The 2018 Toulon Tournament (officially French: 46ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 46th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 26 May to 9 June 2018.[1]

2018 Toulon Tournament
46ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello (in French)
Tournament details
Host countryFrankreich
Dates26 May – 9 June 2018
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (7th title)
Runners-up Mexiko
Third place Türkei
Fourth place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored68 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexiko Eduardo Aguirre (7 goals)
Best player(s)Mexiko Diego Lainez
Best goalkeeperEngland Freddie Woodman
2017
2019

England won the tournament for the third successive year beating Mexico 2–1 in the final.[2][3]

Participants

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Twelve participating teams were announced on 27 February 2018.[4]

Squads

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Venues

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A total of seven cities hosted the tournament.

Aubagne
 
 
Vitrolles
 
Fos-sur-Mer
 
Salon-de-Provence
 
Aubagne
 
Mallemort
 
Carnoux-en-Provence
 
Martigues
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
43°17′38″N 5°33′44″E / 43.2939695°N 5.5623227°E / 43.2939695; 5.5623227 (Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny)
Capacity: 1,000
Carnoux-en-Provence
Stade Marcel Cerdan
43°15′01″N 5°33′10″E / 43.250270°N 5.552645°E / 43.250270; 5.552645 (Stade Marcel Cerdan)
Capacity: 1,700
Fos-sur-Mer
Stade Parsemain
43°28′08″N 4°56′56″E / 43.4687854°N 4.9489821°E / 43.4687854; 4.9489821 (Stade Parsemain)
Capacity: 17,170
Mallemort Martigues Salon-de-Provence Vitrolles
Stade d'Honneur Stade Francis Turcan Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan Stade Jules-Ladoumègue
43°43′27″N 5°10′39″E / 43.7241096°N 5.1774767°E / 43.7241096; 5.1774767 (Stade d'Honneur de Mallemort) 43°24′26″N 5°02′58″E / 43.407266°N 5.0493964°E / 43.407266; 5.0493964 (Stade Francis Turcan) 43°38′08″N 5°05′34″E / 43.6356163°N 5.0928964°E / 43.6356163; 5.0928964 (Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan) 43°27′28″N 5°14′36″E / 43.4578485°N 5.2433091°E / 43.4578485; 5.2433091 (Stade Jules Ladoumègue)
Capacity: 720 Capacity: 11,500 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 1,500

Match officials

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The referees were:[5]

Matches rules

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Every match consisted of two periods of 40 minutes each. In a match, every team had nine named substitutes and the maximum number of substitutions permitted was four.
In the knockout stage, if a game tied at the end of regulation time, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

Group stage

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The draw was held on 15 March 2018. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four.[6] The group winners and the best runners-up qualified for the semi-finals. The Group stage was played from 26 May to 3 June 2018.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexiko 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   England 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3   China 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4   Katar 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: Toulon Tournament

All times are local CEST

England  2–1  China
Fry   52'
Abraham   80'
Bericht Yan Dinghao   20'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Katar  1–4  Mexiko
Murisi   80+1' Bericht Lainez   2'
Aguirre   34', 36'
Alvarado   54'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

China  1–1  Katar
Cong Zhen   80+4' (pen.) Bericht Jenahi   15'
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Mexiko  0–0  England
Bericht
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence
Referee: Karim Abed (France)

China  1–3  Mexiko
Deng Yubiao   12' Bericht Alvarado   28'
Aguirre   36', 58' (pen.)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal)
England  4–0  Katar
Al-Hamawende   38' (o.g.)
Vieira   53'
Abraham   56'
Armstrong   67'
Bericht
Referee: Yusri Rudolf (Canada)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Scotland 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Frankreich (H) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3   Togo 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Südkorea 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: Toulon Tournament
(H) Hosts

All times are local CEST

Frankreich  4–1  Südkorea
Ambri   4'
Tell   8', 52'
Kanga   50'
Bericht Cho Young-wook   43' (pen.)
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal)
Togo  1–1  Scotland
Wogodo   3' Bericht Hornby   18'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Yusri Rudolf (Canada)

Südkorea  1–2  Togo
Lee Kang-in   4' Bericht Denkey   17', 33'
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)
Scotland  1–0  Frankreich
Burke   35' Bericht
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence

Südkorea  1–2  Scotland
Lee Kang-in   71' Bericht Gilmour   2'
Burke   8'
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
Frankreich  2–0  Togo
Blas   6'
Lasme   39'
Bericht
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Türkei 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Kanada 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4   Portugal 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: Toulon Tournament

All times are local CEST

Türkei  2–1  Japan
Akçay   61', 75' Bericht Miyoshi   44'
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava (Mexico)
Portugal  0–0  Kanada
Bericht
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

Japan  3–2  Portugal
Tagawa   36'
Ueda   77', 80+3' (pen.)
Bericht Luís Silva   32'
Jota   72'
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
Kanada  1–0  Türkei
Verhoeven   75' Bericht
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

Japan  1–1  Kanada
Mitoma   60' Bericht Bair   9'
Referee: Karim Abed (France)
Portugal  1–2  Türkei
José Gomes   61' (pen.) Bericht Alıcı   3'
Kanatsızkuş   25'
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Classification matches

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The teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition.

All times were local CEST

Eleventh place playoff

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Katar  1–2  Südkorea
Al Ahrak   64' Bericht Jeon Se-jin   13' (pen.)
Cho Young-wook   50'
Stade d'Honneur, Mallemort
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (Portugal)

Ninth place playoff

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Portugal  2–0  China
Domingos Quina   11'
Pedro Martelo   27'
Bericht
Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence
Referee: Yusri Rudolf (Canada)

Seventh place playoff

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Japan  1–0  Togo
Miyoshi   39' Bericht
Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

Fifth place playoff

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Frankreich  2–1  Kanada
Bakayoko   24'
Ambri   72'
Bericht Choinière   75'
Stade d'Honneur, Mallemort
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 June – Aubagne
 
 
  Mexiko3
 
9 June – Martigues
 
  Türkei1
 
  Mexiko1
 
6 June – Aubagne
 
  England2
 
  Scotland1
 
 
  England3
 
Third place
 
 
9 June – Martigues
 
 
  Türkei (p)0 (5)
 
 
  Scotland0 (3)

All times are local CEST

Semi-finals

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Mexiko  3–1  Türkei
Aguirre   26', 57', 76' (pen.) Bericht Kanatsızkuş   78' (pen.)
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne

Scotland  1–3  England
Johnston   30' Bericht Connolly   45'
Nketiah   50', 69'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava (Mexico)

Third place playoff

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Türkei  0–0  Scotland
Bericht
Penalties
Akçay  
S. Polat  
Alıcı  
Demiral  
Kanatsızkuş  
5–3   Johnston
  Gilmour
  Burke
  Hornby
Referee: Yusri Rudolf (Canada)

Final

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Mexiko  1–2  England
Alvarado   2' Bericht Fry   32'
Dowell   36'
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

Goalscorers

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68 goals were scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Awards

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Individual awards

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After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[7]

Best XI

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The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "OFFICIAL : Turkey to take part in the Toulon Tournament 2018". Toulon Tournament. 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "L'Angleterre remporte son troisième Festival d'affilée !" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Final fightback takes England Under 21s to Toulon hat-trick". The FA. 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL : Scotland will compete in the Toulon Tournament 2018". Toulon Tournament. 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Les arbitres 2018".
  6. ^ "The Toulon Tournament 2018 full schedule". Toulon Tournament. 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Festival International Espoirs 2018 : les récompenses" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018.
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