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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = World Cup of Masters
| year           = 1995
| other_titles   = Pele Cup '95
| country        = {{flag|Austria}} 
| dates          = 23 June – 2 July (10 days)
| confederations = 2
| num_teams      = 8
| venues         = 2
| cities         = 2
| champion       = Brazil
| count          = 4
| second         = Argentina
| third          = Germany
| fourth         = Italy
| matches        = 16
| goals          = 38
| top_scorer     = 
| player         = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Paulo Isidoro]]
| prevseason     = [[II World Cup of Masters|1993]]
}}

The sixth edition of the [[World Cup of Masters]] was held in [[Klagenfurt]] and [[Kapfenberg]], Austria. This was the second time Austria had hosted the event. It was the final event held. The nations taking part were hosts Austria, reigning champions Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany and for the first time France and Portugal. The event was won by Brazil, winning their fourth title overall.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pele-wc.html III World Cup of Masters] by Josef Bobrowsky and Marcelo Leme de Arruda on the RSSSF</ref>

==Group A==

Group A was held in [[Wörthersee Stadion|Wörtherseestadion]], [[Klagenfurt]].

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{{football box |
date = 23 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}} |
score = 2–2 |
team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Klagenfurt]], Austria}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|AUT}} |
score = 1–1 |
team2 = {{fb|BRA}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Klagenfurt]], Austria}}
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{{football box |
date = 25 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |
score = 2–1 |
team2 = {{fb|BRA}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Klagenfurt]], Austria}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}} |
score = 1–1 |
team2 = {{fb|AUT}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Klagenfurt]], Austria}}
----
{{football box |
date = 27 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |
score = 3–1 |
team2 = {{fb|NED}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Klagenfurt]], Austria}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|AUT}} |
score = 0–0 |
team2 = {{fb|ITA}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Klagenfurt]], Austria}}
----
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|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Italy'''
|3||1|||2||0||4||3||+1||'''5'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''Brazil'''
|3||1||1||1||5||4||+1||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria
|3||0||3||0||3||3||0||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
|3||0||2||1||4||6||-2||'''2'''
|- 
|}

==Group B==

Group B was held in [[Franz Fekete Stadium]], [[Kapfenberg]].

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{{football box |
date = 23 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |
score = 1–0 |
team2 = {{fb|POR}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Kapfenberg]], Austria}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}} |
score = 0–0 |
team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Kapfenberg]], Austria}}
----
{{football box |
date = 25 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |
score = 3–0 |
team2 = {{fb|GER}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Kapfenberg]], Austria}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}} |
score = 4–1 |
team2 = {{fb|POR}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Kapfenberg]], Austria}}
----
{{football box |
date = 27 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}} |
score = 0–0 |
team2 = {{fb|POR}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Kapfenberg]], Austria}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}} |
score = 3–4 |
team2 = {{fb|GER}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Kapfenberg]], Austria}}
----
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|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} '''Germany'''
|3||2|||0||1||5||6||-1||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''Argentina'''
|3||1||2||0||3||0||+3||'''5'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} France
|3||1||1||1||7||5||+2||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Portugal
|3||0||1||2||1||5||-4||'''1'''
|- 
|}

==Semi-finals==
{{football box |
date = 29 June 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |
score = 0–3 |
team2 = {{fb|BRA}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Franz Fekete Stadium]], [[Kapfenberg]]}}
{{football box |
date = |
team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |
score = 1–1 |
penaltyscore = 3–5 |
team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Franz Fekete Stadium]], [[Kapfenberg]]}}

==Third-place play-off==
{{football box |
date = 1 July 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}} |
score = &ndash; |
team2 = {{fb|GER}} |
goals1 = &nbsp; |
goals2 = &nbsp; |
stadium = [[Franz Fekete Stadium]], [[Kapfenberg]]}}

'''''The pitch failed to pass the referees initial inspection and the match was not played. Attempts to rearrange it were unsuccessful.'''''

==Final==
{{football box |
date = 2 July 1995 |
team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}} |
score = 1–1 |
penaltyscore = 3–2 |
team2 = {{fb|ARG}} |
goals1 = [[Paulo Isidoro]] {{goal| }} |
goals2 = [[Emilio Commisso|Commisso]] {{goal| }} |
stadium = [[Wörthersee Stadion|Wörtherseestadion]], [[Klagenfurt]]}}

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==Champion==
<br>
{| width=95%
|- align=center
|'''World Cup of Masters Champions''':
[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|100px|Brazil]]<br>'''Brazil'''<br/>'''Fourth title'''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{World Cup of Masters}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masters}}
[[Category:World Cup of Masters events]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Austria|1995]]
[[Category:1995 in Brazilian football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in Argentine football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in German football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in Italian football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in French football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in Austrian football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in Dutch football]]
[[Category:1994–95 in Portuguese football]]


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