II Mundialito de Seniors
Encyclopedia
II Mundialito de Seniors (also known as I Copa Pelé) was the second World Cup of Masters
. This was an unsanctioned tournament, and players were not recognised with international caps. It was held, again, in January 1989 in Brazil
. In this tournament there were six "Senior" teams, hosts Brazil
, reigning champions Argentina
, Italy
, West Germany
, Uruguay
and for the only time a team representing Great Britain
. The tournament pitted all teams against each other in a League, with the top two teams then playing each other in the final. Brazil
won the event beating Uruguay
4-2 in the final.
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World Cup of Masters
The World Cup of Masters, also known as the Pelé World Cup and Mundialito de Seniors was an event that ran every two years from 1987 until 1995. The tournament was for senior players. In 1990 the term "seniors" was replaced by "masters". The editions until 1991 were organized by Brazilian TV...
. This was an unsanctioned tournament, and players were not recognised with international caps. It was held, again, in January 1989 in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. In this tournament there were six "Senior" teams, hosts Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, reigning champions Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and for the only time a team representing Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. The tournament pitted all teams against each other in a League, with the top two teams then playing each other in the final. Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
won the event beating Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
4-2 in the final.
Results
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Group Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 5 | 4 | |1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | |
Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Italy | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
4 | ||||||||
Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
4 | ||||||||
West Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
2 |
Final
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World Cup of Masters Champions: Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... First title |