1992 King Fahd Cup final

The 1992 King Fahd Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 1992 King Fahd Cup. The match was held at King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 20 October 1992 and was contested by Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Argentina won the match 3–1. For Saudi Arabia, this appearance meant they were the first Asian team to reach the final of a major FIFA tournament.

1992 King Fahd Cup final
Event1992 King Fahd Cup
Date20 October 1992
VenueKing Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeLim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance75,000
1995

Match details

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Argentina  3–1  Saudi Arabia
Rodríguez   18'
Caniggia   24'
Simeone   64'
Report Al-Owairan   65'
Attendance: 75,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Sergio Goycochea
RB 4 Fabián Basualdo   62'
CB 2 Sergio Vázquez
CB 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c)
LB 3 Ricardo Altamirano
RM 8 José Luis Villarreal   81'
CM 5 Fernando Redondo
CM 10 Diego Simeone   28'
LM 20 Leonardo Rodríguez   73'
CF 7 Claudio Caniggia
CF 9 Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
FW 14 Alberto Acosta   73'
MF 11 Diego Cagna   81'
Manager:
  Alfio Basile
 
GK 1 Saud Al-Otaibi
CB 2 Abdullah Al-Dosari
CB 4 Salem Al-Alawi
CB 3 Abdul Rahman Al-Roomi
DM 6 Fuad Anwar Amin (c)   47'
RM 5 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
CM 8 Fahad Al-Bishi   67'
CM 14 Khaled Al-Muwallid
LM 16 Khaled Al-Hazaa
CF 7 Saeed Al-Owairan
CF 10 Sami Al-Jaber   45'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Fahad Al-Mehallel   45'
MF 17 Abdul Aziz Al-Razqan   67'
Manager:
  Nelsinho Rosa

Assistant referees:
Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

References

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