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1980 World Champions' Gold Cup

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See also:Little World Cup (disambiguation)
1980–81 World Champions' Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales Uruguay 1980–81
Charrúa,the official mascot
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates30 December 1980 –
10 January 1981
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay
Runners-upBrazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored19 (2.71 per match)
Attendance255,000 (36,429 per match)
Top scorer(s)UruguayWaldemar Victorino
(3 goals)
Best player(s)UruguayRuben Paz

The1980–81 FIFA World Champions' Gold Cup(Spanishfor"Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales"), also known asMundialito("LittleWorld Cup"), was an internationalfootballtournament organized by theUruguayan Football Associationand supported by FIFA[1][2]and recognized before its inception by then FIFA President João Havelange.[3]At the July 4, 1980 FIFA congress, the president publicly stated: "At FIFA we have welcomed the initiative of the Uruguayan Football Association, granting official status to the Gold Cup. FIFA actively participates in the organization and offers its experience."[3]The tournament commemoration of the 50th anniversary of thefirst FIFA World Cup,which had been celebrated in1930at the same venue. It was held at theCentenario StadiuminMontevideo,Uruguay,from 30 December 1980 to 10 January 1981.

The tournament gathered the national teams ofUruguay,Italy,West Germany,Brazil,andArgentina,[4]five of the six World Cup-winning nations at the time, with the addition of theNetherlands–1974and1978World Cup runners-up– who had been invited to replaceEngland,who declined the invitation. After the final, FIFA celebrated the success of the tournament via their official newsletter, declaring Uruguay as "champions of all world champions."[5]

Participating teams

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Team Notes
Uruguay 1924and1928Olympic champions; Hosts,1930and1950 FIFA World Cupchampions
Italy 1934and1938 FIFA World Cupchampions
West Germany 1954and1974 FIFA World Cupchampions
Brazil 1958,1962,and1970 FIFA World Cupchampions
Argentina 1978and reigning FIFA World Cup champions
Netherlands 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup runners-up, replacingEngland(1966 FIFA World Cupchampions)

Format

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Uruguayan goalkeeperRodolfo Rodríguezraising the Mundialito trophy

The six teams were distributed in two groups of three: Group A was composed of the Netherlands, Italy, and Uruguay; Group B consisted of Argentina, Brazil, and West Germany. The winners of each group faced each other to decide the tournament winner.

Squads

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Further information:1980 Mundialito squads

Each team had a squad of 18 players (two of which had to be goalkeepers).

Outcome

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Uruguay and Brazil won their respective groups and played the final, with Uruguay defeating Brazil 2–1 with a late goal, the same result that had occurred 30 years earlier between the two teams inthe deciding matchof the1950 World Cup.Uruguay's coach during the Mundialito,Roque Máspoli,had also been Uruguay's goalkeeper in the 1950 match.

Dutch managerJan Zwartkruisresigned from his position as soon as he returned to the Netherlands,[6]whileLeopoldo LuqueandRainer Bonhofnever represented their country again.[6]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 Final
2 Italy 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:[7]
Rules for classification:
  1. Points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Number of goals scored
  4. Drawing of lots
Uruguay2–0Netherlands
Ramos31'
Victorino45'
Attendance: 65,000
Uruguay2–0Italy
Morales67' (pen.)
Victorino81'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Emilio Guruceta (Spain)
Italy1–1Netherlands
Ancelotti7' Peters15'
Attendance: 15,000

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3 Final
2 Argentina 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
3 West Germany 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source:[7]
Rules for classification:
  1. Points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Number of goals scored
  4. Drawing of lots
Argentina2–1West Germany
Kaltz84' (o.g.)
Díaz88'		 Hrubesch41'
Attendance: 60,000
Brazil1–1Argentina
Edevaldo47' Report Maradona30'
Attendance: 60,000
Brazil4–1West Germany
Júnior56'
Cerezo61'
Serginho76'
Zé Sérgio82'		 Allofs54'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Juan Silvagno (Chile)

Final

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Uruguay2–1Brazil
Barrios50'
Victorino80'		 Sócrates62' (pen.)
Attendance: 71,250

Scorers

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3 goals
1 goal
Own goals

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toMundialito 1980.
  1. ^ElPais (9 January 2021)."La verdad sobre la Copa de Oro, una gloria celeste olvidada".Diario EL PAIS Uruguay(in Spanish).Retrieved2022-04-29.
  2. ^"A 40 años de la Copa de Oro, un título único - AUF".www.auf.org.uy.Retrieved2022-04-29.
  3. ^ab"FIFA President Joao Havelange on the 1980–81 World Champions Gold Cup | 4 Stars - Media Archive".UruguayFootyHistory.Retrieved2024-06-17.
  4. ^Mundialito 1980by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
  5. ^"FIFA 1981 World Champions Gold Cup document.png | 4 Stars - Media Archive".UruguayFootyHistory.Retrieved2024-06-17.
  6. ^abPetrossian, Shahan."Mundialito 1980 (Copa de Oro)".theantiquefootball.com.Retrieved2 April2019.
  7. ^ab"Mundialito 1980".RSSSF.Retrieved5 May2017.
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