2021 Florida Cup

Seventh edition of Florida Cup

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The 2021 Florida Cup is the seventh edition of Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was contested from July 25 to 28. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was scheduled for July instead of January.

The teams originally scheduled for the tournament were English clubs Everton and Arsenal, Italian club Inter Milan and Colombian club Millonarios. On July 20, Arsenal announced their withdrawal due to positive COVID-19 tests among their coaching staff, and Inter Milan withdrew citing concerns over rising COVID-19 cases in Florida.[1]

Mexican side UNAM and Colombian club Atlético Nacional were added to the schedule to face Everton and Millonarios for their second match on a July 28 doubleheader. It was decided that the winner of the opening match between Everton and Millonarios would be declared winner of the tournament.[2] Everton defeated Millonarios 10–9 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.

Teams

Nation Team Location Confederation League
 England Everton F.C. Liverpool UEFA Premier League
 Colombia Millonarios F.C. Bogotá CONMEBOL Categoría Primera A
 Colombia Atlético Nacional Medellin
 Mexico Pumas UNAM Mexico City CONCACAF Liga MX

Standings

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 England Everton (C) 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 5 Florida Cup Champions
2 Colombia Millonarios 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 +1 3
4 Mexico UNAM 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Source: Florida Cup
Rules for classification: The winner of the match between Everton and Millonarios classified as tournament champions.[3]
(C) Champion

Matches

Championship Match
Everton England1–1Colombia Millonarios
 Report
Penalties
 10–9
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic (United States)
Everton England1–0Mexico UNAM
Kean 19'
Millonarios Colombia2–3Colombia Atlético Nacional
Silva 25', 33'

References

  1. ^ Jankowski, Jon (July 23, 2021). "2 teams added to Orlando's Florida Cup". Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Everton to Face Pumas in the FLorida Cup". July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Florida Cup 2019". Florida Cup. Florida Cup, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

External links

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