1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament

Not to be confused with Aztec 2000.

The Azteca 2000 Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1985 in Mexico City.

1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	9 – 15 June 1985
Teams	3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico
Runners-up	England
Third place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	6 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kerry Dixon (2 goals)
← 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament

Host nation Mexico, England and West Germany participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Estadio Azteca. The three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for Mexico, who would host the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament the following year.

The first game of this tournament (England vs Mexico) was also the final game of the Mexico City Cup Tournament.

Background

The Azteca 200 was the second on an overlapping tournament following on from Ciudad de México Cup.^[1] England having qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup after winning their group were invited to participate in the tournament. England manager Bobby Robson considered this a good chance to climatise his squad before the world cup.^[2] The team he brought with him included Gary Lineker, Trevor Francis, Glenn Hoddle, Bryan Robson, John Barnes and Peter Shilton.^[3]

Results

Mexico vs England

Note: This match also counted as the last match of the 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament.

Mexico	1–0	England
Flores 19'	Report

9 June 1985

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 15, 000

Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

Mexico

England

GK 1 Pablo Larios DF 2 Mario Trejo DF 14 Félix Cruz DF 3 Fernando Quirarte DF 18 Rafael Amador MF 16 Carlos Muñoz MF 7 Miguel España  85' MF 22 Manuel Negrete MF 10 Tomás Boy (c)  60' MF 13 Javier Aguirre FW 15 Luis Flores  58' Substitutions: MF 19 Carlos Hermosillo  58' FW 8 Alejandro Domínguez  60' FW 6 Carlos de los Cobos  85' Manager: Bora Milutinović

GK 1 Gary Bailey DF 2 Viv Anderson DF 3 Kenny Sansom DF 5 Terry Fenwick DF 6 David Watson MF 4 Glenn Hoddle  80' MF 7 Bryan Robson (c) MF 8 Ray Wilkins  70' FW 15 John Barnes  70' FW 10 Trevor Francis FW 9 Mark Hateley Substitutions: MF 18 Chris Waddle  70' MF 16 Peter Reid  70' FW 19 Kerry Dixon  80' Manager: Bobby Robson

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England vs West Germany

England	3–0	West Germany
Robson 35' Dixon 54', 67'	Report

12 June 1985

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 10, 000

Referee: Jorge Leanza Sansone (Mexico)

England

West Germany

GK 1 Peter Shilton DF 6 Terry Butcher DF 3 Kenny Sansom DF 2 Gary Stevens DF 5 Mark Wright MF 4 Glenn Hoddle (c) MF 8 Peter Reid MF 7 Bryan Robson  72' MF 11 Chris Waddle FW 9 Kerry Dixon FW 10 Gary Lineker  60' Substitutions: FW 15 John Barnes  60' MF 17 Paul Bracewell  72' Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 1 Harald Schumacher (c) DF 6 Klaus Augenthaler DF 2 Thomas Berthold DF 3 Andreas Brehme DF 5 Matthias Herget DF 4 Dietmar Jakobs MF 7 Pierre Littbarski  73' MF 10 Felix Magath  60' MF 8 Lothar Matthäus FW 9 Frank Mill FW 11 Uwe Rahn Substitutions: MF 14 Olaf Thon  60' FW 15 Herbert Waas  73' Manager: Franz Beckenbauer

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Mexico vs West Germany

Mexico	2–0	West Germany
Negrete 6' Flores 46'	Report

15 June 1985

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 25, 000

Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

Mexico

West Germany

GK 20 Olaf Heredia DF 18 Rafael Amador DF 14 Félix Cruz DF 3 Fernando Quirarte DF 2 Mario Trejo MF 13 Javier Aguirre MF 10 Tomás Boy (c)  78' MF 6 Carlos de los Cobos MF 7 Miguel España MF 22 Manuel Negrete  70' FW 15 Luis Flores Substitutions: MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez  70' FW 19 Carlos Hermosillo  78' Manager: Bora Milutinović

GK 1 Ulrich Stein DF 6 Klaus Augenthaler  65' DF 3 Andreas Brehme DF 5 Matthias Herget DF 4 Dietmar Jakobs MF 10 Felix Magath (c) MF 2 Lothar Matthäus MF 7 Ludwig Kögl FW 11 Frank Mill FW 8 Uwe Rahn FW 9 Rudi Völler Substitutions: DF 14 Michael Frontzeck  65' Manager: Franz Beckenbauer

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
2	England	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	2
3	West Germany	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0