1995 King Fahd Cup

1995 King Fahd Cup

1995 السعودية
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	January 6 - January 13
Teams	6 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (1st title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	19 (2.38 per match)
Attendance	165,000 (20,625 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luis García (3 goals)

The 1995 King Fahd Cup tournament was the second and last tournament held under the King Fahd Cup name before the competition was taken over by FIFA and renamed the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in January 1995. It was won by Denmark, who beat defending champions Argentina 2–0 in the final.

Participating teams

1995 King Fahd Cup participating teams

•  Saudi Arabia - hosts
•  Argentina - 1993 Copa América winners
•  Nigeria - 1994 African Cup of Nations winners
•  Denmark - UEFA Euro 1992 winners
•  Mexico - 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners
•  Japan - 1992 AFC Asian Cup winners

Venue

All matches were played in:

Riyadh
King Fahd II Stadium
Capacity: 67,000

Match officials

Squads

See 1995 King Fahd Cup squads

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Denmark	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Mexico	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

6 January 1995 18:15 AST	Saudi Arabia	0 – 2	Mexico	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Imperatore (Chile)
		(Report)	L. García  65', 82'

8 January 1995 00:00 AST	Saudi Arabia	0 – 2	Denmark	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chong (Mauritius)
		(Report)	B. Laudrup  43' Wieghorst  90'

10 January 1995 00:00 AST	Mexico	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Denmark	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Imperatore (Chile)
	L. García  25'	(Report)	P. Rasmussen  48'
		Penalties
	Suárez Del Olmo L. García Bernal	2 – 4	Schjønberg M. Laudrup Høgh Rieper

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4
Japan	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0

6 January 1995 01:00 AST	Japan	0 – 3	Nigeria	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Craciunescu (Romania)
		(Report)	Amunike  4' Adepoju  55' Amokachi  65'

8 January 1995 20:00 AST	Japan	1 – 5	Argentina	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Badilla (Costa Rica)
	Miura  57'	(Report)	Rambert  31' Ortega  45' Batistuta  47', 86' (pen.) Chamot  54'

10 January 1995 01:00 AST	Nigeria	0 – 0	Argentina	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
		(Report)

Third place play-off

13 January 1995 18:00 AST	Mexico	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Nigeria	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Craciunescu (Romania)
	Ramírez  20'	(Report)	Amokachi  31'
		Penalties
	García Aspe L. García Galindo Hermosillo Suárez	5 – 4	Okocha Adepoju Eguavoen Iroha Amunike

Final

13 January 1995 20:15 AST	Denmark	2 – 0	Argentina	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
	M. Laudrup  8' P. Rasmussen  75'	(Report)	Chamot  88'

Winner

1995 King Fahd Cup Winner
Denmark First title

Goalscorers

References

• RSSSF

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