1992 King Fahd Cup


The 1992 King Fahd Cup, 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.

Qualified teams

TeamConfederationQualification methodParticipation no.
AFCHosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners1st
CONCACAF1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners1st
CONMEBOL1991 Copa América winners1st
CAF1992 African Cup of Nations winners1st

Squads

Venue

All matches were played at the 75,000-capacity King Fahd International Stadium in the city of Riyadh.
Riyadh
King Fahd International Stadium
Capacity: 75,000

Match referees

;Africa
;Asia
;North, Central America and Caribbean
;South America
  • Ulisses Tavares da Silva

    Final tournament

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

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
  • Gabriel Batistuta
  • Bruce Murray
;1 goal