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The 1987 Rous Cup was the third staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. For the first time, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament.
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| Dates | 19–26 May |
| Teams | 3 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Third place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 4 (1.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 198,097 (66,032 per match) |
In order to gain more experience of playing top level opposition, the FA invited Brazil to be the third entrant. They subsequently won the competition after defeating Scotland in the final game to take the trophy.[1] This was the last game in which the Hampden Park square goalposts were used.
Results edit
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
England vs Brazil edit
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Lineker  35' |
Report | Mirandinha 36' |
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Scotland vs Brazil edit
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Final standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| England
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
| 1987 Rous Cup tournament winners |
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 Brazil |
Goalscorers edit
References edit
- ^ "1987 Rous Cup". Soccer Nostalgia. Retrieved 25 July 2017.