The 1988 Australian Bicentennial Gold Cup was a one-off

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tournament to celebrate the bincentennial of first settlement at

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by Captain

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in 1788. It was contested by

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winners

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winners

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, world number one-ranked side

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and host nation Australia. The tournament was particularly notable for Australian fans for a remarkable extreme-long range goal scored by

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in Australia's unexpected 4–1 win over then World Champions Argentina. Brazil were eventual winners, beating Australia 2–0 in the final. Argentina took out 3rd place beating Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the third place match.

Participants

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Format

Teams played each other once in a round robin group stage. Each team was awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The top two teams from the group played in a final and the bottom two teams played in a 3rd place match.

Summary

Group stage

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Third place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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External links

Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
on the RSSSF

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