Umbro Cup

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.

Umbro Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
Dates3–11 June 1995
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Attendance175,517 (29,253 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Kennet Andersson
(3 goals)

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
Japan
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)downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF8Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)Yellow carddownward-facing red arrow 68'
FW9Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)
FW6Stan Collymore (Nottingham Forest)downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK13Ian Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF17Steve McManaman (Liverpool)upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF19Paul Gascoigne (Lazio)upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF21Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)
FW22Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)upward-facing green arrow 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)downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF6Motohiro Yamaguchi (Yokohama Flügels)
MF8Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Verdy Kawasaki)
MF20Naoki Soma (Kashima Antlers)downward-facing red arrow 74'
FW11Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
FW14Masashi Nakayama (Júbilo Iwata)downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK1Nobuyuki Kojima (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
MF3Hiroshige Yanagimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW9Hisashi Kurosaki (Kashima Antlers)upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF16Masahiro Fukuda (Urawa Red Diamonds)upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF17Norio Omura (Yokohama Marinos)
Manager:
Shu Kamo

Brazil vs Sweden
Brazil 1–0 Sweden
Edmundo 42' Report
Attendance: 20,131
Brazil
Sweden
BRAZIL:
GK1Zetti (São Paulo)
RB2Jorginho (Bayern Munich)
CB3Aldair (Roma)Yellow card
CB4Ronaldão (Shimizu S-Pulse)
LB6Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras)
DM8Dunga (VfB Stuttgart) (c)
DM5César Sampaio (Yokohama Flügels)downward-facing red arrow 77'
AM11Zinho (Yokohama Flügels)
AM10Juninho Paulista (São Paulo)
FW7Edmundo (Flamengo)
FW9Ronaldo (PSV)
Substitutes:
DF14Cafu (Real Zaragoza)
GK12Gilmar Rinaldi (Cerezo Osaka)
DF16André Cruz (Napoli)upward-facing green arrow 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)downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF16Niclas Alexandersson (Halmstads BK)
MF8Håkan Mild (Servette)
MF21Magnus Erlingmark (IFK Göteborg)
FW10Martin Dahlin (Borussia Mönchengladbach)Yellow carddownward-facing red arrow 78'
FW11Kennet Andersson (Caen)downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutes:
GK1Thomas Ravelli (IFK Göteborg)
DF2Gary Sundgren (AIK)
FW17Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord)upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF19Niklas Gudmundsson (Halmstads BK)upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW21Dick Lidman (AIK)upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson

Japan vs Brazil
Japan 0–3 Brazil
Report Roberto Carlos 7'
Zinho 52', 64'
Attendance: 29,327
Japan
Brazil
JAPAN:
GK1Nobuyuki Kojima (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
SW4Masami Ihara (Yokohama Marinos)
DF2Akira Narahashi (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
DF19Kazuaki Tasaka (Bellmare Hiratsuka)downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF17Norio Omura (Yokohama Marinos)
DF20Naoki Soma (Kashima Antlers)
MF15Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka)downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF8Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Verdy Kawasaki)
MF6Motohiro Yamaguchi (Yokohama Flügels)
MF11Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
FW14Masashi Nakayama (Júbilo Iwata)downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
DF3Hiroshige Yanagimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW9Hisashi Kurosaki (Kashima Antlers)upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW16Masahiro Fukuda (Urawa Red Diamonds)upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Shu Kamo
BRAZIL:
GK1Zetti (São Paulo)
DF2Jorginho (Bayern Munich)
DF3Aldair (Roma)
DF4Márcio Santos (Fiorentina)
DF6Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras)
MF10Juninho Paulista (São Paulo)downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF8Dunga (VfB Stuttgart) (c)
MF5Doriva (XV de Piracicaba)
MF11Zinho (Yokohama Flügels)downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW7Edmundo (Flamengo)
FW9Ronaldo (PSV)
Substitutes:
MF13Leonardo (Kashima Antlers)upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW15Rivaldo (Palmeiras)upward-facing green arrow 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
Sweden
ENGLAND:
GK1Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
DF2Warren Barton (Newcastle United)
DF21Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)
DF12Gary Pallister (Manchester United)downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF3Graeme Le Saux (Blackburn Rovers)
MF11Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF8Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF7David Platt (Sampdoria) (c)
MF10John Barnes (Liverpool)downward-facing red arrow 63'
FW9Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)
FW22Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutes:
DF5John Scales (Liverpool)upward-facing green arrow 80'
GK13Ian Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF17Steve McManaman (Liverpool)
MF18Nick Barmby (Tottenham Hotspur)upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF19Paul Gascoigne (Lazio)upward-facing green arrow 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)downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF8Håkan Mild (Servette)
MF19Niklas Gudmundsson (Halmstads BK)
FW17Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord)
FW11Kennet Andersson (Caen)downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
DF5Roger Ljung (MSV Duisburg)
DF6Jesper Mattsson (Halmstads BK)
GK12Bengt Andersson (ÖIS)
MF18Ola Andersson (AIK)upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW21Dick Lidman (AIK)upward-facing green arrow 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
Japan
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)downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW11Kennet Andersson (Caen)
FW17Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord)
Substitutes:
DF6Jesper Mattsson (Halmstads BK)
GK12Bengt Andersson (ÖIS)
DF13Mikael Nilsson (IFK Göteborg)upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF20Magnus Erlingmark (IFK Göteborg)
FW21Dick Lidman (AIK)
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
JAPAN:
GK22Kenichi Shimokawa (JEF United Ichihara)
DF2Akira Narahashi (Bellmare Hiratsuka)downward-facing red arrow 85'
DF4Masami Ihara (Yokohama Marinos)
DF5Tetsuji Hashiratani (Verdy Kawasaki) (c)
DF17Norio Omura (Yokohama Marinos)
MF18Toshiya Fujita (Júbilo Iwata)downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF6Motohiro Yamaguchi (Yokohama Flügels)
MF8Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (Verdy Kawasaki)downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF20Naoki Soma (Kashima Antlers)
FW11Kazuyoshi Miura (Verdy Kawasaki)
FW9Hisashi Kurosaki (Kashima Antlers)
Substitutes:
GK1Nobuyuki Kojima (Bellmare Hiratsuka)
DF3Hiroshige Yanagimoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF7Hajime Moriyasu (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW15Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka)
FW16Masahiro Fukuda (Urawa Red Diamonds)upward-facing green arrow 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
Brazil
ENGLAND:
GK1Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
DF12Gary Neville (Manchester United)
DF5John Scales (Liverpool)downward-facing red arrow 90'
DF21Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)Yellow card
DF14Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF11Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF4David Batty (Blackburn Rovers)Yellow carddownward-facing red arrow 79'
MF7David Platt (Sampdoria) (c)
MF3Graeme Le Saux (Blackburn Rovers)
FW9Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers)downward-facing red arrow 90'
FW22Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutes:
DF2Warren Barton (Newcastle United)upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW6Stan Collymore (Nottingham Forest)upward-facing green arrow 90'
GK13Ian Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
MF16Jamie Redknapp (Liverpool)
MF19Paul Gascoigne (Lazio)upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Terry Venables
BRAZIL:
GK1Zetti (São Paulo)
DF2Jorginho (Bayern Munich)
DF3Aldair (Roma)downward-facing red arrow 89'
DF15Márcio Santos (Fiorentina)
DF6Roberto Carlos (Palmeiras)Yellow card
MF8Dunga (VfB Stuttgart)(c)
MF5César Sampaio (Yokohama Flügels)
MF11Zinho (Yokohama Flügels)
FW10Juninho Paulista (São Paulo)downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW7Edmundo (Flamengo)Yellow card
FW9Ronaldo (PSV)downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
DF4Ronaldão (Shimizu S-Pulse)upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF12Cafu (Real Zaragoza)
GK13Gilmar Rinaldi (Cerezo Osaka)
MF19Leonardo (Kashima Antlers)upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW21Giovanni (Santos)upward-facing green arrow 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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