| Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales Uruguay 1980–81 | |
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 Charrúa, the official mascot | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 30 December 1980 – 10 January 1981 |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 376,250 (53,750 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Waldemar Victorino (3 goals) |
| Best player | Ruben Paz |
The1980–81 World Champions' Gold Cup (Spanish for"Copa de Oro de Campeones Mundiales"), also known asMundialito ("LittleWorld Cup") orFIFA 1980 Gold Cup, was an internationalfootball tournament organized by theUruguayan Football Association and granted official status byFIFA[1][2] and recognized before its inception by then FIFA PresidentJoão Havelange.[3] At the July 4, 1980 FIFA congress, the president publicly stated: "At FIFA we have welcomed the initiative of the Uruguayan Football Association, granting official status to the Gold Cup. FIFA actively participates in the organization and offers its experience."[3] The tournament commemoration of the 50th anniversary of thefirst FIFA World Cup, which had been celebrated in1930 at the same venue. It was held at theCentenario Stadium inMontevideo,Uruguay, from 30 December 1980 to 10 January 1981.
The tournament gathered the national teams ofUruguay,Italy,West Germany,Brazil, andArgentina,[4] five of the six World Cup-winning nations at the time, with the addition of theNetherlands –1974 and1978 World Cup runners-up– who had been invited to replaceEngland, who declined the invitation due to scheduling conflicts. After the final, FIFA celebrated the success of the tournament via their official newsletter, officially declaring Uruguay as "champions of all world champions."[5]
| Team | Notes |
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| Uruguay | Hosts,1930 and1950 FIFA World Cup champions |
 Italy | 1934 and1938 FIFA World Cup champions |
 West Germany | 1954 and1974 FIFA World Cup champions |
| Brazil | 1958,1962, and1970 FIFA World Cup champions |
 Argentina | 1978 and reigning FIFA World Cup champions |
 Netherlands | 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup runners-up, replacing England (1966 FIFA World Cup champions) |
The six teams were distributed in two groups of three: Group A was composed of the Netherlands, Italy, and Uruguay; Group B consisted of Argentina, Brazil, and West Germany. The winners of each group faced each other to decide the tournament winner.
Each team had a squad of 18 players (two of which had to be goalkeepers).
Uruguay and Brazil won their respective groups and played the final, with Uruguay defeating Brazil 2–1 with a late goal, the same result that had occurred 30 years earlier between the two teams inthe deciding match of the1950 World Cup. Uruguay's coach during the Mundialito,Roque Máspoli, had also been Uruguay's goalkeeper in the 1950 final-match. FIFA deemed the event a big success, and formally announced Uruguay as the first, "Champions of world champions."[5] In Europe, Dutch managerJan Zwartkruis resigned from his position as soon as he returned to the Netherlands,[6] whileLeopoldo Luque andRainer Bonhof never represented their country again.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Netherlands |
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Ramos 31'Victorino 45' |
| Italy | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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| Ancelotti 7' | Peters 15' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
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