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.
In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years and recognized the first two editions.[2]
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
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "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.
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