Umbro Cup

Umbro Cup
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates 3 – 11 June 1995
Teams 4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil
Runners-up  England
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 21 (3.5 per match)
Attendance 175,517 (29,253 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sweden Kennet Andersson
(3 goals)

The Umbro Cup was a friendly international football competition, which took place in June 1995 in England. The trophy was sponsored by the sports brand Umbro, the manufacturers of England's kit.

Host nation England, Sweden, Japan and world champions Brazil participated in the tournament. Brazil were the eventual champions, after winning all three of their games.

The staging of the competition served as an rehearsal for England's hosting of UEFA Euro 1996 the following summer. Matches took place at Wembley, Elland Road, Goodison Park, Villa Park and the City Ground.

Venues

London Liverpool Birmingham Leeds Nottingham
Wembley Goodison Park Villa Park Elland Road City Ground
Goodison Park

Results

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

England vs Japan

England 2 – 1 Japan
Anderton  48'
Platt  88' (pen.)		 Report Ihara  62'
Attendance: 21,142
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)
ENGLAND:
GK1Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
DF12Gary Neville (Manchester United)
DF5John Scales (Liverpool)
DF15David Unsworth (Everton)
DF14Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF11Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF7David Platt (Sampdoria) (c)
MF4David Batty (Blackburn Rovers) 68'
MF8Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)Yellow card 68'
FW9Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)
FW6Stan Collymore (Nottingham Forest) 76'
Substitutes:
GK13Ian Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF17Steve McManaman (Liverpool) 68'
MF19Paul Gascoigne (Lazio) 68'
DF21Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)
FW22Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur) 76'
Manager:
Terry Venables
JAPAN:
GK13Kazuya Maekawa (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
DF19Kazuaki Tasaka (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
DF5Tetsuji Hashiratani (Verdy Kawasaki) (c)Red card 87'
DF4Masami Ihara (Yokohama Marinos)
MF2Akira Narahashi (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
MF15Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka) 81'
MF6Motohiro Yamaguchi (Yokohama Flügels)
MF8Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Verdy Kawasaki)
MF20Naoki Soma (Kashima Antlers) 74'
FW11Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
FW14Masashi Nakayama (Júbilo Iwata) 65'
Substitutes:
GK1Nobuyuki Kojima (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
MF3Hiroshige Yanagimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 74'
FW9Hisashi Kurosaki (Kashima Antlers) 65'
MF16Masahiro Fukuda (Urawa Red Diamonds) 81'
DF17Norio Omura (Yokohama Marinos)
Manager:
Shu Kamo

Brazil vs Sweden

Brazil 1 – 0 Sweden
Edmundo  42' Report
Attendance: 20,131
BRAZIL:
GK1Zetti (São Paulo)
DF2Jorginho (Bayern Munich)
DF5Aldair (Roma)Yellow card
DF4Ronaldão (Shimizu S-Pulse)
DF3Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras)
MF6Dunga (VfB Stuttgart) (c)
MF8César Sampaio (Yokohama Flügels) 77'
MF7Zinho (Yokohama Flügels)
FW10Juninho Paulista (São Paulo)
FW11Edmundo (Flamengo)
FW9Ronaldo (PSV)
Substitutes:
DF14Cafu (Real Zaragoza)
GK12Gilmar Rinaldi (Cerezo Osaka)
DF16André Cruz (Napoli) 77'
MF13Leonardo (Kashima Antlers)
FW15Rivaldo (Palmeiras)
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
SWEDEN:
GK12Bengt Andersson (ÖIS)
DF14Pontus Kåmark (IFK Göteborg)
DF15Teddy Lučić (Västra Frölunda)
DF4Joachim Björklund (IFK Göteborg)
DF5Roger Ljung (MSV Duisburg)
MF9Jonas Thern (Roma) (c) 46'
MF16Niclas Alexandersson (Halmstads BK)
MF8Håkan Mild (Servette)
MF21Magnus Erlingmark (IFK Göteborg)
FW10Martin Dahlin (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Yellow card 78'
FW11Kennet Andersson (Caen) 67'
Substitutes:
GK1Thomas Ravelli (IFK Göteborg)
DF2Gary Sundgren (AIK)
FW17Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord) 67'
MF19Niklas Gudmundsson (Halmstads BK) 46'
FW21Dick Lidman (AIK) 78'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson

Japan vs Brazil

Japan 0 – 3 Brazil
Report Roberto Carlos  7'
Zinho  52', 64'
Attendance: 29,327
JAPAN:
GK1Nobuyuki Kojima (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
SW4Masami Ihara (Yokohama Marinos)
DF2Akira Narahashi (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
DF19Kazuaki Tasaka (Bellmare Hiratsuka) 80'
DF17Norio Omura (Yokohama Marinos)
DF20Naoki Soma (Kashima Antlers)
MF15Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka) 67'
MF8Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Verdy Kawasaki)
MF6Motohiro Yamaguchi (Yokohama Flügels)
MF11Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
FW14Masashi Nakayama (Júbilo Iwata) 46'
Substitutes:
DF3Hiroshige Yanagimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 80'
FW9Hisashi Kurosaki (Kashima Antlers) 67'
FW16Masahiro Fukuda (Urawa Red Diamonds) 46'
Manager:
Shu Kamo
BRAZIL:
GK1Zetti (São Paulo)
DF2Jorginho (Bayern Munich)
DF5Aldair (Roma)
DF4Márcio Santos (Fiorentina)
DF3Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras)
MF10Juninho Paulista (São Paulo) 61'
MF6Dunga (VfB Stuttgart) (c)
MF8Doriva (XV de Piracicaba)
MF7Zinho (Yokohama Flügels) 73'
FW11Edmundo (Flamengo)
FW9Ronaldo (PSV)
Substitutes:
MF13Leonardo (Kashima Antlers) 61'
FW15Rivaldo (Palmeiras) 73'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

England vs Sweden

England 3 – 3 Sweden
Sheringham  44'
Platt  89'
Anderton  90+1'		 Report Mild  11', 37'
K. Andersson  46'
Attendance: 32,008
ENGLAND:
GK1Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
DF2Warren Barton (Newcastle United)
DF21Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)
DF12Gary Pallister (Manchester United) 80'
DF3Graeme Le Saux (Blackburn Rovers)
MF11Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF8Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) 63'
MF7David Platt (Sampdoria) (c)
MF10John Barnes (Liverpool) 63'
FW9Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)
FW22Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutes:
DF5John Scales (Liverpool) 80'
GK13Ian Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF17Steve McManaman (Liverpool)
MF18Nick Barmby (Tottenham Hotspur) 63'
MF19Paul Gascoigne (Lazio) 63'
Manager:
Terry Venables
SWEDEN:
GK1Thomas Ravelli (IFK Göteborg) (c)
DF2Gary Sundgren (AIK)
DF15Teddy Lučić (Västra Frölunda)
DF4Joachim Björklund (IFK Göteborg)
DF14Pontus Kåmark (IFK Göteborg)
MF16Niclas Alexandersson (Halmstads BK)
MF20Magnus Erlingmark (IFK Göteborg) 88'
MF8Håkan Mild (Servette)
MF19Niklas Gudmundsson (Halmstads BK)
FW17Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord)
FW11Kennet Andersson (Caen) 85'
Substitutes:
DF5Roger Ljung (MSV Duisburg)
DF6Jesper Mattsson (Halmstads BK)
GK12Bengt Andersson (ÖIS)
MF18Ola Andersson (AIK) 88'
FW21Dick Lidman (AIK) 85'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson

Sweden vs Japan

Sweden 2 – 2 Japan
K. Andersson  53', 68' Report Fujita  9'
Kurosaki  86'
Attendance: 5,591
Referee: Angelo Amendolia (Italy)
SWEDEN:
GK1Thomas Ravelli (IFK Göteborg) (c)
DF2Gary Sundgren (AIK)
DF15Teddy Lučić (Västra Frölunda)
DF4Joachim Björklund (IFK Göteborg)
DF14Pontus Kåmark (IFK Göteborg)
MF16Niclas Alexandersson (Halmstads BK)
MF7Peter Wibrån (Öster)
MF18Ola Andersson (AIK)
MF19Niklas Gudmundsson (Halmstads BK) 73'
FW11Kennet Andersson (Caen)
FW17Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord)
Substitutes:
DF6Jesper Mattsson (Halmstads BK)
GK12Bengt Andersson (ÖIS)
DF13Mikael Nilsson (IFK Göteborg) 73'
MF20Magnus Erlingmark (IFK Göteborg)
FW21Dick Lidman (AIK)
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
JAPAN:
GK22Kenichi Shimokawa (JEF United Ichihara)
DF2Akira Narahashi (Bellmare Hiratsuka) 85'
DF4Masami Ihara (Yokohama Marinos)
DF5Tetsuji Hashiratani (Verdy Kawasaki) (c)
DF17Norio Omura (Yokohama Marinos)
MF18Toshiya Fujita (Júbilo Iwata) 71'
MF6Motohiro Yamaguchi (Yokohama Flügels)
MF8Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Verdy Kawasaki) 81'
MF20Naoki Soma (Kashima Antlers)
FW11Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
FW9Hisashi Kurosaki (Kashima Antlers)
Substitutes:
GK1Nobuyuki Kojima (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
DF3Hiroshige Yanagimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 85'
MF7Hajime Moriyasu (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 71'
FW15Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka)
FW16Masahiro Fukuda (Urawa Red Diamonds) 81'
Manager:
Shu Kamo

England vs Brazil

England 1 – 3 Brazil
Le Saux  39' Report Juninho  55'
Ronaldo  62'
Edmundo  77'
Attendance: 67,318
ENGLAND:
GK1Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
DF12Gary Neville (Manchester United)
DF5John Scales (Liverpool) 90'
DF21Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)Yellow card
DF14Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF11Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF4David Batty (Blackburn Rovers)Yellow card 79'
MF7David Platt (Sampdoria) (c)
MF3Graeme Le Saux (Blackburn Rovers)
FW9Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 90'
FW22Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutes:
DF2Warren Barton (Newcastle United) 90'
FW6Stan Collymore (Nottingham Forest) 90'
GK13Ian Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF16Jamie Redknapp (Liverpool)
MF19Paul Gascoigne (Lazio) 79'
Manager:
Terry Venables
BRAZIL:
GK1Zetti (São Paulo)
DF2Jorginho (Bayern Munich)
DF3Aldair (Roma) 89'
DF15Márcio Santos (Fiorentina)
DF6Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras)Yellow card
MF8Dunga (VfB Stuttgart)(c)
MF5César Sampaio (Yokohama Flügels)
MF11Zinho (Yokohama Flügels)
FW10Juninho Paulista (São Paulo) 84'
FW7Edmundo (Flamengo)Yellow card
FW9Ronaldo (PSV) 76'
Substitutes:
DF4Ronaldão (Shimizu S-Pulse) 89'
DF12Cafu (Real Zaragoza)
GK13Gilmar Rinaldi (Cerezo Osaka)
MF19Leonardo (Kashima Antlers) 84'
FW21Giovanni (Santos) 76'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo

Final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330071+69
 England 311167–14
 Sweden 302156–12
 Japan 301237–41
1995 Umbro Cup
Tournament Winners
Brazil
Brazil

Goalscorers

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