Independence Brazil Cup
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The Brazil Independence Cup was a 20-team, international football tournament held in Brazil
, from 11 June to 9 July 1972, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Brazilian Declaration of Independence
. It was called the Minicopa by the Brazilians and the final was between Brazil
and Portugal
, in the Maracanã Stadium
. Brazil won 1-0, with Jairzinho
scoring in the 89th minute.
Pelé
no longer played for Brazil but the team still had Jairzinho, Tostão
and Rivelino
, and these played much better here than in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
, in West Germany
.
Despite Portugal's quality results and team, including Benfica players such as Eusébio
, Jaime Graça, José Henrique
, Humberto Coelho, Rui Jordão
, and Toni
, the team missed the World Cup
1974 and 1978 qualifying matches, so this tournament was their best result until the 1984 European Football Championship.
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Argentina:
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Miguel Ángel Santoro
(Independiente)
Jorge Dominichi
(River Plate)
Osvaldo Piazza (Lanús)
Ángel Bargas
(Chacarita Juniors)
Ramón Heredia
(San Lorenzo)
Miguel Ángel Raimondo
(Independiente)
Alejandro Semenewicz (Independiente)
José Pastoriza (Independiente)
Ernesto Mastrángelo
(River Plate)
Roque Avallay
(CA Huracán)
Oscar Más
(River Plate))
Substitutions:
Miguel Ángel Brindisi
(Huracán)
Rubén Díaz
(Racing Club
)
Manager:
Juan José Pizzuti
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Portugal:
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José Henrique
(SL Benfica
)
Artur Correia
(Benfica)
Humberto Coelho (Benfica)
Timula Messias (Benfica)
Adolfo Calisto (Benfica)
António "Toni" Oliveira (Benfica)
Jaime Graça (Benfica)
Fernando Peres
(Sporting CP)
Rui Jordão
(Benfica)
Eusébio
(Benfica)
Joaquim Dinis
(Sporting CP)
Substitutions:
Artur Jorge
(Benfica)
Manager:
José Augusto
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, from 11 June to 9 July 1972, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Brazilian Declaration of Independence
Brazilian Declaration of Independence
The Brazilian Independence comprised a series of political events occurred in 1821–1823, most of which involved disputes between Brazil and Portugal regarding the call for independence presented by the Brazilian Kingdom...
. It was called the Minicopa by the Brazilians and the final was between Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
and Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, in the Maracanã Stadium
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
. Brazil won 1-0, with Jairzinho
Jairzinho
Jair Ventura Filho, better known as Jairzinho , is a former association footballer. A quick, powerful forward or winger, he was a member of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, during which he scored in every game Brazil played...
scoring in the 89th minute.
Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
no longer played for Brazil but the team still had Jairzinho, Tostão
Tostão
Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade , better known as Tostão, is a former Brazilian footballer, who played as a forward. In his prime, he was considered one of the best offensive players in the world, while also contributing with many assists thanks to his passing abilities.-Football career:Born in Belo...
and Rivelino
Rivelino
Roberto Rivellino is a former Brazilian footballer.The son of Italian immigrants from Macchiagodena , he was famous for his large moustache, thunderous long-range free kicks, excellent long passes, quick thinking and distinct way of controlling the ball...
, and these played much better here than in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
, in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
.
Despite Portugal's quality results and team, including Benfica players such as Eusébio
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...
, Jaime Graça, José Henrique
José Henrique
José Henrique Rodrigues Marques , known as José Henrique, is a retired Portuguese footballer.A goalkeeper, he is best known for his successful spell at Benfica, being nicknamed Zé Gato .-Club career:...
, Humberto Coelho, Rui Jordão
Rui Jordão
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão is a retired Portuguese footballer.One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, his career was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, winning the Silver Ball award twice, once with each...
, and Toni
Toni
Toni is a given name. In English, it is often female, the male version being Tony. In Finnish, it is a male name, a form of Anttoni. In Bulgarian, Toni [Тони] may refer to either a male or a female. Tony and Toni have no separate equivalents in Bulgarian since the Cyrillic alphabet has one letter...
, the team missed the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
1974 and 1978 qualifying matches, so this tournament was their best result until the 1984 European Football Championship.
Group 1
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Africa Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 | |
| CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 |
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Group 2
| Team | ||||||||
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
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Group 3
| Team | ||||||||
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |
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Group A
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
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Group B
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
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Third place
| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> |  Yugoslavia |
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| Enver Marić Enver Maric Enver Marić is a former Bosnian football goalkeeper and now a successful coach.... (Velež Mostar FK Velež Mostar FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922.... ) |
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| Miroslav Boškovic Miroslav Boškovic Miroslav Bošković is a former Serbian football player. He capped 6 times for Yugoslavia.-External links:*... (Hajduk) |
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| Dragoslav Stepanović Dragoslav Stepanovic Dragoslav Stepanović is a retired Serbian footballer and current coach.- Career :He made his name with OFK Beograd where he was a defensive right back fixture for 11 years between 1962 and 1973, before moving on to Red Star Belgrade for 3 seasons until 1976... (OFK Beograd) |
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| Miroslav Pavlović Miroslav Pavlovic Miroslav Pavlović was a Serbian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and at Euro 1968.... (Crvena Zvezda) |
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| Josip Katalinski Josip Katalinski Josip "Škija" Katalinski was a Bosnian football player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest football players from the former Yugoslavia.-Club career:... (Željeznicar) |
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| Blagoje Paunović Blagoje Paunovic Blagoje Paunović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.-Playing career:... (Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... ) |
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| Ilija Petković Ilija Petkovic Ilija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin... (OFK Beograd) |
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| Branko Oblak Branko Oblak Branko Oblak is a Slovenian football coach and former international player. He usually played as an offensive midfielder or deep-lying playmaker, notable for his excellent dribbling, stamina, great vision and precision passing... (Olimpija Ljubljana Olimpija Ljubljana , commonly referred to as NK Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a Slovenian football club, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Founded on 2 March 2005, under the name of NK Bežigrad, the club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the four times Slovenian champions NK Olimpija, who went... ) |
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| Dušan Bajević Dušan Bajevic Dušan Bajević is a Bosnian football manager and former Yugoslav international.-Playing career:... (Velež Mostar) |
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| Jovan Acimovic Jovan Acimovic Jovan “Kule” Aćimović is a former Serbian football player.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and at Euro 1968 and Euro 1976.- References : at Reprezentacija.rs.... (Crvena Zvezda) |
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| Dragan Džajić Dragan Džajic Dragan Džajić is widely considered to have been one of the best Serbian football players to emerge from former Yugoslavia. Regarded as a preeminent and very proficient left winger, he is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation... (Crvena Zvezda) |
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| Jusuf Hatunić Jusuf Hatunić Jusuf Hatunić was a Bosnian, SFR Yugoslavia international football player.-Club career:He was a player of Yugoslav First League clubs Sloboda Tuzla and FK Partizan , with short spells in Turkish club Galatasaray and Second Yugoslav League club FK Rad where he ended his playing... (Sloboda FK Sloboda Tuzla FK Sloboda is a football club from the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is Football Club Freedom... ) |
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| Jure Jerković (Hajduk)) | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
 Vujadin BoškovVujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov is a retired Serbian football player and coach.Boškov was born in the village of Begeč near Novi Sad, Danube Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia). He played with FK Vojvodina for most of his career... |
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Argentina:
Miguel Ángel Santoro
Miguel Ángel Santoro is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup....
(Independiente)
Jorge Dominichi
Jorge Dominichi was an Argentine international football player who worked later as manager.Jorge "El Gori" Dominichi started his career 1967 with CA River Plate in Buenos Aires. There he played until 1973 as a right back in 132 matches, scoring 8 goals...
(River Plate)
Ángel Bargas
Ángel Bargas is an Argentine former football defender. He represented Argentina at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.-Playing career:...
(Chacarita Juniors)
Ramón Heredia
Ramón Armando Heredia Ruarte is an Argentine former football defender who played for the Argentina national team....
(San Lorenzo)
Miguel Ángel Raimondo
Miguel Ángel Raimondo is an Argentine football midfielder. He won ten trophies in his career, eight with Club Atlético Independiente and a further two with River Plate, he was awarded the Olimpia de Plata as the 1974 Argentine sports journalist's footballer of the year.Raimondo played his first...
(Independiente)
Ernesto Mastrángelo
Ernesto Enrique Mastrángelo is a former Argentine football striker who played for both River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina. He also played international football for the Argentina national team...
(River Plate)
Roque Avallay
Roque Avallay is a former Argentine football striker. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football team....
(CA Huracán)
Oscar Más
Oscar Más is an Argentine former football striker. He played the majority of his career for River Plate, and is the club's second highest goalscorer of all-time....
(River Plate))
Miguel Ángel Brindisi
Miguel Angel Brindisi is an Argentine football coach and former attacking midfield player. He played for the Argentine national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and currently works as manager.-Playing career:...
(Huracán)
Rubén Oswaldo Díaz
Rubén Oswaldo Díaz Figueras is a former Argentine footballer. He played for Racing Club in Argentina and Atlético Madrid in Spain. He was nicknamed "Panadero" because his father owned a bakery....
(Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
)
Juan José PizzutiJuan José Pizzuti
Juan José Pizzuti is a former Argentine football striker and football manager. He enjoyed his most notable successes as player and manager with Racing Club de Avellaneda....
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Final
| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> |  Brazil |
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| Emerson Leão Émerson Leão Émerson Leão is a Brazilian manager and former football player. He is one of the all-time best Brazilian goalkeepers. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defense player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.-Playing career:He was... (Palmeiras) |
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| Zé Maria José Maria Rodrigues Alves José Maria Rodrigues Alves, better known as Zé Maria, is a former association footballer.During his career he played for Ferroviário Botucatu, Portuguesa, Corinthians and Internacional de Limeira as a right back... (Corinthians) |
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| Brito Hércules Brito Ruas Brito, real name Hércules de Brito Ruas, is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a central defender for several clubs, and for the Brazilian national team.-Clubs:... (Botafogo) |
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| Vantuir Vantuir Galdino Ramos Galdino Vantuir Ramos , known as Vantuir, is a former Brazilian footballer who played in defence for Clube Atletico Mineiro, a team known as Rooster, and for the Brazil national football team. Vantuir played with Rooster from 1969 to 1978, with a brief stint at Flamengo in 1974... (Atlético Mineiro) |
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| Marco Antônio (Fluminense) | ||||
| Clodoaldo (Santos) | ||||
| Gérson (Fluminense) | ||||
| Jairzinho (Botafogo) | ||||
| Tostão Tostão Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade , better known as Tostão, is a former Brazilian footballer, who played as a forward. In his prime, he was considered one of the best offensive players in the world, while also contributing with many assists thanks to his passing abilities.-Football career:Born in Belo... (Vasco) |
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| Leivinha (Palmeiras) | ||||
| Rivellino (Corinthians) | ||||
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| Rodrigues Neto José Rodrigues Neto José Rodrigues Neto, known as Rodrigues Neto is a former Brazilian football fullback.... (Flamengo) |
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| Dario "Dadá Maravilha" (Atlético Mineiro) | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
 Mário ZagalloMário Zagallo Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo is a Brazilian former football player and manager.-Biography:Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo was born in Maceió, Alagoas, to a family of Lebanese and Italian heritage.... |
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Portugal:
José Henrique
José Henrique Rodrigues Marques , known as José Henrique, is a retired Portuguese footballer.A goalkeeper, he is best known for his successful spell at Benfica, being nicknamed Zé Gato .-Club career:...
(SL Benfica
SL Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...
)
Artur Correia
Artur Manuel Soares Correia is a former Portuguese football player who played defender for Académica, Benfica, Sporting and New England Tea Men. Correia played 35 caps for the Portugal national team.- External links :* *...
(Benfica)
Fernando Peres
Fernando Peres da Silva was a Portuguese footballer. He played as offensive midfielder for Belenenses, Sporting CP and Académica....
(Sporting CP)
Rui Jordão
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão is a retired Portuguese footballer.One of the most prolific strikers in the history of Portuguese football, his career was mainly associated with two of the biggest clubs in the country, Benfica and Sporting, winning the Silver Ball award twice, once with each...
(Benfica)
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...
(Benfica)
Joaquim Dinis
Joaquim António Dinis is a former Portuguese footballer. He played for Sporting, FC Porto and União Leiria in the Portuguese Liga, as forward.Dinis gained 14 caps and scored 5 goals for the Portugal national team...
(Sporting CP)
Artur Jorge
Artur Jorge Braga Melo Teixeira , commonly known as simply Artur Jorge, is a Portuguese football coach and a former football player. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players of all time.-Club career:As a junior player, he started at the...
(Benfica)
José AugustoExternal links
- Sala de troféus Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, 27 May 2011. (Information about the Taça Independência)
- Tournament: Taça Independência (Mini-Copa), EU-Football.info (details about matches with European participation)