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1992 King Fahd Cup

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Host country
  
Champions
  
Argentina (1st title)

Fourth place
  
Dates
  
15 Oct 1992 – 20 Oct 1992

Teams
  
4

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Matches played
  
4

Best player
  
Attendance
  
196,500

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Champion
  
Argentina national football team

Third place
  
United States men's national soccer team

Similar
  
1995 King Fahd Cup, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

1992 king fahd cup


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.

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Venue

All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Match officials

Africa
  • Lim Kee Chong
  • Asia
  • Jamal Al Sharif
  • North, Central America and Caribbean
  • Rodrigo Badilla
  • South America
  • Ulisses Tavares da Silva
  • 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
  • Gabriel Batistuta
  • Bruce Murray
  • 1 goal

    References

    1992 King Fahd Cup Wikipedia