III World Cup of Masters

The sixth edition of the World Cup of Masters was held in Klagenfurt and Kapfenberg, Austria. This was the second time Austria had hosted the event. It was the final event held. The nations taking part were hosts Austria, reigning champions Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany and for the first time France and Portugal. The event was won by Brazil, winning their fourth title overall.^[1]

1995 World Cup of Masters

Pele Cup '95
Tournament details
Host country	Austria
Dates	23 June – 2 July (10 days)
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	38 (2.38 per match)
Best player(s)	Paulo Isidoro
← 1993

Group A

Group A was held in Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt.

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Netherlands	2–2	Italy

23 June 1995

Klagenfurt, Austria

Austria	1–1	Brazil

Klagenfurt, Austria

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Italy	2–1	Brazil

25 June 1995

Klagenfurt, Austria

Netherlands	1–1	Austria

Klagenfurt, Austria

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Brazil	3–1	Netherlands

27 June 1995

Klagenfurt, Austria

Austria	0–0	Italy

Klagenfurt, Austria

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Austria	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
Netherlands	3	0	2	1	4	6	-2	2

Group B

Group B was held in Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg.

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Germany	1–0	Portugal

23 June 1995

Kapfenberg, Austria

France	0–0	Argentina

Kapfenberg, Austria

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Argentina	3–0	Germany

25 June 1995

Kapfenberg, Austria

France	4–1	Portugal

Kapfenberg, Austria

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Argentina	0–0	Portugal

27 June 1995

Kapfenberg, Austria

France	3–4	Germany

Kapfenberg, Austria

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	0	1	5	6	-1	6
Argentina	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	5
France	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
Portugal	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

Semi-finals

Germany	0–3	Brazil

29 June 1995

Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg

Italy	1–1	Argentina
Penalties
	3–5

Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg

Third-place play-off

Italy	–	Germany

1 July 1995

Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg

The pitch failed to pass the referees initial inspection and the match was not played. Attempts to rearrange it were unsuccessful.

Final

Brazil	1–1	Argentina
Paulo Isidoro		Commisso
Penalties
	3–2

2 July 1995

Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt

Brazil

Argentina

Champion

World Cup of Masters Champions: Brazil Fourth title