1992 King Fahd Cup

The King Fahd Cup 1992 ( English King Fahd Cup 1992) was the first sending a intercontinental football competition for teams with more than two participants and took place from 15 to 20 October in Saudi Arabia. Initial attempts to produce intercontinental competition for national teams were the Artemio Franchi Cup with exclusively European and South American participation and the Afro - Asian Cup for national teams. The tournament is considered the forerunner of the first 1997 discharged FIFA Confederations Cup.

South American champions Argentina won the tournament in the final against the hosts and Asian champions Saudi Arabia.

Venue

All matches of the competition took place in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, held at King Fahd Stadium.

Participant

Only three continental champions accepted the invitation of King Fahd ibn Abd al - Aziz and played continental Cup:

  • Argentina - winner of the Copa America 1991
  • Ivory Coast - winner of the African Cup of Nations 1992
  • The USA - winner of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1991.

Added to this was the host team from Saudi Arabia, Asian champions in 1988.

Final round

Semifinal

The 3-0 victory by the host Saudi Arabia against the United States under coach Bora Milutinovic was a surprise in height.

Two goals from Gabriel Batistuta Argentina decided the game in the first ten minutes. Ricardo Alberto Acosta Altamirano and increased after the break, then the team of Alfio Basile dropped down a gear, otherwise the result would have been even clearer.

3rd Place Match

After high defeat in the first game, the national team of the United States won after all, the third-place match against the Ivory Coast. The goals for the U.S. achieved Marcelo Balboa ( 12 minutes ), Cobi Jones ( 31 ), Eric Wynalda ( 56 ) and Bruce Murray ( 67 and 83 minutes ). On the interim compensation Ivory Coast met Abdoulaye Traoré ( 16 ), the 2:4 shot you Donald ( 76 ).

Final

The Vice World Champion 1990 won before 75,000 spectators at King Fahd Stadium against the hosts Saudi Arabia 3-1 with goals from Leonardo Rodríguez ( 18 minutes ), Claudio Caniggia ( 24 ) and Diego Simeone ( 64 ). The consolation goal for Saudi Arabia scored Said al - Uwairan in the 65th minute. With the final victory, the team was unbeaten now in 20 games.

Top scorers

Conclusion

The Argentine national football team won clearly and used the tournament to prepare for the Copa América in 1993 in Ecuador and the Football World Cup 1994 in the USA. Alfio Basile coach had with Gabriel Batistuta one of the scorers of the tournament in their own ranks. In addition, most of its players playing in European football clubs, such as Fernando Redondo (CD Tenerife), Claudio Caniggia ( AS Roma ), Diego Simeone (Sevilla FC) and Sergio Goycochea ( Stade Brest).

The tournament was a success in Saudi Arabia. 169,500 spectators, or an average of 42 375 visitors per game, saw the four games.

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