1995 King Fahd Cup Group B

Group B of the 1995 King Fahd Cup took place between 6 and 10 January 1995. Argentina won the group on goal difference, and advanced to the final, while Nigeria finished second and advanced to third-place playoff. Japan failed to advance.

Standings

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

Results

Japan v Nigeria

6 January 1995

01:00 AST

Japan	0–3	Nigeria
	Report	Amunike 4' Adepoju 55' Amokachi 65'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Ion Crăciunescu (Romania)

Japan

Nigeria

JAPAN: GK 1 Shigetatsu Matsunaga DF 2 Yoshihiro Natsuka DF 3 Satoshi Tsunami DF 4 Masami Ihara DF 7 Takumi Horiike MF 5 Tetsuji Hashiratani MF 8 Tsuyoshi Kitazawa  73' MF 10 Ruy Ramos  46' MF 15 Motohiro Yamaguchi FW 9 Toshihiro Yamaguchi FW 11 Kazuyoshi Miura Substitutions: MF 14 Hiromitsu Isogai  46' FW 16 Masahiro Fukuda  73' Manager: Shu Kamo

NIGERIA: GK 1 Peter Rufai DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen DF 3 Benedict Iroha DF 5 Uche Okechukwu DF 20 Uche Okafor MF 8 Mutiu Adepoju MF 11 Emmanuel Amunike MF 13 Sunday Oliseh FW 12 Samson Siasia  83' FW 14 Daniel Amokachi FW 18 Efan Ekoku  62' Substitutions: MF 10 Jay-Jay Okocha  62' MF 6 Momodu Mutairu  83' Manager: Shuaibu Amodu

Japan v Argentina

8 January 1995

20:00 AST

Japan	1–5	Argentina
Miura 57'	Report	Rambert 31' Ortega 45' Batistuta 47', 86' Chamot 54'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Japan

Argentina

JAPAN: GK 1 Shigetatsu Matsunaga DF 2 Yoshihiro Natsuka DF 3 Satoshi Tsunami  10' DF 4 Masami Ihara DF 7 Takumi Horiike  62' MF 5 Tetsuji Hashiratani MF 9 Toshihiro Yamaguchi  51' MF 14 Hiromitsu Isogai MF 15 Motohiro Yamaguchi FW 11 Kazuyoshi Miura FW 16 Masahiro Fukuda Substitutions: MF 8 Tsuyoshi Kitazawa  51' DF 18 Hiroshige Yanagimoto  62' Manager: Shu Kamo

ARGENTINA: GK 1 Carlos Bossio DF 2 Roberto Ayala DF 3 José Chamot DF 4 Javier Zanetti DF 6 Néstor Fabbri MF 5 Hugo Pérez MF 7 Ariel Ortega  67' MF 8 Alejandro Escudero   35'  55' MF 20 Christian Bassedas FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta FW 11 Pascual Rambert  26' Substitutions: MF 18 Gustavo López  55' MF 17 Marcelo Gallardo  67' Manager: Daniel Passarella

Nigeria v Argentina

10 January 1995

01:00 AST

Nigeria	0–0	Argentina
	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Nigeria

Argentina

NIGERIA: GK 1 Peter Rufai DF 2 Augustine Eguavoen DF 3 Benedict Iroha  80' DF 5 Uche Okechukwu DF 20 Uche Okafor MF 8 Mutiu Adepoju MF 10 Jay-Jay Okocha  51' MF 11 Emmanuel Amunike  77' FW 12 Samson Siasia FW 14 Daniel Amokachi FW 18 Efan Ekoku  76' Substitutions: MF 17 Sam Pam  51' MF 6 Momodu Mutairu  76' Manager: Shuaibu Amodu

ARGENTINA: GK 1 Carlos Bossio DF 2 Roberto Ayala  64' DF 3 José Chamot DF 4 Javier Zanetti DF 6 Néstor Fabbri MF 5 Hugo Pérez  30' MF 7 Ariel Ortega MF 8 Alejandro Escudero MF 20 Christian Bassedas FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta FW 11 Pascual Rambert Substitutions: Manager: Daniel Passarella