Umbro Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | England |
| Dates | 3–11 June 1995 |
| Teams | 4 (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 played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 21 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 175,517 (29,253 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kennet Andersson (3 goals) |
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.
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
Results
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
England vs Japan
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Brazil vs Sweden
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Japan vs Brazil
| Japan | 0–3 | Brazil |
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| Report | Roberto Carlos  7'Zinho 52', 64' |
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England vs Sweden
| England | 3–3 | Sweden |
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| Sheringham 44' Platt 89'Anderton 90+1' |
Report | Mild 11', 37' K. Andersson 46' |
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Sweden vs Japan
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England vs Brazil
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Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| England
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
| Sweden
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 |
| Japan
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| 1995 Umbro Cup Tournament Winners |
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Goalscorers
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External links
- Umbro Cup 1995 at RSSSF
- Umbro Cup at Football Database
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