World of Soccer Cup
The World of Soccer Cup, a football (soccer) friendly tournament, took place in the summer of 1977, hosted by Singapore and Australia.
Overview
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 (also known as Metro 20th Anniversary Tournament) 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 (FK Crvena zvezda) and the second by Celtic, and was the last ever trophy Jock Stein would ever lift for Celtic.
Teams that participated
- Celtic FC Latchford, McGrain, Burns, Stanton, McDonald, Aitken, Wilson, Conn, Glavin, Edvaldsson, Lennox, Doyl, Kay (Manager Jock Stein)
- Red Star Belgrade Stojanović, Jelikić, Jovanović, Muslin, Bogićević, Novković, Nikolić, Petrović, Savić, Sušić, Filipović, Šestić, Lukić (Manager Gojko Zec)
- Arsenal Rimmer, Rice, Nelson, Powling, O'Leary, Young, Brady, Hudson, Macdonald, Stapleton, Armstrong, Rix, Mathews (Manager Terry Neill)
- A select XI from the host nation
- Australia Reilly, Harris, Wilson, Bennett, Williams, Harding, Barnes, Rooney, Kosmina, Ollerton, Sharne, Nyskohus, Maher, Abonyi (Manager Jimmy Shoulder)
Results
In Singapore
- Semi-finals
12 July 1977 |
 Arsenal |
1–3 |  Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Macdonald | Filipović, Šestić, Savić |
National Stadium Attendance: 55,000 |
13 July 1977 |
 Celtic |
5–0 |  Singapore XI |
|---|---|---|
| Conn (2), Burns, Lennox, Edvaldsson |
National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 |
- Third place playoff
16 July 1977 |
| Arsenal |
5–1 | Singapore XI |
|---|---|---|
| Macdonald (3), Stapleton, Brady |
National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 |
- Final
17 July 1977 |
| Celtic |
1–3 | Red Star Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Lennox pen | Petrović, Filipović (2) |
National Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Jack Taylor |
In Australia
- Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Final
References
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