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1988 Rous Cup 
Summary
The 1988 Rous Cup was the fourth staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. For the second year in succession, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 17–24 May |
| Teams | 3 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England |
| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Third place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 3 (1 per match) |
| Attendance | 116,723 (38,908 per match) |
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 edit
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Scotland vs Colombia edit
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England vs Scotland edit
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England vs Colombia edit
Final standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| England
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Colombia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scotland
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 |
| 1988 Rous Cup tournament winners |
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 England |