| Year: | 1987 |
| Dates: | 19–26 May |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion: | Brazil |
| Champion-Flagvar: | 1968 |
| Second: | England |
| Third: | Scotland |
| Matches: | 3 |
| Goals: | 4 |
| Attendance: | 198097 |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1987 Rous Cup was the third staging of the Rous Cup annual international football match that increased the teams from the two rivals of England and Scotland to increase the competition experience for FA to invite Brazil.
Brazil successfully pursued the 1987 cup by defeating Scotland in the final game to take the trophy.[1] This was the last game that the Hampden Park square goalposts were used.
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| GK | 1 | Peter Shilton (Southampton) | ||
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens (Everton) | ||
| DF | 5 | Tony Adams (Arsenal) | ||
| DF | 6 | Terry Butcher (Rangers) | ||
| DF | 3 | Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest) | ||
| MF | 4 | Peter Reid (Everton) | ||
| MF | 7 | Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) | ||
| MF | 8 | Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| FW | 10 | Gary Lineker (Barcelona) | ||
| FW | 9 | Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) | ||
| MF | 11 | John Barnes (Watford) | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | Mark Hateley (Milan) | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Bobby Robson | ||||
| GK | 1 | Carlos (Corinthians) | ||
| DF | 2 | Josimar (Botafogo) | ||
| DF | 3 | Geraldão (Porto) (c) | ||
| MF | 5 | Ricardo Rocha (Guarani) | ||
| MF | 6 | Douglas (Cruzeiro) | ||
| DF | 4 | Nelsinho (São Paulo) | ||
| FW | 9 | Müller (São Paulo) | ||
| MF | 10 | Silas (São Paulo) | ||
| FW | 11 | Mirandinha (Palmeiras) | ||
| MF | 7 | Edu Marangon (Portuguesa) | ||
| MF | 8 | Valdo (Grêmio) | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 15 | Dunga (Santos) | ||
| MF | 17 | Raí (São Paulo) | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Carlos Alberto Silva | ||||
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton (Aberdeen) | ||
| DF | 2 | Richard Gough (Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| DF | 3 | Murdo MacLeod (Celtic) | ||
| MF | 4 | Paul McStay (Celtic) | ||
| DF | 5 | Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) | ||
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller (Aberdeen) | ||
| FW | 7 | Ally McCoist (Rangers) | ||
| MF | 8 | Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) | ||
| FW | 9 | Brian McClair (Celtic) | ||
| MF | 10 | Neil Simpson (Aberdeen) | ||
| MF | 11 | Ian Wilson (Leicester City) | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | Charlie Nicholas (Arsenal) | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Andy Roxburgh | ||||
| GK | 1 | Chris Woods (Rangers) | ||
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens (Everton) | ||
| DF | 3 | Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest) | ||
| MF | 4 | Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| DF | 5 | Mark Wright (Southampton) | ||
| DF | 6 | Terry Butcher (Rangers) | ||
| MF | 7 | Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) | ||
| MF | 8 | Steve Hodge (Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| FW | 9 | Mark Hateley (Milan) | ||
| FW | 10 | Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United) | ||
| MF | 11 | Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Bobby Robson | ||||
| GK | 1 | Andy Goram (Oldham Athletic) | ||
| DF | 2 | Richard Gough (Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
| DF | 3 | Murdo MacLeod (Celtic) | ||
| MF | 4 | Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) | ||
| DF | 5 | Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) | ||
| DF | 6 | Willie Miller (Aberdeen) | ||
| MF | 7 | Paul McStay (Celtic) | ||
| MF | 8 | Jim McInally (Dundee United) | ||
| FW | 9 | Ally McCoist (Rangers) | ||
| MF | 10 | Ian Wilson (Leicester City) | ||
| FW | 11 | Davie Cooper (Rangers) | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| FW | Brian McClair (Celtic) | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Andy Roxburgh | ||||
| GK | 1 | Carlos (Corinthians) | ||
| DF | 2 | Josimar (Botafogo) | ||
| DF | 3 | Geraldão (Porto) (c) | ||
| MF | 4 | Ricardo Rocha (Guarani) | ||
| MF | 5 | Douglas (Cruzeiro) | ||
| DF | 6 | Nelsinho (São Paulo) | ||
| FW | 7 | Müller (São Paulo) | ||
| MF | 8 | Raí (São Paulo) | ||
| FW | 9 | Mirandinha (Palmeiras) | ||
| MF | 10 | Edu Marangon (Portuguesa) | ||
| MF | 11 | Valdo (Grêmio) | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Carlos Alberto Silva | ||||
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 1 | |
Mirandinha Raí Valdo