1992 King Fahd Cup
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| 1992 السعودية | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | October 15 - October 20 |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Argentina (1st title) |
Runner-up  |
 Saudi Arabia |
Third place  |
 United States |
| Fourth place |  Côte d'Ivoire |
| 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) |
The 1992 King Fahd Cup tournament, the first Confederations Cup, was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992. It 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 hosted four nations.
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[edit] Participating Teams
- Saudi Arabia - hosts and 1988 Asian Cup winners
- Argentina - Copa América 1991 winners
- United States - 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners
- Côte d'Ivoire - 1992 African Nations Cup winners
[edit] Venue
All matches were played in:
| Riyadh |
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| King Fahd II Stadium |
| Capacity: 67,000 |
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[edit] Tournament
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||
| October 15 - Riyadh | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | ||||||
| United States |
0 | ||||||
| October 20 - Riyadh | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | ||||||
| Argentina |
3 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| October 16 - Riyadh | October 19 - Riyadh | ||||||
| Argentina |
4 | United States |
5 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire |
0 | Côte d'Ivoire |
2 | ||||
[edit] Semi-finals
| 1992-10-15 | Saudi Arabia |
3 – 0 | United States |
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Da Silva (Brazil) |
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Al Bishi  48'Al-Thunayan 74'Al Muwallid 84' |
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| 1992-10-16 | Argentina |
4 – 0 | Côte d'Ivoire |
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Al Sharif (Syria) |
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| Batistuta 2' 10' Altamirano 67'Acosta 81' |
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[edit] Third place play-off
| 1992-10-19 | United States |
5 – 2 | Côte d'Ivoire |
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Badilla (Costa Rica) |
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| Balboa 12' Jones 31'Wynalda 56'Murray 67' 83' |
Report | Traoré 16' Sie 76' |
[edit] Final
| 1992-10-20 | Saudi Arabia |
1 – 3 | Argentina |
King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Chong (Mauritius) |
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| Al-Owairan 65' |
Report | Rodríguez 18' Caniggia 24'Simeone 64' |
[edit] Winner
| 1992 King Fahd Cup Winner |
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 Argentina First title |
[edit] Squads
[edit] Goalscorers
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