# 1988 Rous Cup

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.
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

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

### Scotland vs Colombia

SCOTLAND: :
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton (Aberdeen) |
| DF | 2 | Richard Gough (Rangers) |
| DF | 3 | Steve Nicol (Liverpool) |
| MF | 4 | Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) |
| DF | 5 | Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) |
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller (Aberdeen) | 67' |
| MF | 7 | Kevin Gallacher (Dundee United) |
| MF | 8 | Paul McStay (Celtic) | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist (Rangers) |
| MF | 10 | Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund) |
| FW | 11 | Mo Johnston (Nantes) |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 0 | Derek Ferguson (Rangers) | 58' |
| FW | 0 | Andy Walker (Celtic) | 67' |
| Manager: |||
| Andy Roxburgh ||||
COLOMBIA: :
| GK | 1 | René Higuita (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 2 | Luis Fernando Herrera (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 3 | Luis Carlos Perea (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 4 | Andrés Escobar (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 5 | Carlos Hoyos (América) |
| MF | 6 | Bernardo Redín (Deportivo Cali) |
| MF | 7 | Leonel Álvarez (Atlético Nacional) |
| MF | 8 | Alexis García (Atlético Nacional) |
| MF | 9 | Carlos Valderrama (Deportivo Cali) (c) |
| FW | 10 | Arnoldo Iguarán (Millonarios) |
| FW | 11 | John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional) | 68' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 0 | Jaime Arango (Atlético Nacional) | 68' |
| Manager: |||
| Francisco Maturana ||||

### England vs Scotland

ENGLAND: :
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton (Derby County) |
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens (Everton) |
| DF | 3 | Kenny Sansom (Arsenal) |
| MF | 4 | Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest) |
| DF | 5 | Dave Watson (Everton) |
| DF | 6 | Tony Adams (Arsenal) |
| MF | 7 | Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) |
| MF | 8 | Trevor Steven (Everton) | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Peter Beardsley (Liverpool) |
| FW | 10 | Gary Lineker (Barcelona) |
| MF | 11 | John Barnes (Liverpool) |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 0 | Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) | 72' |
| Manager: |||
| Bobby Robson ||||
SCOTLAND: :
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton (Aberdeen) |
| DF | 2 | Richard Gough (Rangers) |
| DF | 3 | Steve Nicol (Liverpool) |
| MF | 4 | Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) |
| DF | 5 | Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) |
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller (Aberdeen) | 74' |
| MF | 7 | Neil Simpson (Aberdeen) |
| MF | 8 | Paul McStay (Celtic) | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist (Rangers) |
| MF | 10 | Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund) |
| FW | 11 | Mo Johnston (Nantes) |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 0 | Tommy Burns (Celtic) | 74' |
| FW | 0 | Kevin Gallacher (Dundee United) | 77' |
| Manager: |||
| Andy Roxburgh ||||

### England vs Colombia

ENGLAND: :
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton (Derby County) |
| DF | 2 | Viv Anderson (Manchester United) |
| DF | 3 | Kenny Sansom (Arsenal) |
| MF | 4 | Steve McMahon (Liverpool) |
| DF | 5 | Mark Wright (Derby County) |
| DF | 6 | Tony Adams (Arsenal) |
| MF | 7 | Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) |
| MF | 8 | Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Peter Beardsley (Liverpool) |
| FW | 10 | Gary Lineker (Barcelona) |
| MF | 11 | John Barnes (Liverpool) | 73' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 0 | Glenn Hoddle (AS Monaco) | 73' |
| FW | 0 | Mark Hateley (AS Monaco) | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Bobby Robson ||||
COLOMBIA: :
| GK | 1 | René Higuita (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 2 | Luis Fernando Herrera (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 3 | Luis Carlos Perea (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 4 | Andrés Escobar (Atlético Nacional) |
| DF | 5 | Carlos Hoyos (América) |
| MF | 6 | Bernardo Redín (Deportivo Cali) |
| MF | 7 | Leonel Álvarez (Atlético Nacional) |
| MF | 8 | Alexis García (Atlético Nacional) |
| MF | 9 | Carlos Valderrama (Deportivo Cali) (c) |
| FW | 10 | Arnoldo Iguarán (Millonarios) |
| FW | 11 | Jaime Arango (Atlético Nacional) |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 0 | John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional) |
| MF | 0 | Didí (Atlético Nacional) |
| Manager: |||
| Francisco Maturana ||||

## Final standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Colombia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 |
* 1988 Rous Cup tournament winners
* England

## Goalscorers
### 1 goal

* Andrés Escobar
* Peter Beardsley
* Gary Lineker