The 1988 Intercontinental Cup was an
Association football
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match played on 11 December 1988 between
Nacional of
Uruguay
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, winners of the
1988 Copa Libertadores, and
PSV of
Netherlands
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, winners of the
1987–88 European Cup
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. The match was played at the neutral venue of the
National Stadium
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in
Tokyo
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in front of 62,000 fans.
Santiago Ostolaza was named as
man of the match
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.
Match details
Assistant Referees:
Kil Ki-Chul (
South Korea
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)
Masahiro Sogawa (
Japan
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)
See also
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1987–88 European Cup
The 1987–88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven, who defeated two-time winners Benfica in the final at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. PSV becam ...
*
1988 Copa Libertadores
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PSV Eindhoven in European football
References
External links
FIFA Article
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1988–89 in European football
1988 in South American football
1988 in Japanese football
1988
1988
Club Nacional de Football matches
PSV Eindhoven matches
1988 in Uruguayan football
1988–89 in Dutch football
Sports competitions in Tokyo
December 1988 sports events in Asia
1988 in Tokyo
1988 in association football