World of Soccer Cup
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The World of Soccer Cup, a association football , took place in the summer of 1977, hosted by Singapore and Australia.
Overview[]
The tournament was the idea of English entrepreneur , Strata Travel owner Tom Lawrence and Red Star Belgrade FC Secretary General Dr Miroljub Stojkovic and consisted of two competitions. The first (also known as Metro 20th Anniversary Tournament) was a straight knock-out tournament in Singapore, and the second was a mini-league in which the top two teams would play in the final. The first trophy was won by Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda) and the second by Celtic, and was the last ever trophy Jock Stein would ever lift for Celtic.
Teams that participated[]
- Celtic FC Latchford, McGrain, Burns, Stanton, McDonald, Aitken, Wilson, Conn, Glavin, Edvaldsson, Lennox, Doyl, Kay (Manager Jock Stein)
- Red Star Belgrade Stojanović, Jelikić, Jovanović, Muslin, Bogićević, Novković, Nikolić, Petrović, Savić, Sušić, Filipović, Šestić, Lukić (Manager Gojko Zec)
- Arsenal Rimmer, Rice, Nelson, Powling, O'Leary, Young, Brady, Hudson, Macdonald, Stapleton, Armstrong, Rix, Mathews (Manager Terry Neill)
- A select XI from the host nation
- Australia Reilly, Harris, Wilson, Bennett, Williams, Harding, Barnes, Rooney, Kosmina, Ollerton, Sharne, Nyskohus, Maher, Abonyi (Manager Jimmy Shoulder)
Results[]
In Singapore[]
- Semi-finals
![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Macdonald | Filipović, Šestić, Savić |
National Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Conn (2), Burns, Lennox, Edvaldsson |
National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
- Third place playoff
![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Macdonald (3), Stapleton, Brady |
National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
- Final
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Lennox pen | Petrović, Filipović (2) |
National Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jack Taylor
In Australia[]
- Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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McDonald | Savić |
![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Brady |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 12,000
![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Barnes, Ollerton | Glavin, Edvaldsson (2) |
![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Kosmina, Harding | Savić, Šestić, Filipović |
- Final
![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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McDonald, Edvaldsson |
References[]
- ^ Official Program and was there
Categories:
- 1977 in Singaporean sport
- 1977 in Australian soccer
- 1977–78 in Scottish football
- 1977–78 in Yugoslav football
- 1977–78 in English football
- International association football competitions hosted by Australia
- International association football competitions hosted by Singapore