I Mundialito de Seniors

1987 World Cup of Masters
Pele Cup '87
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	4–18 January (15 days)
Teams	5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	27 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Oscar Más; Rivellino
Best player(s)	Rivellino
	1989 →

I Mundialito de Seniors (also known as I Copa Pelé) was the first World Cup of Masters. This was an unsanctioned tournament, and players were not recognised with international caps. It was held in January 1987 in Brazil. There were five countries that originally entered – Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, West Germany and Italy.^[1]

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The tournament pitted all teams against each other in a League, with the top two teams then playing each other in the final. Argentina won the event, beating Brazil 1-0 in the final in São Paulo.^[2] The final between Argentina and Brazil drew 50,000 fans reviving moments of glory for the bitter rivals.^[3]

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São Paulo	Santos	Porto Alegre
Pacaembu Stadium	Vila Belmiro	Estádio Beira-Rio
23°32′55.1″S 46°39′54.4″W	23°57′4″S 46°20′20″W	30°3′56.21″S 51°14′9.91″W
Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 32,000	Capacity: 80,000

São Paulo Santos Porto Alegre I Mundialito de Seniors (Brazil)
Santos	São Paulo	Porto Alegre

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	5
Brazil	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
Uruguay	4	2	1	1	4	5	-1	5
West Germany	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	3
Italy	4	1	0	3	4	8	-4	2

I Mundialito de Seniors

Venues

Squads

Results

Group table

Final

Match details

Goal scorers

Champion

References

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