1992 King Fahd Cup
كَأْسُ الْمَلِك فَهْد 1992 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Riyadh |
Dates | 15–20 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(s) | ![]() |
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.
Qualified teams
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Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Participation no. |
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AFC | Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners | 1st |
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CONCACAF | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 1st |
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CONMEBOL | 1991 Copa América winners | 1st |
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CAF | 1992 African Cup of Nations winners | 1st |
Squads
[edit]Venue
[edit]All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Match referees
[edit]- Africa
- Asia
- North, Central America and Caribbean
- South America
Final tournament
[edit]Bracket
[edit]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
[edit]United States ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Al-Bishi ![]() Al-Thunayan ![]() Al-Muwallid ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Batistuta ![]() Altamirano ![]() Acosta ![]() |
Report |
Third place match
[edit]United States ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Balboa ![]() Jones ![]() Wynalda ![]() Murray ![]() |
Report | Traoré ![]() Sié ![]() |
Final
[edit]Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Rodríguez ![]() Caniggia ![]() Simeone ![]() |
Report | Al-Owairan ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Champions |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Third place |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Fourth place |
References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
- ^ "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.
External links
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- 1992 King Fahd Cup
- FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments
- International association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia
- 1992–93 in Saudi Arabian football
- 1992–93 in Argentine football
- United States at the 1992 King Fahd Cup
- 1992 in Ivorian football
- October 1992 events in Asia
- 1992 in association football