1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament

International soccer competition July 2026 December 2025 1976 May 23–31 United States 4 3 6 6 Brazil England Italy USA Team America 6 21 BRA Gil (4 goals) The 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament was an international association football competition, which took place in May 1976 in the United States. The tournament featured several World Cup stars both past and future. The tournament - which celebrated the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of IndependenceThe England International Database https://www.englandstats.com/comp.php?tid=9 2026-07-15 englandstats.com en-UK - came about after England and Italy failed to qualify for the 1976 European Championship tournament.uefa.com UEFA EURO 1976 - History - Standings – UEFA.com http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1976/standings/round=194/group=41/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160612030814/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1976/standings/round=194/group=41/index.html 2016-06-12 2026-07-15 UEFA.com enuefa.com UEFA EURO 1976 - History - Standings – UEFA.com http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1976/standings/round=194/group=37/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170526203316/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1976/standings/round=194/group=37/index.html 2017-05-26 2026-07-15 UEFA.com en These two teams joined Brazil and Team America, a side composed of stars playing in the North American Soccer League. The U.S. team of the time was not developed enough to compete against sides as powerful as Brazil, Italy and England, and hence Team America, consisting of players of various nationalities drawn from North American Soccer League clubs, carried the U.S. banner in the tournament. Team America included players who had performed for other national teams, among them Pelé, Ramon Mifflin, Mike England, Giorgio Chinaglia and Bobby Moore. The day after England played Team America, The Football Association, asked about the match's status, said it was regarded as "a training game" and that caps would not be awarded to the participating players. Accordingly, the FA does not include the match in its list of full internationals. The associations of both Brazil and Italy, on the other hand, listed their national sides' matches against Team America as full internationals. Matches against Team America would not meet the new standard FIFA set down in January 2001 for official full internationals because they were not played between the selections of two FIFA country members. FIFA has retroactively removed the official status of matches involving other multinational all-star selections, including England's matches against the Rest of Europe and the Rest of the World (although the FA continues to recognize these as official internationals). Brazil won the cup, winning all three of their games, while England came second, winning two and losing one; 1–0 against Brazil. Results All times local May 23, 1976 13:00 EDT Team America United States 0–4 24 May 1976 for the record https://books.google.com/books?id=0xsMAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA23&dq=1976%20U.S.A.%20Bicentennial%20Cup%20Tournament&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false live 15 July 2026 St. Petersburg Times 22-23 ITA Capello 15Pulici 22Graziani 72Rocca 84 Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) 33,455 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C. May 23, 1976 14:30 PDT BRA 1–0 24 May 1976 for the record https://books.google.com/books?id=0xsMAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA23&dq=1976%20U.S.A.%20Bicentennial%20Cup%20Tournament&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false live 15 July 2026 St. Petersburg Times 22-23 Report ENG Dinamite 89 Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany) 32,495 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California May 28, 1976 20:00 EDT ENG 3–2 ITA Channon 46 53 Thompson 48 Graziani 14 19 Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany) 40,650 Yankee Stadium, New York, New York May 28, 1976 20:00 PDT Team America United States 0–2 BRA Gil 29 89 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) 20,245O'Keefe Vince May 29, 1976 Brazilians beat Team America, 2-0 C1 The Seattle Times Kingdome, Seattle, Washington May 31, 1976 12:00 EDT Team America United States 1–3 ENG Scullion 87 Keegan 23 29Francis 54 Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16,239 May 31, 1976 15:00 EDT BRA 4–1 ITA Gil 28 48Zico 76Roberto Dinamite 78 Capello 2 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) 36,096 Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut Table TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1BRA330071+662ENG320164+243ITA310277024United States Team America300319−80 fb 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament winners Brazil 1st Statistics Goalscorers 6 21 Brazil Gil (4 goals) Italy Francesco Graziani Brazil Roberto Dinamite England Mick Channon England Kevin Keegan Italy Fabio Capello Brazil Zico England Phil Thompson England Gerry Francis Italy Paolo Pulici Italy Francesco Rocca United States Stewart Scullion References External links USA Bicentennial Cup Tournament results & table RSSSF All Matches Brazil National Team 1976 Category:1976 in American soccer Category:1975–76 in English football Category:1975–76 in Italian football Category:1976 in Brazilian football Category:Defunct international association football competitions 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament Category:May 1976 sports events in the United States Category:Men's international association football invitational tournaments Category:1976 in North American men's international football