The Azteca 2000 Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1985 in Mexico City.
1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament|
| Host country | Mexico |
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| Dates | 9 – 15 June 1985 |
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| Teams | 3 (from 2 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Champions |  Mexico |
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| Runners-up |  England |
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| Third place |  West Germany |
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| Matches played | 3 |
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| Goals scored | 6 (2 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) | Kerry Dixon
(2 goals) |
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Host nation Mexico, England and West Germany participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Estadio Azteca. The three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for Mexico, who would host the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament the following year.
The first game of this tournament (England vs Mexico) was also the final game of the Mexico City Cup Tournament.
Background
Results
Table
References
Other sources
- Heatley, Michael & Ian Welch, England Football, p. 33 (Dial House, Shepperton, Surrey, England, 1996)
- Hockings, Ron & Keir Radnedge, Nations of Europe, vol. 1, pp. 198, 307, vol. 2, pp. 27-28 (Articulate, Ernsworth, Hampshire, U.K., 1993)
- Leatherdale, Clive, England: The Quest for the World Cup—A Complete Record, pp. 232-33 (Two Heads Publishing/Desert Island Books, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, U.K., 1994)
- Payne, Mike, England: The Complete Post-War Record, pp. 262-64 (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
External links
Mexico
England
West Germany
