1992 King Fahd Cup

The 1992 King Fahd Cup tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October of 1992. It was won by Argentina, who beat Saudi Arabia 3-1 in the final. The King Fahd Cup was predecessor to the current Confederations Cup tournament. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only hosted four nations.

Participating Teams

• Saudi Arabia - hosts and 1988 Asian Cup winners
• Argentina - c. 1991 winners
• United States - 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners
• Côte d'Ivoire - 1992 African Nations Cup winners

Semi-Finals

Date	Teams	Score	Goals	Cards	Stadium	Spectators
October 16 1992	USA vs Saudi Arabia	0 - 3 (0 - 0)	48' Fahad Al Bishi 74' Youssef Al Tunian 84' Khalid Al Muwallid	File:Yellow card.jpg 19' Khalid Al Muwallid File:Yellow card.jpg 36' Bruce Murray File:Yellow card.jpg 73' John Harkes File:Red card.jpg 81' Brian Quinn	Riyadh	70,000
October 16 1992	Argentina vs Côte d'Ivoire	4 - 0 (2 - 0)	2', 10' Gabriel Batistuta 67' Ricardo Altamirano 81' Alberto Acosta	File:Yellow card.jpg 5' Sam Abduo File:Yellow card.jpg 13' Sergio Vazquez File:Yellow card.jpg 44' Jospeh Gadji File:Yellow card.jpgFile:Red card.jpg 51' Sam Abduo	Riyadh	15,000

Third Place Playoff

Date	Teams	Score	Goals	Cards	Stadium	Spectators
October 19 1992	USA vs Côte d'Ivoire	5 - 2 (2 - 1)	12' Marcelo Balboa 16' Abdoulaye Traore 31' Cobi Jones 56' Eric Wynalda 67', 83' Bruce Murray 76' Donald Sie	File:Yellow card.jpg 27' Oumar Ben Salah File:Yellow card.jpg 37' Donald Sie	Riyadh	9,500

Final

Date	Teams	Score	Goals	Cards	Stadium	Spectators
October 19 1992	Argentina vs Saudi Arabia	3 - 1 (2 - 0)	18' Leonardo Rodriguez 24' Claudio Caniggiao 64' Diego Simeone 65' Saeed Owairan	File:Yellow card.jpg 28' Diego Simeone File:Yellow card.jpg 47' Fuad Amin File:Yellow card.jpg 62' Fabian Basualdo	Riyadh	75,000

1992 King Fahd Cup Winner: ARGENTINA First title

Top Scorers

Goals	Player	Country
2	Gabriel Batistuta	Argentina
2	Bruce Murray	USA