World of Soccer Cup
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The World of Soccer Cup' was a football (soccer) friendly tournament the summer of 1977, hosted by Singapore and Australia.
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Overview [edit]
The tournament was the idea of English entrepreneur Reg Lambourne, Strata Travel owner Tom Lawrence and Red Star Belgrade FC Secretary General Dr Miroljub Stojkovic and consisted of two competitions. The first was a straight knock-out tournament in Singapore, and the second was a mini-league in which the top two teams would play in the final. The first trophy was won by Red Star Belgrade and the second by Celtic, and was the last ever trophy Jock Stein would ever lift for Celtic.
Teams that participated [edit]
- Celtic FC
- Red Star Belgrade
- Arsenal
- A select XI from the host nation
Results [edit]
In Singapore [edit]
- Semi-finals
| 12 July 1977 |
 Arsenal |
1-3 |  Red Star Belgrade |
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| 13 July 1977 |
 Celtic |
5-0 |  Singapore XI |
Attendance: 45,000 |
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- Third place playoff
| 16 July 1977 |
Arsenal |
5-1 | Singapore XI |
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- Final
| 17 July 1977 |
Celtic |
1-3 | Red Star Belgrade |
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In Australia [edit]
- Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Celtic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Australia XI |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Arsenal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 20 July 1977 |
Arsenal |
1-3 | Australia XI |
SCG, Sydney |
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| Armstrong | Kosmina, Harding, Ollerton |
| 21 July 1977 |
Celtic |
1-1 | Red Star Belgrade |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
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| MacDonald | ? |
| 24 July 1977 |
Arsenal |
2-3 | Celtic |
SCG, Sydney |
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| ? | Wilson (2), Glavin |
| 26 July 1977 |
Arsenal |
1-0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| ? |
| 26 July 1977 |
Australia XI |
2-3 | Celtic |
SCG, Sydney |
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| Barnes, Ollerton | Glavin, Edvaldsson (2) |
| 28 July 1977 |
Australia XI |
2-3 | Red Star Belgrade |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
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| Kosmina, Harding | Savić, Šestić, Filipović |
- Final
| 31 July 1977 |
Celtic |
2-0 | Red Star Belgrade |
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 22,000 |
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| MacDonald, Edvaldsson |
