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.

1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates9 – 15 June 1985
Teams3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico
Runners-up England
Third place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored6 (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

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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

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Mexico vs England

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Note: This match also counted as the last match of the 1985 Ciudad de México Cup 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

England vs West Germany

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England  3–0  West Germany
Robson   35'
Dixon   54', 67'
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West Germany
GK 1 Peter Shilton
DF 6 Terry Butcher
DF 3 Kenny Sansom
DF 2 Gary Stevens
DF 5 Mark Wright
MF 4 Glenn Hoddle (c)
MF 8 Peter Reid
MF 7 Bryan Robson   72'
MF 11 Chris Waddle
FW 9 Kerry Dixon
FW 10 Gary Lineker   60'
Substitutions:
FW 15 John Barnes   60'
MF 17 Paul Bracewell   72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK 1 Harald Schumacher (c)
DF 6 Klaus Augenthaler
DF 2 Thomas Berthold
DF 3 Andreas Brehme
DF 5 Matthias Herget
DF 4 Dietmar Jakobs
MF 7 Pierre Littbarski   73'
MF 10 Felix Magath   60'
MF 8 Lothar Matthäus
FW 9 Frank Mill
FW 11 Uwe Rahn
Substitutions:
MF 14 Olaf Thon   60'
FW 15 Herbert Waas   73'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

Mexico vs West Germany

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Mexico  2–0  West Germany
Negrete   6'
Flores   46'
Report
Attendance: 25, 000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West Germany
GK 20 Olaf Heredia
DF 18 Rafael Amador
DF 14 Félix Cruz
DF 3 Fernando Quirarte
DF 2 Mario Trejo
MF 13 Javier Aguirre
MF 10 Tomás Boy (c)   78'
MF 6 Carlos de los Cobos
MF 7 Miguel España
MF 22 Manuel Negrete   70'
FW 15 Luis Flores
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alejandro Domínguez   70'
FW 19 Carlos Hermosillo   78'
Manager:
  Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Ulrich Stein
DF 6 Klaus Augenthaler   65'
DF 3 Andreas Brehme
DF 5 Matthias Herget
DF 4 Dietmar Jakobs
MF 10 Felix Magath (c)
MF 2 Lothar Matthäus
MF 7 Ludwig Kögl
FW 11 Frank Mill
FW 8 Uwe Rahn
FW 9 Rudi Völler
Substitutions:
DF 14 Michael Frontzeck   65'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

Table

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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

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  1. ^ "Azteca 2000, 1985". schwarzundweiss.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Ciudad de México Cup & Azteca 2000 United States". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Azteca 2000 Tournament". englandstats.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

Other sources

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  • 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)
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