Americas XI
Association football teams representing Americas
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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
| Europe XI | 0-2 | South America XI |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Pestalozzi charity match[5]
| Europe XI | 4-4 | South America XI |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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FIFA charity match[6]
FIFA Charity Match for UNICEF
| Americas XI | 5–1 | FIFA World XI |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Kobe Earthquake Benefit Match[7]
Players
Rosters
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 |
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| 1986 | Carlos Bilardo |
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| 1995 |  Bora Milutinovic |
1995, Kobe |
| 1995 | César Luis Menotti and Jorge Valdano |
1995, Barcelona |