Brazil Independence Cup 1972

Played Jun 11-Jul 9, 1972, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of 
Brazil's Independence

PRELIMINARY ROUND:

Group 1:
Jun 11 Aracaju         Argentina        2-0 Africa          1.ARGENTINA       4  3  1  0  13- 1  7
Jun 11 Salvador        France           5-0 Concacaf        2.France          4  3  1  0  10- 2  7
Jun 14 Maceió          France           2-0 Africa          3.Africa          4  1  1  2   3- 4  3
Jun 14 Aracaju         Colombia         4-3 Concacaf        4.Colombia        4  1  0  3   7-13  2
Jun 18 Maceió          Argentina        7-0 Concacaf        5.Concacaf        4  0  1  3   3-16  1
Jun 18 Salvador        France           3-2 Colombia
Jun 22 Salvador        Concacaf         0-0 Africa
Jun 22 Salvador        Argentina        4-1 Colombia
Jun 25 Salvador        Africa           3-0 Colombia
Jun 25 Salvador        Argentina        0-0 France

Group 2:
Jun 11 Natal           Portugal         3-0 Ecuador         1.PORTUGAL        4  4  0  0  12- 2  8
Jun 11 Recife          Ireland          2-1 Iran            2.Chile           4  3  0  1   7- 7  6
Jun 14 Recife          Portugal         3-0 Iran            3.Ireland         4  2  0  2   7- 7  4
Jun 14 Natal           Chile            2-1 Ecuador         4.Ecuador         4  0  1  3   4- 9  1
Jun 18 Recife          Portugal         4-1 Chile           5.Iran            4  0  1  3   3- 8  1
Jun 18 Natal           Ireland          3-2 Ecuador
Jun 21 Recife          Ecuador          1-1 Iran
Jun 21 Recife          Chile            2-1 Ireland
Jun 25 Recife          Chile            2-1 Iran
Jun 25 Recife          Portugal         2-1 Ireland

Group 3:
Jun 11 Curitiba        Peru             3-0 Bolivia         1.YUGOSLAVIA      4  3  1  0  15- 3  7
Jun 11 Campo Grande    Paraguay         4-1 Venezuela       2.Paraguay        4  3  0  1  12- 4  6
Jun 14 Curitiba        Yugoslavia      10-0 Venezuela       3.Peru            4  2  0  2   5- 3  4
Jun 14 Campo Grande    Paraguay         1-0 Peru            4.Bolivia         4  0  2  2   4-12  2
Jun 18 Campo Grande    Yugoslavia       1-1 Bolivia         5.Venezuela       4  0  1  3   3-17  1 
Jun 18 Manaus          Peru             1-0 Venezuela
Jun 21 Manaus          Venezuela        2-2 Bolivia
Jun 22 Manaus          Yugoslavia       2-1 Paraguay
Jun 25 Manaus          Paraguay         6-1 Bolivia
Jun 25 Manaus          Yugoslavia       2-1 Peru

FINAL ROUND:

Group A:
Jun 28 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil           0-0 Czechoslovakia  1.BRAZIL          3  2  1  0   4- 0  5
Jun 29 Belo Horizonte  Scotland         2-2 Yugoslavia      2.YUGOSLAVIA      3  1  1  1   4- 6  3
Jul  2 São Paulo       Brazil           3-0 Yugoslavia      3.Scotland        3  0  2  1   2- 3  2
Jul  2 Porto Alegre    Scotland         0-0 Czechoslovakia  4.Czechoslovakia  3  0  2  1   1- 2  2
Jul  5 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil           1-0 Scotland
Jul  6 São Paulo       Yugoslavia       2-1 Czechoslovakia

Grupo B:
Jun 29 São Paulo       Soviet Union     1-0 Uruguay         1.PORTUGAL        3  2  1  0   5- 2  5  
Jun 29 Rio de Janeiro  Portugal         3-1 Argentina       2.ARGENTINA       3  2  0  1   3- 3  4
Jul  2 Rio de Janeiro  Uruguay          1-1 Portugal        3.Soviet Union    3  1  0  2   1- 2  2
Jul  2 Belo Horizonte  Argentina        1-0 Soviet Union    4.Uruguay         3  0  1  2   1- 3  1
Jul  6 Belo Horizonte  Portugal         1-0 Soviet Union
Jul  6 Porto Alegre    Argentina        1-0 Uruguay

3rd. Place:
Jul  9 Rio de Janeiro  Yugoslavia       4-2 Argentina

Final:
Jul  9 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil           1-0 Portugal

WINNERS:  BRAZIL
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Prepared and maintained by Macario Reyes for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Macario Reyes
Last updated: 27 Jun 2007