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The 1987 Rous Cup was the third staging of the Rous Cup annual international football match that increased the teams from the two rivals of England and Scotland to increase the competition experience for FA to invite Brazil.
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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) |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Brazil successfully pursued the 1987 cup by defeating Scotland in the final game to take the trophy.[1] This was the last game that the Hampden Park square goalposts were used.
Results
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England vs Brazil
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Scotland vs Brazil
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Final standings
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
| 1987 Rous Cup tournament winners |
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Brazil |
Goalscorers
editReferences
edit- ^ "1987 Rous Cup". Soccer Nostalgia. Retrieved 25 July 2017.