The 1988 Rous Cup was the fourth staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. For the second year in succession, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament.

After having Brazil's participation in the previous year, the FA again invited South American opposition to participate, this time Colombia.

England won the competition for a second time after being the only team to win a game; the two other matches ended in draws.

Results

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Scotland vs Colombia

Scotland 0–0 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 20,487
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen)
DF 2 Richard Gough (Rangers)
DF 3 Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
MF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c)
DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen) downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 7 Kevin Gallacher (Dundee United)
MF 8 Paul McStay (Celtic) downward-facing red arrow 58'
FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers)
MF 10 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund)
FW 11 Mo Johnston (Nantes)
Substitutions:
MF Derek Ferguson (Rangers) upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW Andy Walker (Celtic) upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
COLOMBIA:
GK 1 René Higuita (Atlético Nacional)
DF 2 Luis Fernando Herrera (Atlético Nacional)
DF 3 Luis Carlos Perea (Atlético Nacional)
DF 4 Andrés Escobar (Atlético Nacional)
DF 5 Carlos Hoyos (América)
MF 6 Bernardo Redín (Deportivo Cali)
MF 7 Leonel Álvarez (Atlético Nacional)
MF 8 Alexis García (Atlético Nacional)
MF 9 Carlos Valderrama (Deportivo Cali) (c)
FW 10 Arnoldo Iguarán (Millonarios)
FW 11 John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional) downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
MF Jaime Arango (Atlético Nacional) upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

England vs Scotland

England 1–0 Scotland
Beardsley 12' Report
Attendance: 70,480
ENGLAND:
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)
DF 2 Gary Stevens (Everton)
DF 3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal)
MF 4 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)
DF 5 Dave Watson (Everton)
DF 6 Tony Adams (Arsenal)
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)
MF 8 Trevor Steven (Everton) downward-facing red arrow 72'
FW 9 Peter Beardsley (Liverpool)
FW 10 Gary Lineker (Barcelona)
MF 11 John Barnes (Liverpool)
Substitutions:
MF Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen)
DF 2 Richard Gough (Rangers)
DF 3 Steve Nicol (Liverpool)
MF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c)
DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen) downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 7 Neil Simpson (Aberdeen)
MF 8 Paul McStay (Celtic) downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers)
MF 10 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund)
FW 11 Mo Johnston (Nantes)
Substitutions:
MF Tommy Burns (Celtic) upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW Kevin Gallacher (Dundee United) upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

England vs Colombia

England 1–1 Colombia
Lineker 22' Report Escobar 66'
ENGLAND:
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)
DF 2 Viv Anderson (Manchester United)
DF 3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal)
MF 4 Steve McMahon (Liverpool)
DF 5 Mark Wright (Derby County)
DF 6 Tony Adams (Arsenal)
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)
MF 8 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur) downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 9 Peter Beardsley (Liverpool)
FW 10 Gary Lineker (Barcelona)
MF 11 John Barnes (Liverpool) downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF Glenn Hoddle (AS Monaco) upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW Mark Hateley (AS Monaco) upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
COLOMBIA:
GK 1 René Higuita (Atlético Nacional)
DF 2 Luis Fernando Herrera (Atlético Nacional)
DF 3 Luis Carlos Perea (Atlético Nacional)
DF 4 Andrés Escobar (Atlético Nacional)
DF 5 Carlos Hoyos (América)
MF 6 Bernardo Redín (Deportivo Cali)
MF 7 Leonel Álvarez (Atlético Nacional)
MF 8 Alexis García (Atlético Nacional)
MF 9 Carlos Valderrama (Deportivo Cali) (c)
FW 10 Arnoldo Iguarán (Millonarios) downward-facing red arrow
FW 11 Jaime Arango (Atlético Nacional) downward-facing red arrow
Substitutions:
FW John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional) upward-facing green arrow
MF Didí (Atlético Nacional) upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Colombia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 1
1988 Rous Cup
tournament winners
England
England

Goalscorers

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