1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament
The Azteca 2000 Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1985 in Mexico City.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 9 – 15 June 1985 |
| Teams | 3 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 6 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kerry Dixon (2 goals) |
Host nation Mexico, England and West Germany participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Estadio Azteca. The three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for Mexico, who would host the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament the following year.
The first game of this tournament (England vs Mexico) was also the final game of the Mexico City Cup Tournament.
Background
The Azteca 200 was the second on an overlapping tournament following on from Ciudad de México Cup.[1] England having qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup after winning their group were invited to participate in the tournament. England manager Bobby Robson considered this a good chance to climatise his squad before the world cup.[2] The team he brought with him included Gary Lineker, Trevor Francis, Glenn Hoddle, Bryan Robson, John Barnes and Peter Shilton.[3]
Results
| Mexico | 1–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
Flores  19' |
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          Mexico
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     England
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This match also counted as the last match of the 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament.
| England | 3–0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Robson 35' Dixon 54', 67' |
Report |
     England
|     West Germany
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| Mexico | 2–0 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Negrete 6' Flores 46' |
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Mexico
| West Germany
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Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | England |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
References
- "Azteca 2000, 1985". schwarzundweiss.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- "Ciudad de México Cup & Azteca 2000 United States". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- "Azteca 2000 Tournament". englandstats.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
Other sources
- Heatley, Michael & Ian Welch, England Football, p. 33 (Dial House, Shepperton, Surrey, England, 1996)
- Hockings, Ron & Keir Radnedge, Nations of Europe, vol. 1, pp. 198, 307, vol. 2, pp. 27-28 (Articulate, Ernsworth, Hampshire, U.K., 1993)
- Leatherdale, Clive, England: The Quest for the World Cup—A Complete Record, pp. 232-33 (Two Heads Publishing/Desert Island Books, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, U.K., 1994)
- Payne, Mike, England: The Complete Post-War Record, pp. 262-64 (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)