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Super well-illustrated special edition of the FC Barcelona clubmagazine dedicated to the club winning this "small World Cup Tournament" in 1957.
The Small World Cup (Spanish: Pequeña Copa del Mundo) was a football tournament held in Venezuela between 1952 and 1975 (with some journalists considering 1952–57 the period of greatest relevance, and the second period that took place between 1963 and 1975 as of minor relevance). In most of the occasions, the competition was played by four participants from Europe and South America. In the first period, clubs from three countries would win the tournament: Spain, Brazil and Colombia. Five clubs won the trophy in this period: Real Madrid, São Paulo, Millonarios, Corinthians, and Barcelona.
When the Europeans Champions Clubs' Cup was started in 1955, the Venezuelan competition lost importance and was discontinued in 1957. Although the tournament was relaunched in 1963, its relevance decreased when the Intercontinental Cup (first held in 1960) was established as the major, official intercontinental competition for both South American and European clubs.
This competition is considered by some journalists as a predecessor of the Intercontinental Cup, in that it regularly featured clubs from Europe and South America.wever, there is no 1952–1960 evidence indicating that it had any influence for the creation of the Intercontinental Cup, or that it was hailed in 1952–1957 as a club world trophy. Nevertheless, some clubs like Real Madrid highlight this trophy in their history as a world championship in the trophy sections of their websites and publications.
The 1957 edition featured FC Barcelona, Botafogo, Nacional de Montevideo and FC Sevilla.
40 x 28 cms, magazine, 16 pages.
1957
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