1987 Rous Cup

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.

1987 Rous Cup

Tournament details
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

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

England vs Brazil

19 May 1987

20:00

England	1–1	Brazil
Lineker 35'	Report	Mirandinha 36'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 92,000

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

England

Brazil

GK 1 Peter Shilton (Southampton) DF 2 Gary Stevens (Everton) DF 5 Tony Adams (Arsenal) DF 6 Terry Butcher (Rangers) DF 3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest) MF 4 Peter Reid (Everton) MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) MF 8 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) FW 10 Gary Lineker (Barcelona)  76' FW 9 Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) MF 11 John Barnes (Watford) Substitutions: FW 0 Mark Hateley (Milan)  76' Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 1 Carlos (Corinthians) DF 2 Josimar (Botafogo)  47' DF 3 Geraldão (Porto) (c) MF 5 Ricardo Rocha (Guarani) MF 6 Douglas (Cruzeiro) DF 4 Nelsinho (São Paulo) FW 9 Müller (São Paulo) MF 10 Silas (São Paulo)  82' FW 11 Mirandinha (Palmeiras) MF 7 Edu Marangon (Portuguesa)  82' MF 8 Valdo (Grêmio) Substitutions: MF 15 Dunga (Santos)  82' MF 17 Raí (São Paulo)  82' Manager: Carlos Alberto Silva

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Scotland vs England

23 May 1987

15:00

Scotland	0–0	England
	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 64,713

Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

GK 1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen) DF 2 Richard Gough (Tottenham Hotspur) DF 3 Murdo MacLeod (Celtic) MF 4 Paul McStay (Celtic) DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen) FW 7 Ally McCoist (Rangers) MF 8 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) FW 9 Brian McClair (Celtic)  58' MF 10 Neil Simpson (Aberdeen) MF 11 Ian Wilson (Leicester City) Substitutions: FW 0 Charlie Nicholas (Arsenal)  58' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

GK 1 Chris Woods (Rangers) DF 2 Gary Stevens (Everton) DF 3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest) MF 4 Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur) DF 5 Mark Wright (Southampton) DF 6 Terry Butcher (Rangers) MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) MF 8 Steve Hodge (Tottenham Hotspur) FW 9 Mark Hateley (Milan) FW 10 Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) MF 11 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) Manager: Bobby Robson

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Scotland vs Brazil

26 May 1987

20:00

Scotland	0–2	Brazil
	Report	Raí 51' Valdo 60'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 41,384

Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Scotland

Brazil

GK 1 Andy Goram (Oldham Athletic) DF 2 Richard Gough (Tottenham Hotspur) DF 3 Murdo MacLeod (Celtic) MF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen) MF 7 Paul McStay (Celtic) MF 8 Jim McInally (Dundee United)  58' FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers) MF 10 Ian Wilson (Leicester City) FW 11 Davie Cooper (Rangers) Substitutions: FW 0 Brian McClair (Celtic)  58' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

GK 1 Carlos (Corinthians) DF 2 Josimar (Botafogo) DF 3 Geraldão (Porto) (c) MF 4 Ricardo Rocha (Guarani) MF 5 Douglas (Cruzeiro) DF 6 Nelsinho (São Paulo) FW 7 Müller (São Paulo) MF 8 Raí (São Paulo) FW 9 Mirandinha (Palmeiras) MF 10 Edu Marangon (Portuguesa) MF 11 Valdo (Grêmio) Manager: Carlos Alberto Silva

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
England	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Scotland	2	0	1	1	0	2	–2	1

1987 Rous Cup tournament winners
Brazil

Goalscorers

1 goal

• Mirandinha
• Raí
• Valdo
• Gary Lineker