1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament The Ciudad de México Cup Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1985 in Mexico City. Host nation Mexico, England and Italy participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Estadio Azteca, home of Mexican team Club América. The three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for Mexico just before the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament began. The final game of this tournament was also the first game of the 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament Mexico won the tournament, despite coming second, having concedeed
1985–86 in English football Cup game. 5 June 1986 – Coventry City sign winger David Phillips from Manchester City for £150,000. 6 June 1986 – A goalless draw with Morocco leaves England needing to win their final group game in order to qualify for the second round of the World Cup. 8 June 1986 – Ian Rush agrees to sign for Juventus for a fee of £3million, but could be loaned back to Liverpool for the 1986-87 season. 11 June 1986 – Gary Lineker scores a hat-trick in England's 3–0 victory over Poland which sends them through to the second round of the World