World of Soccer Cup

The World of Soccer Cup' was a football (soccer) friendly tournament the summer of 1977, hosted by Singapore and Australia.

Overview

The tournament was the idea of English entrepreneur Reg Lambourne and consisted of two competitions. The first 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 and the second by Celtic, and was the last ever trophy Jock Stein would ever lift for Celtic.

Teams that participated

* Celtic FC
* Red Star Belgrade
* Arsenal
* A select XI from the host nation

Results

In Singapore

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date= July 12 1977
team1=flagicon|ENG Arsenal
score= 1-3
team2=flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
report=
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=
attendance=
referee= footballbox
date= July 13 1977
team1=flagicon|SCO Celtic
score= 5-0
team2=flagicon|SIN Singapore XI
report=
goals1=Conn (2), Burns, Lennox, Edvaldsson
goals2=
stadium=Singapore National Stadium, Kallang
attendance=45,000
referee= ;Third place playofffootballbox
date= July 16 1977
team1=flagicon|ENG Arsenal
score=5-1
team2=flagicon|SIN Singapore XI
report=
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=
attendance=
referee= ;Finalfootballbox
date= July 17 1977
team1=flagicon|SCO Celtic
score= 1-3
team2=flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
report=
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=
attendance=
referee=

In Australia

;Group stage

footballbox
date= July 20 1977
team1=flagicon|ENG Arsenal
score= 1-3
team2=flagicon|AUS Australia XI
report=
goals1= Armstrong
goals2= Kosmina, Harding, Ollerton
stadium= SCG, Sydney
attendance=
referee= footballbox
date= July 21 1977
team1=flagicon|SCO Celtic
score= 1-1
team2=flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
report=
goals1= MacDonald
goals2= ?
stadium=Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
attendance=
referee= footballbox
date= July 24 1977
team1=flagicon|ENG Arsenal
score= 2-3
team2=flagicon|SCO Celtic
report=
goals1=?
goals2=Wilson (2), Glavin
stadium= SCG, Sydney
attendance=
referee= footballbox
date= July 26 1977
team1=flagicon|ENG Arsenal
score= 1-0
team2=flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
report=
goals1= ?
goals2=
stadium=
attendance=
referee= footballbox
date= July 26 1977
team1=flagicon|AUS Australia XI
score= 2-3
team2=flagicon|SCO Celtic
report=
goals1= Barnes, Ollerton
goals2= Glavin, Edvaldsson (2)
stadium= SCG, Sydney
attendance=
referee= footballbox
date= July 28 1977
team1=flagicon|AUS Australia XI
score= 2-3
team2=flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
report=
goals1= Kosmina, Harding
goals2= Savić, Šestić, Filipović
stadium= Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
attendance=
referee= ;Final

footballbox
date= July 31 1977
team1=flagicon|SCO Celtic
score= 2-0
team2=flagicon|YUG Red Star Belgrade
report=
goals1=MacDonald, Edvaldsson
goals2=
stadium=Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
attendance=22,000
referee=

References

* [http://kerrydalestreet.com/page/World+of+Soccer+Cup World of Soccer Cup]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1977B.html Socceroo B Matches for 1977]