| First game | Europe XI 0-2 South America XI (Basel, Switzerland; 3 October 1972) |
|---|---|
| Largest win | World XI 1–5 Americas XI (Tokyo, Japan; 30 August 1995) |
The Americas XI is an association football scratch team consisting of players from the CONMEBOL and CONCACAF region. The Americas XI play one-off games against clubs, national teams, collectives of other confederations, or a World XI made up of players from all the other continents.[1] Because of this, no governing body in the sport officially recognises the team and each incarnation of the team is not seen as a continuation of any other.[2] The causes for these games are anniversaries, testimonials or for charity.
Proceeds earned from the games are donated to good causes and the players, coaching staff, and stadium owners are not paid for the event. In recent years, these games have been broadcast live on television.[3][4]
History
Initially, it started in 1972 as a South American selection while a CONCACAF XI participated in the Brazil Independence Cup (alongside the Africa XI). The two selection from South and Central/North America started represented selections jointly from the 1980s and onwards. It is also called Pan-American XI.
Results
Pestalozzi charity match[5]
FIFA charity match[6]
FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF
Kobe Earthquake Benefit Match[7]
UNICEF charity match.[8][9][10]
Players
List of captains
The list includes all matches.
| Period | Team Captain | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Zico [a] | 1995, Tokyo |
| 1995 | Carlos Valderrama | 1995, Barcelona |
Coaches
| Period | Coach | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Omar Sivori | |
| 1986 | Carlos Bilardo | |
| 1995 | Bora Milutinovic | 1995, Kobe |
| 1995 | César Luis Menotti and Jorge Valdano | 1995, Barcelona |
See also
Notes
- ^ Zico was also assistant coach. On 31' he was replaced by Valderrama and Dunga took over as captain.
References
- ^ "World XI". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Mittendrin statt nur dabei
- ^ Stars descend on Manchester
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WORLD XI V EUROPE XI LIVE FOOTBALL FOR HOPE (2005)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ WXI History: 1972
- ^ "WXI History: 1973". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Kobe Earthquake Benefit Match 1995". RSSSF. 2002-09-26. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ Europe v Americas, 7 November 1995
- ^ Europe vs America, 1995 – Full match & stats on Footballia
- ^ https://www.kodromagazine.com/europa-vs-america-1995-camp-nou-barcelona/