Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 – 24 May 1988 |
Teams | 3 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | England |
Runners-up | Colombia |
Third place | Scotland |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 3 (1 per match) |
Attendance | 116,723 (38,908 per match) |
The 1988 Rous Cup was the fourth staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. For the second year in succession, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament.
After having Brazil's participation in the previous year, the FA again invited South American opposition to participate, this time Colombia.
England won the competition for a second time after being the only team to win a game; the two other matches ended in draws.
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)