III World Cup of Masters

The sixth edition of the World Cup of Masters was held in Klagenfurt and Kapfenberg, Austria. This was the second time Austria had hosted the event. It was the final event held. The nations taking part were hosts Austria, reigning champions Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany and for the first time France and Portugal. The event was won by Brazil, winning their fourth title overall.[1]

1995 World Cup of Masters
Pele Cup '95
Tournament details
Host country Austria
Dates23 June - 2 July (10 days)
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Germany
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored38 (2.38 per match)
Best player(s)Brazil Paulo Isidoro
1993

Group A

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Group A was held in Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt.


Netherlands  2–2  Italy
   
Austria  1–1  Brazil
   

Italy  2–1  Brazil
   

Brazil  3–1  Netherlands
   
Austria  0–0  Italy
   

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
  Brazil 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
  Austria 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
  Netherlands 3 0 2 1 4 6 -2 2

Group B

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Group B was held in Franz Fekete Stadium, Kapfenberg.


Germany  1–0  Portugal
   
France  0–0  Argentina
   

Argentina  3–0  Germany
   
France  4–1  Portugal
   

Argentina  0–0  Portugal
   
France  3–4  Germany
   

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 6
  Argentina 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5
  France 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
  Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 1

Semi-finals

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Germany  0–3  Brazil
   

Third-place play-off

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Italy    Germany
   

The pitch failed to pass the referees initial inspection and the match was not played. Attempts to rearrange it were unsuccessful.

Final

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Brazil  1–1  Argentina
Paulo Isidoro   Commisso  
Penalties
3–2


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina

Champion

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World Cup of Masters Champions:

 
Brazil
Fourth title

References

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  1. ^ III World Cup of Masters by Josef Bobrowsky and Marcelo Leme de Arruda on the RSSSF