1992 King Fahd Cup Final

1992 King Fahd Cup final
Event1992 King Fahd Cup
Argentina Saudi Arabia
Argentina Saudi Arabia
3 1
Date20 October 1992
VenueKing Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeLim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance75,000
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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.

Match details

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 Yellow card 62'
CB 2 Sergio Vázquez
CB 6 Oscar Ruggeri (c)
LB 3 Ricardo Altamirano
RM 8 José Luis Villarreal downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 5 Fernando Redondo
CM 10 Diego Simeone Yellow card 28'
LM 20 Leonardo Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 7 Claudio Caniggia
CF 9 Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
FW 14 Alberto Acosta upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 11 Diego Cagna upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Argentina 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) Yellow card 47'
RM 5 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
CM 8 Fahad Al-Bishi downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 14 Khaled Al-Muwallid
LM 16 Khaled Al-Hazaa
CF 7 Saeed Al-Owairan
CF 10 Sami Al-Jaber downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Fahad Al-Mehallel upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 17 Abdul Aziz Al-Razqan upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Brazil Nelsinho Rosa

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

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