The Brazil Independence Cup was an international football tournament held in Brazil, from 11 June to 9 July 1972, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Brazilian Declaration of Independence. It was called the Minicopa by the Brazilians and the final was between Brazil and Portugal, in the Maracanã Stadium. Brazil won 1–0, with Jairzinho scoring in the 89th minute.
The teams are drawn into three groups of 5 teams. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The three first-placed teams advance to the final stage.
Final stageedit
The 8 teams are drawn into two groups of 4 teams. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The two group runners-up play each other in the third-place playoff.
The two group winners play each other in the final.
Tournament: Taça Independência (Mini-Copa), EU-Football.info (details about matches with European participation)
January 01, 1970
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The Brazil Independence Cup was an international football tournament held in Brazil from 11 June to 9 July 1972 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Brazilian Declaration of Independence It was called the Minicopa by the Brazilians and the final was between Brazil and Portugal in the Maracana Stadium Brazil won 1 0 with Jairzinho scoring in the 89th minute 1972 Brazil Independence CupTaca IndependenciaTournament detailsHost countryBrazilDates11 June 9 JulyTeams20 from 5 confederations Venue s 15 in 12 host cities Final positionsChampions BrazilRunners up PortugalThird place YugoslaviaFourth place ArgentinaTournament statisticsMatches played44Goals scored136 3 09 per match Top scorer s Dusan Bajevic 13 goals Brazil no longer had Pele but still had Tostao Jairzinho and Rivellino the later two also played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany Despite Portugal s quality results and team including Benfica players such as Eusebio Jaime Graca Jose Henrique Humberto Coelho Rui Jordao and Toni the team missed the World Cup 1974 and 1978 qualifying matches so this tournament was their best result until the 1984 European Football Championship Contents 1 Format 1 1 First round 1 2 Final stage 2 Venues 3 Squads 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 5 Final stage 5 1 Group A 5 2 Group B 5 3 Third place match 5 4 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Goalscorers 7 Hat tricks 8 References 9 External linksFormat editTwenty teams competed 18 national teams as well as two representative sides from Africa and CONCACAF North and Central America and the Caribbean First round edit 15 teams competed in the first round while 5 teams Brazil Czechoslovakia Scotland Soviet Union Uruguay received byes to the final stage The teams are drawn into three groups of 5 teams Each team plays each other team in its group once earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw The three first placed teams advance to the final stage Final stage edit The 8 teams are drawn into two groups of 4 teams Each team plays each other team in its group once earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw The two group runners up play each other in the third place playoff The two group winners play each other in the final Venues edit nbsp Host cities of the Taca Independencia The tournament was played in 12 cities Aracaju Belo Horizonte Campo Grande Curitiba Maceio Manaus Natal Porto Alegre Recife Rio de Janeiro Salvador and Sao Paulo Aracaju Belo Horizonte Campo Grande Batistao Mineirao Estadio Independencia Morenao Capacity 45 000 Capacity 110 000 Capacity 23 000 Capacity 45 000 nbsp nbsp Curitiba Maceio Manaus Natal Estadio Couto Pereira Estadio Rei Pele Vivaldao Machadao Capacity 37 182 Capacity 20 551 Capacity 31 000 Capacity 42 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp Porto Alegre Recife Rio de Janeiro Salvador Estadio Beira Rio Estadio do Arruda Maracana Estadio Fonte Nova Capacity 106 000 Capacity 60 000 Capacity 200 000 Capacity 80 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Sao Paulo Estadio do Pacaembu Estadio do Morumbi Capacity 40 000 Capacity 120 000 nbsp nbsp Squads editMain article Brazil Independence Cup squadsGroup stage editGroup A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Argentina A 4 3 1 0 13 1 12 7 nbsp France 4 3 1 0 10 2 8 7 Africa 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 3 nbsp Colombia 4 1 0 3 7 13 6 2 CONCACAF 4 0 1 3 3 16 13 1Source citation needed A Advance to a further round 11 June 1972Argentina nbsp 2 0AfricaFischer nbsp 40 Mastrangelo nbsp 42 ReportBatistao AracajuAttendance 12 826Referee Jose Faville Neto Brazil 11 June 1972France nbsp 5 0CONCACAFBereta nbsp 7 Revelli nbsp 15 21 69 Bulnes nbsp 82 o g ReportEstadio Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 21 422Referee Kurt Tschenscher West Germany 14 June 1972France nbsp 2 0AfricaBlanchet nbsp 35 Floch nbsp 83 ReportEstadio Rei Pele MaceioAttendance 10 000Referee Jose Faville Neto Brazil 15 June 1972Colombia nbsp 4 3CONCACAFPineros nbsp 13 Lugo nbsp 15 17 Moron nbsp 77 Report Reiner nbsp 38 59 Desir nbsp 64 Batistao AracajuAttendance 7 642Referee Rafael Hormazabal Diaz Chile 18 June 1972Argentina nbsp 7 0CONCACAFFischer nbsp 26 68 81 86 Mas nbsp 12 65 Bianchi nbsp 70 ReportEstadio Rei Pele MaceioAttendance 8 587Referee Paul Schiller Austria 18 June 1972Colombia nbsp 2 3 nbsp FrancePineros nbsp 23 pen Mesa nbsp 82 Report Loubet nbsp 30 72 Molitor nbsp 33 pen Estadio Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 10 000Referee Angel Eduardo Pazos Uruguay 22 June 1972CONCACAF0 0AfricaReportEstadio Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 1 928Referee Edison Perez Nunez Peru 22 June 1972Argentina nbsp 4 1 nbsp ColombiaBianchi nbsp 17 49 62 Vargas nbsp 60 Report Moron nbsp 68 Estadio Fonte Nova Salvador BrazilAttendance 10 000Referee Kurt Tschenscher West Germany 25 June 1972Africa3 0 nbsp ColombiaPokou nbsp 8 Tokoto nbsp 39 55 ReportEstadio Fonte Nova Salvador BrazilAttendance 10 579Referee Jose Romei Canete Paraguay 25 June 1972Argentina nbsp 0 0 nbsp FranceReportEstadio Fonte Nova SalvadorAttendance 6 587Referee Armando Marques Brazil Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Portugal A 4 4 0 0 12 2 10 8 nbsp Chile 4 3 0 1 7 7 0 6 nbsp Republic of Ireland 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 4 nbsp Ecuador 4 0 1 3 4 9 5 1 nbsp Iran 4 0 1 3 3 8 5 1Source citation needed A Advance to a further round 11 June 1972Portugal nbsp 3 0 nbsp EcuadorEusebio nbsp 36 Dinis nbsp 59 Nene nbsp 75 ReportMachadao NatalReferee Norberto Angel Coerezza Argentina 11 June 1972Republic of Ireland nbsp 2 1 nbsp IranLeech nbsp 57 Givens nbsp 74 Report Ghelichkhani nbsp 10 Estadio do Arruda RecifeAttendance 10 500Referee Aurelio Angonese Italy 14 June 1972Portugal nbsp 3 0 nbsp IranEusebio nbsp 13 Dinis nbsp 31 Coelho nbsp 72 ReportEstadio do Arruda RecifeAttendance 12 000Referee Guillermo Velasquez Ramirez Colombia 14 June 1972Chile nbsp 2 1 nbsp EcuadorCaszely nbsp Crisosto nbsp Report Lasso nbsp Machadao NatalReferee Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil 18 June 1972Portugal nbsp 4 1 nbsp ChileCoelho nbsp 14 Dinis nbsp 54 66 Eusebio nbsp 71 Report Caszely nbsp 56 Estadio do Arruda RecifeReferee Aurelio Angonese Italy 18 June 1972Republic of Ireland nbsp 3 2 nbsp EcuadorRogers nbsp 2 Martin nbsp 61 O Connor nbsp 86 Report Coronel nbsp 36 Lasso nbsp 78 Machadao NatalReferee Michael Kitabdjian France 21 June 1972Ecuador nbsp 1 1 nbsp IranLasso nbsp 15 Report Ghelichkhani nbsp 36 Estadio do Arruda RecifeAttendance 5 000Referee Sebastiao Rufino Brazil 21 June 1972Chile nbsp 2 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandCaszely nbsp 16 Fouilloux nbsp 25 Report Rogers nbsp 79 Estadio do Arruda RecifeReferee Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazil 25 June 1972Chile nbsp 2 1 nbsp IranCaszely nbsp 50 79 Report Halvaei nbsp 85 Estadio do Arruda RecifeAttendance 15 000Referee Michael Kitabdjian France 25 June 1972Portugal nbsp 2 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandPeres nbsp 35 Nene nbsp 37 Report Leech nbsp 38 Estadio do Arruda RecifeReferee Norberto Angel Coerezza Argentina Group C edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Yugoslavia A 4 3 1 0 15 3 12 7 nbsp Paraguay 4 3 0 1 12 4 8 6 nbsp Peru 4 2 0 2 5 3 2 4 nbsp Bolivia 4 0 2 2 4 12 8 2 nbsp Venezuela 4 0 1 3 3 17 14 1Source citation needed A Advance to a further round 11 June 1972Peru nbsp 3 0 nbsp BoliviaGallardo nbsp 7 pen Castaneda nbsp 16 Sotil nbsp 31 ReportEstadio Couto Pereira CuritibaReferee Edwin Keith Walker England 11 June 1972Paraguay nbsp 4 1 nbsp VenezuelaL Jimenez nbsp 2 Escobar nbsp 11 Maldonado nbsp 13 37 Report Olivares nbsp 26 Morenao Campo GrandeReferee George Lamptey Ghana 14 June 1972Yugoslavia nbsp 10 0 nbsp VenezuelaBajevic nbsp 5 7 48 68 74 Dzajic nbsp 20 Acimovic nbsp 37 Popivoda nbsp 44 Stepanovic nbsp 51 Katalinski nbsp 54 ReportEstadio Couto Pereira CuritibaAttendance 5 000Referee Ove Dahlberg Sweden 14 June 1972Paraguay nbsp 1 0 nbsp PeruGodoy nbsp 89 ReportMorenao Campo GrandeReferee Abraham Klein Israel 18 June 1972Yugoslavia nbsp 1 1 nbsp BoliviaKatalinski nbsp 32 Report Pariente nbsp 78 Morenao Campo GrandeAttendance 15 000Referee Abraham Klein Israel 18 June 1972Peru nbsp 1 0 nbsp VenezuelaO Ramirez nbsp 65 ReportVivaldao ManausReferee Arnaldo Cezar Coelho Brazil 21 June 1972Venezuela nbsp 2 2 nbsp BoliviaIriarte nbsp 15 Mendoza nbsp 49 Report Rimazza nbsp 5 Blacutt nbsp 57 Vivaldao ManausReferee Oei Poh Hwa Malaysia 22 June 1972Yugoslavia nbsp 2 1 nbsp ParaguayBajevic nbsp 50 86 Report Escobar nbsp 17 Vivaldao ManausAttendance 25 000Referee Abraham Klein Israel 25 June 1972Paraguay nbsp 6 1 nbsp BoliviaMaldonado nbsp 7 67 Arrua nbsp 57 59 67 dos Santos nbsp 86 Report Molinas nbsp 63 o g Vivaldao ManausReferee Arnaldo Cezar Coelho Brazil 25 June 1972Yugoslavia nbsp 2 1 nbsp PeruBajevic nbsp 4 37 Report O Ramirez nbsp 11 Vivaldao ManausAttendance 20 000Referee Alfonso Gonzalez Archundia Mexico Final stage editGroup A edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 nbsp Brazil A 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 5 2 nbsp Yugoslavia A 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 3 3 nbsp Scotland 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2Source citation needed A Advance to a further round 28 June 1972Brazil nbsp 0 0 nbsp CzechoslovakiaReportEstadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 115 000Referee Kurt Tschenscher West Germany 29 June 1972Scotland nbsp 2 2 nbsp YugoslaviaMacari nbsp 39 63 Report Bajevic nbsp 60 Buchan nbsp 87 o g Mineirao Belo HorizonteAttendance 4 000Referee Norberto Angel Coerezza Argentina 2 July 1972Brazil nbsp 3 0 nbsp YugoslaviaLeivinha nbsp 22 25 Jairzinho nbsp 65 ReportEstadio do Morumbi Sao PauloAttendance 100 000Referee Ove Dahlberg Sweden 2 July 1972Scotland nbsp 0 0 nbsp CzechoslovakiaReportEstadio Beira Rio Porto AlegreAttendance 15 000Referee Armando Marques Brazil 5 July 1972Brazil nbsp 1 0 nbsp ScotlandJairzinho nbsp 82 ReportEstadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 130 000Referee Abraham Klein Israel 6 July 1972Yugoslavia nbsp 2 1 nbsp CzechoslovakiaBajevic nbsp 19 Dzajic nbsp 77 Report Hrusecky nbsp 37 Estadio do Pacaembu Sao PauloAttendance 3 000Referee Armando Marques Brazil Group B edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 nbsp Portugal A 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 5 2 nbsp Argentina A 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4 3 nbsp Soviet Union 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 4 nbsp Uruguay 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1Source citation needed A Advance to a further round 29 June 1972Soviet Union nbsp 1 0 nbsp UruguayOnishchenko nbsp 59 ReportEstadio do Morumbi Sao PauloAttendance 10 000Referee Abraham Klein Israel 29 June 1972Portugal nbsp 3 1 nbsp ArgentinaCalisto nbsp 36 Eusebio nbsp 45 Dinis nbsp 47 Report Brindisi nbsp 29 Estadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroReferee Edwin Keith Walker England 2 July 1972Uruguay nbsp 1 1 nbsp PortugalPavoni nbsp 20 Report Graca nbsp 46 Estadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 50 000Referee Rudolf Scheurer Switzerland 2 July 1972Argentina nbsp 1 0 nbsp Soviet UnionPastoriza nbsp 75 ReportMineirao Belo HorizonteAttendance 8 000Referee Alfonso Gonzalez Archundia Mexico 6 July 1972Portugal nbsp 1 0 nbsp Soviet UnionJordao nbsp 46 ReportMineirao Belo HorizonteAttendance 12 000Referee Kurt Tschenscher West Germany 6 July 1972Argentina nbsp 1 0 nbsp UruguayMas nbsp 37 ReportEstadio Beira Rio Porto AlegreReferee Edwin Keith Walker England Third place match edit 9 July 1972Yugoslavia nbsp 4 2 nbsp ArgentinaBajevic nbsp 26 83 Katalinski nbsp 37 Dzajic nbsp 64 Report Brindisi nbsp 58 pen 87 pen Estadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 170 000Referee Paul Schiller Austria Final edit 9 July 1972Brazil nbsp 1 0 nbsp PortugalJairzinho nbsp 89 ReportEstadio do Maracana Rio de JaneiroAttendance 99 138Referee Abraham Klein Israel nbsp Statistics editGoalscorers edit There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches for an average of 3 56 goals per match 13 goals nbsp Dusan Bajevic 5 goals nbsp Rodolfo Fischer nbsp Carlos Caszely nbsp Joaquim Dinis 4 goals nbsp Carlos Bianchi nbsp Eusebio nbsp Cristobal Maldonado 3 goals nbsp Miguel Angel Brindisi nbsp Oscar Mas nbsp Jairzinho nbsp Felix Lasso nbsp Herve Revelli nbsp Saturnino Arrua nbsp Dragan Dzajic nbsp Josip Katalinski 2 goals nbsp Leivinha nbsp Jean Pierre Tokoto nbsp Carlos Lugo nbsp Jaime Moron nbsp Hernando Pineros nbsp Charly Loubet nbsp Mick Leech nbsp Eamonn Rogers nbsp Parviz Ghelichkhani nbsp Oswaldo Ramirez nbsp Humberto Coelho nbsp Nene nbsp Adalberto Escobar nbsp Lou Macari nbsp Edwin Reiner 1 goal nbsp Ernesto Mastrangelo nbsp Jose Omar Pastoriza nbsp Angel Vargas nbsp Ramiro Blacutt nbsp Mario Pariente nbsp Jaime Rimazza nbsp Laurent Pokou nbsp Julio Crisosto nbsp Alberto Fouilloux nbsp Orlando Mesa nbsp Anton Hrusecky nbsp Miguel Coronel nbsp Georges Bereta nbsp Bernard Blanchet nbsp Louis Floch nbsp Marc Molitor nbsp Jean Claude Desir nbsp Don Givens nbsp Mick Martin nbsp Turlough O Connor nbsp Majid Halvaei nbsp Hernan Castaneda nbsp Alberto Gallardo nbsp Hugo Sotil nbsp Adolfo Calisto nbsp Jaime Graca nbsp Rui Jordao nbsp Fernando Peres nbsp Emigdio dos Santos nbsp Tiberio Godoy nbsp Lorenzo Jimenez nbsp Vladimir Onishchenko nbsp Ricardo Pavoni nbsp Ramon Iriarte nbsp Luis Mendoza nbsp Asdrubal Olivares nbsp Jovan Acimovic nbsp Danilo Popivoda nbsp Dragoslav Stepanovic 3 own goals nbsp Fernando Bulnes against France nbsp Pedro Molinas against Bolivia nbsp Martin Buchan against Yugoslavia Hat tricks editBrazil Independence Cup hat tricks Player G Time of goals For Result Against Phase Date FIFAreport 1 Herve Revelli 3 15 21 69 nbsp France 5 0 CONCACAF Group stage 11 June 1972 Report 2 Dusan Bajevic 5 5 7 48 68 74 nbsp Yugoslavia 10 0 nbsp Venezuela 14 June 1972 Report 3 Rodolfo Fischer 4 26 68 81 86 nbsp Argentina 7 0 CONCACAF 18 June 1972 Report 4 Carlos Bianchi 3 17 49 62 nbsp Argentina 4 1 nbsp Colombia 22 June 1972 Report 5 Saturnino Arrua 3 57 59 67 nbsp Paraguay 6 1 nbsp Bolivia 25 June 1972 ReportReferences editMacario Reyes Brazil Independence Cup 1972 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation 27 June 2007 Eliezer Sebastian Perez Perez Brazil Independence Cup 1972 Additional Details RSSSF 6 July 2007 External links editSala de trofeus Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol 27 May 2011 Information about the Taca Independencia Tournament Taca Independencia Mini Copa EU Football info details about matches with 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