East Germany Win the Last Pequeña

OTD E0283 — 10 Aug 1975: East Germany beat Boavista 2–1 in Caracas to win the final Pequeña Copa del Mundo, the old “Little World Cup” that had once brought major European and South American clubs to Venezuela. This episode traces the tournament’s origins through Venezuelan promoters, Damián Gaubeka, Caracas, Real Madrid, Millonarios, Barcelona, Benfica and others; connects it to Copa Rio and the pre-history of global club football; then follows East Germany’s 1975 tour through Canada, the United States, Mexico and Venezuela, Georg Buschner’s state-amateur machine, the win over Rosario Central, the final against Boavista, and how Caracas sits between Hamburg 1974 and Olympic gold in 1976.Ideas: [email protected]