1995 King Fahd Cup
2nd FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Saudi Arabia
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 | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 6 January – 13 January |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark (1st title) |
| Runners-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) |
ResultsEdit
Group StageEdit
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the final. |
| Team advanced to the third place match. |
Group AEdit
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –4 | 0 |
- *: Denmark finished top of the group because they did a penalty shootout with Mexico and won.
Group BEdit
| 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 |
Thrid place matchEdit
| Mexico | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Ramírez  20' |
(Report) | Amokachi 31' |
| Penalties | ||
García Aspe  L. García Galindo Hermosillo Suárez |
5–4 | Okocha Adepoju Eguavoen Iroha Amunike |
FinalEdit
| Denmark | 2–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| M. Laudrup 8' P. Rasmussen 75' |
(Report) |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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