1995 King Fahd Cup
The 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 2th King Fahd Cup tournament. It took place in Saudi Arabia from 6 January to 13 January. Denmark won the tournament after defeating Argentina. Mexico got third place.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 6 January – 13 January |
Teams | 6 |
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) |
← 1992 1997 → |
Results
Group Stage
Key to colours in group tables |
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Team advanced to the final. |
Team advanced to the third place match. |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Denmark* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
- *: Denmark finished top of the group because they did a penalty shootout with Mexico and won.
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Thrid place match
13 January 1995 18:00 AST |
Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Nigeria | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ion Craciunescu (Romania) |
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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 | Riyadh, Saudia Arabia Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
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M. Laudrup 8' P. Rasmussen 75' |
(Report) |
1995 King Fahd Cup Media
References
- ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup archive". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2019-01-26. Archived 2019-12-19 at the Wayback Machine