1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament

1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament
1985 Mexico City Cup Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates2 – 9 June 1985
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Italy
Runners-up Mexico
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored6 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Six players
(1 goal each)

The Ciudad de México Cup Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1985 in Mexico City.

Host nation Mexico, England and Italy participated in the tournament, with Italy winning. All matches took place at the Estadio Azteca, home of Mexico City-based clubs América, Cruz Azul and Necaxa. The three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for Mexico, who would host the World Cup tournament the following year.

The final game of this tournament also served as the first game of the 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament.

Results

Mexico vs Italy

Mexico 1–1 Italy
Aguirre 45' Report di Gennaro 54'
Attendance: 35, 000
Referee: John B. Meachin (Canada)
Mexico
Italy
GK 1 Pablo Larios
DF 18 Rafael Amador  46'
DF 5 Francisco Chávez
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 4 Armando Manzo
MF 13 Javier Aguirre  86'
MF 10 Tomás Boy (c)  75'
MF 7 Miguel España
MF 16 Carlos Muñoz
MF 22 Manuel Negrete
FW 15 Luis Flores  46'
Substitutions:
MF/FW 11 Javier Hernández  46'
DF 17 Raúl Servín  46'
MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez  75'
MF 6 Carlos de los Cobos  86'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Ivano Bordon  46'
DF 4 Giuseppe Baresi
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi
DF 3 Fulvio Collovati (c)
DF 5 Ubaldo Righetti  68'
DF 6 Roberto Tricella
MF 8 Salvatore Bagni
MF 10 Antonio di Gennaro  79'
FW 11 Alessandro Altobelli  78'
FW 7 Bruno Conti  64'
FW 9 Bruno Giordano  46'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Giovanni Galli  46'
FW 16 Giuseppe Galderisi  46'
MF 14 Pietro Fanna  64'
DF 18 Antonio Cabrini  68'
MF 13 Giuseppe Dossena  78'
MF 19 Marco Tardelli  79'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot

Italy vs England

Italy 2–1 England
Bagni 73'
Altobelli 89' (pen.)
Report Hateley 74'
Italy
England
GK 1 Giovanni Galli  46'
DF 4 Giuseppe Baresi
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi
DF 5 Fulvio Collovati (c)  46'
DF 6 Roberto Tricella
DF 3 Pietro Vierchowod
MF 8 Salvatore Bagni
MF 10 Antonio di Gennaro
FW 11 Alessandro Altobelli
FW 7 Bruno Conti  46'
FW 9 Giuseppe Galderisi  84'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Pietro Fanna  46'
DF 13 Antonio Cabrini  46'
GK 12 Franco Tancredi  46'
MF 15 Marco Tardelli  84'
Manager:
Enzo Bearzot
GK 1 Peter Shilton
DF 6 Terry Butcher
DF 3 Kenny Sansom
DF 2 Gary Stevens  63'
DF 5 Mark Wright
MF 7 Bryan Robson (c)
MF 4 Trevor Steven
MF 11 Chris Waddle  69'
MF 8 Ray Wilkins
FW 10 Trevor Francis  78'
FW 9 Mark Hateley
Substitutions:
MF 14 Glenn Hoddle  63'
FW 15 John Barnes  69'
FW 16 Gary Lineker  78'
Manager:
Bobby Robson

Mexico vs England

Note: This match also counted as the first match of the 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament.

Mexico 1–0 England
Flores 19' Report
Attendance: 15, 000
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

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
2  Mexico 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
3  England 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0

Despite having the same number of points and the same goal difference as Mexico, Italy won the tournament as they had scored one more goal.[1]

Winners

 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament winners 

Italy

First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "Ciudad de México Cup". England Football Online. Retrieved 16 June 2022.