| 1992 السعودية | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | October 15 - October 20 |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
| Third place | United States |
| Fourth place | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 196,500 (49,125 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gabriel Batistuta Bruce Murray (2 goals) |
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The 1992 King Fahd Cup tournament, the first Confederations Cup, was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992. It was won by Argentina, who beat Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only hosted four nations.
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| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
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| Saudi Arabia | AFC | Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup Winners | 1st |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | 1991 Copa América Winners | 1st |
| United States | CONCACAF | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners | 1st |
| Côte d'Ivoire | CAF | 1992 African Cup of Nations | 1st |
All matches were played in:
| Riyadh |
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| King Fahd II Stadium |
| Capacity: 67,000 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 15 October – Riyadh | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | ||||||
| United States | 0 | ||||||
| 20 October – Riyadh | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | ||||||
| Argentina | 3 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 16 October – Riyadh | 19 October – Riyadh | ||||||
| Argentina | 4 | United States | 5 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | ||||
| 15 October 1992 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 – 0 | United States | King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Da Silva (Brazil) |
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| Al Bishi 48' Al-Thunayan 74' Al Muwallid 84' |
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| 16 October 1992 |
Argentina | 4 – 0 | Côte d'Ivoire | King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Al Sharif (Syria) |
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| Batistuta 2', 10' Altamirano 67' Acosta 81' |
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| 19 October 1992 |
United States | 5 – 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Badilla (Costa Rica) |
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| Balboa 12' Jones 31' Wynalda 56' Murray 67', 83' |
Report | Traoré 16' Sie 76' |
| 20 October 1992 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 – 3 | Argentina | King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Chong (Mauritius) |
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| Al-Owairan 65' | Report | Rodríguez 18' Caniggia 24' Simeone 64' |
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