1992 King Fahd Cup final tournament

The final tournament of the 1992 King Fahd Cup began on 15 October and concluded on 20 October 1992 with the final at the King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh. A third-place match was included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.^[1]

In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

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 v Saudi Arabia

15 October 1992

20:00

United States	0–3	Saudi Arabia
	Report	Al-Bishi 48' (pen.) Al-Thunayan 74' Al-Muwallid 84'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Ulisses Tavares da Silva (Brazil)

United States

Saudi Arabia

GK 1 Tony Meola DF 3 Mike Lapper DF 17 Marcelo Balboa DF 21 Fernando Clavijo MF 6 John Harkes  73' MF 7 Hugo Pérez MF 9 Tab Ramos MF 14 Brian Quinn MF 19 Chris Henderson  62' FW 4 Bruce Murray  36'  45' FW 22 Roy Wegerle Substitutions: DF 20 Paul Caligiuri  45' FW 12 Jean Harbor  62' Manager: Bora Milutinović

GK 1 Saud Al-Otaibi DF 2 Abdullah Al-Dosari DF 3 Abdul Rahman Al-Roomi DF 4 Salem Al-Alawi MF 6 Fuad Anwar Amin MF 8 Fahad Al-Bishi MF 14 Khaled Al-Muwallid  19' MF 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan MF 16 Khaled Al-Hazaa FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan FW 12 Sami Al-Jaber  72' Substitutions: FW 11 Fahad Al-Mehallel  72' Manager: Nelsinho Rosa

Argentina v Ivory Coast

16 October 1992

Argentina	4–0	Ivory Coast
Batistuta 2', 10' Altamirano 67' Acosta 81'	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Argentina

Ivory Coast

GK 1 Sergio Goycochea DF 2 Sergio Vázquez  13' DF 3 Ricardo Altamirano DF 4 Fabián Basualdo DF 6 Oscar Ruggeri MF 5 Fernando Redondo MF 8 José Luis Villarreal  75' MF 10 Diego Simeone MF 20 Leonardo Rodríguez  67' FW 7 Claudio Caniggia FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta Substitutions: FW 14 Alberto Acosta  67' MF 11 Diego Cagna  75' Manager: Alfio Basile

GK 1 Alain Gouaméné DF 2 Basile Aka Kouamé DF 6 Sékana Diaby DF 19 Sam Abouo  5'  51' DF 22 Lassina Dao MF 7 Saint-Joseph Gadji-Celi   44' MF 14 Lucien Kassi-Kouadio  56' MF 17 Serge Maguy FW 8 Oumar Ben Salah  84' FW 10 Abdoulaye Traoré FW 21 Donald-Olivier Sié Substitutions: FW 12 Georges Lignon  56' FW 18 Eugène Beugré Yago  84' Manager: Yeo Martial

Third place match

19 October 1992

United States	5–2	Ivory Coast
Balboa 12' Jones 31' Wynalda 56' Murray 67', 83'	Report	Traoré 16' Sié 76'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

United States

Ivory Coast

GK 1 Tony Meola DF 2 Janusz Michallik DF 3 Mike Lapper DF 17 Marcelo Balboa DF 20 Paul Caligiuri MF 4 Bruce Murray MF 7 Hugo Pérez MF 19 Chris Henderson  27' MF 21 Fernando Clavijo FW 10 Peter Vermes  73' FW 11 Eric Wynalda Substitutions: MF 13 Cobi Jones  27' MF 8 Dominic Kinnear  73' Manager: Bora Milutinović

GK 1 Alain Gouaméné DF 2 Basile Aka Kouamé DF 5 Rufin Lué DF 6 Sékana Diaby DF 22 Lassina Dao  45' MF 4 Ibrahima Koné MF 8 Oumar Ben Salah  27' MF 17 Serge Maguy MF 21 Donald-Olivier Sié  37' FW 10 Abdoulaye Traoré FW 18 Eugène Beugré Yago  63' Substitutions: MF 7 Saint-Joseph Gadji-Celi  45' MF 14 Lucien Kassi-Kouadio  63' Manager: Yeo Martial

Final

The 1992 King Fahd Cup Final was held at King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 20 October 1992. The match was contested by Argentina and the hosts, Saudi Arabia. Argentina won their first King Fahd Cup/Confederations Cup title.

20 October 1992

Argentina	3–1	Saudi Arabia
Rodríguez 18' Caniggia 24' Simeone 64'	Report	Al-Owairan 65'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

References

External links

• Official website (archived)