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I Mundialito de Seniors

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Host country
  
Brazil

Venue(s)
  
3 (in 3 host cities)

Runners-up
  
Brazil

Start date
  
1987

Teams
  
5

Matches played
  
11

Dates
  
4–18 January (15 days)

Champions
  
Argentina (1st title)

Fourth place
  
West Germany

Best player
  
Rivellino

Goals scored
  
27

I Mundialito de Seniors

Champion
  
Argentina national football team

Third place
  
Uruguay national football team

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. 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. The final between Argentina and Brazil drew 50,000 fans reviving moments of glory for the bitter rivals.

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Venues

Two cities hosted the tournament:

Squads

For the list of the squads, see 1987 Copa Pelé squads.

References

I Mundialito de Seniors Wikipedia