' |
Report | Traoré 16' Sié 76' |
Final
| Argentina | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 18' Caniggia 24'Simeone 64' |
Report | Al-Owairan 65' |
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 | Argentina
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Champions |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia (H)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | Runners-up |
| 3 | United States
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 | Ivory Coast
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Fourth place |
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
- ^ For FIFA statute, official competitions are those for representative teams organized by FIFA or any confederation. Representative teams are usually national teams but also club teams that represent a confederation in the interconfederal competitions or a member association in a continental competition cfr. "FIFA Statutes, April 2016 edition" (PDF). p. 5. cfr. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: Statistical-kit" (PDF). 10 December 2018. p. 13. cfr. "2018/19 UEFA Champions League regulations" (PDF). p. 10.
- ^ "Statistical Kit: FIFA Confederations Cup (FCC 2017 post-event edition) – Ranking by tournament" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 July 2017. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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