The 1988 Rous Cup was the fourth staging of the

Rous Cup The Rous Cup was a short-lived football competition in the second half of the 1980s, contested between England, Scotland and, in later years, a guest team from South America. Overview The Rous Cup arose from the ashes of the British Home Cha ...

international football competition, based around the

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. For the second year in succession, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament. After having Brazil's participation in the previous year, the FA again invited South American opposition to participate, this time Colombia. England won the competition for a second time after being the only team to win a game; the two other matches ended in draws.

Results

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Scotland vs Colombia

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England vs Scotland

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England vs Colombia

Final standings

Goalscorers

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