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1992 AFC Asian Cup

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Host country
  
Japan

Champions
  
Japan (1st title)

Fourth place
  
United Arab Emirates

Dates
  
29 Oct 1992 – 8 Nov 1992

Best player
  
Kazuyoshi Miura

Venue(s)
  
3 (in 2 host cities)

Runners-up
  
Saudi Arabia

Matches played
  
16

Top scorer
  
Fahad Al-Bishi

Teams
  
8

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Champion
  
Japan national football team

Third place
  
China national football team

Similar
  
1988 AFC Asian Cup, 1996 AFC Asian Cup, 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1984 AFC Asian Cup, 2000 AFC Asian Cup

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The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between 29 October and 8 November. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.

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Qualification

  •  Japan qualified automatically as host
  •  Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions
  • 20 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 6 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified.

    The other 6 qualifying teams were:

  •  China PR
  •  Iran
  •  North Korea
  •  Qatar
  •  Thailand
  •  United Arab Emirates
  • First round

    All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

    Knockout stage

    All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

    MVP (Most Valuable Player)

  • Kazuyoshi Miura
  • Top Scorer

  • Fahad Al-Bishi – 3 goals
  • Goalscorers

    With three goals, Fahad Al-Bishi is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 31 goals were scored by 24 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

    References

    1992 AFC Asian Cup Wikipedia