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]
46ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello (in French) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Frankreich |
Dates | 26 May – 9 June 2018 |
Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 68 (2.62 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
England won the tournament for the third successive year beating Mexico 2–1 in the final.[2][3]
Participants
editTwelve participating teams were announced on 27 February 2018.[4]
Squads
editVenues
editA total of seven cities hosted the tournament.
Match officials
editThe referees were:[5]
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Matches rules
editEvery 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
editThe 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
All times are local CEST
England | 2–1 | China |
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Fry 52' Abraham 80' |
Bericht | Yan Dinghao 20' |
China | 1–1 | Katar |
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Cong Zhen 80+4' (pen.) | Bericht | Jenahi 15' |
Mexiko | 0–0 | England |
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Bericht |
China | 1–3 | Mexiko |
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Deng Yubiao 12' | Bericht | Alvarado 28' Aguirre 36', 58' (pen.) |
England | 4–0 | Katar |
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Al-Hamawende 38' (o.g.) Vieira 53' Abraham 56' Armstrong 67' |
Bericht |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
(H) Hosts
All times are local CEST
Frankreich | 4–1 | Südkorea |
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Ambri 4' Tell 8', 52' Kanga 50' |
Bericht | Cho Young-wook 43' (pen.) |
Südkorea | 1–2 | Togo |
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Lee Kang-in 4' | Bericht | Denkey 17', 33' |
Scotland | 1–0 | Frankreich |
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Burke 35' | Bericht |
Südkorea | 1–2 | Scotland |
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Lee Kang-in 71' | Bericht | Gilmour 2' Burke 8' |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
All times are local CEST
Japan | 3–2 | Portugal |
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Tagawa 36' Ueda 77', 80+3' (pen.) |
Bericht | Luís Silva 32' Jota 72' |
Portugal | 1–2 | Türkei |
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José Gomes 61' (pen.) | Bericht | Alıcı 3' Kanatsızkuş 25' |
Classification matches
editThe 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
editKatar | 1–2 | Südkorea |
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Al Ahrak 64' | Bericht | Jeon Se-jin 13' (pen.) Cho Young-wook 50' |
Ninth place playoff
editPortugal | 2–0 | China |
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Domingos Quina 11' Pedro Martelo 27' |
Bericht |
Seventh place playoff
editJapan | 1–0 | Togo |
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Miyoshi 39' | Bericht |
Fifth place playoff
editFrankreich | 2–1 | Kanada |
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Bakayoko 24' Ambri 72' |
Bericht | Choinière 75' |
Knockout stage
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
6 June – Aubagne | ||||||
Mexiko | 3 | |||||
9 June – Martigues | ||||||
Türkei | 1 | |||||
Mexiko | 1 | |||||
6 June – Aubagne | ||||||
England | 2 | |||||
Scotland | 1 | |||||
England | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
9 June – Martigues | ||||||
Türkei (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
Scotland | 0 (3) |
All times are local CEST
Semi-finals
editMexiko | 3–1 | Türkei |
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Aguirre 26', 57', 76' (pen.) | Bericht | Kanatsızkuş 78' (pen.) |
Third place playoff
editTürkei | 0–0 | Scotland |
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Bericht | ||
Penalties | ||
Akçay S. Polat Alıcı Demiral Kanatsızkuş |
5–3 | Johnston Gilmour Burke Hornby |
Final
editGoalscorers
edit68 goals were scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
- 7 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Theo Bair
- Mathieu Choinière
- Noah Verhoeven
- Cong Zhen
- Deng Yubiao
- Yan Dinghao
- Adam Armstrong
- Callum Connolly
- Kieran Dowell
- Ronaldo Vieira
- Axel Bakayoko
- Ludovic Blas
- Wilfried Kanga
- Bryan Lasme
- Kaoru Mitoma
- Kyosuke Tagawa
- Diego Lainez
- Domingos Quina
- José Gomes
- Jota
- Luís Silva
- Pedro Martelo
- Nasser Al Ahrak
- Ahmed Jenahi
- Abdullah Murisi
- Billy Gilmour
- Fraser Hornby
- Mikey Johnston
- Jeon Se-jin
- Thomas Wogodo
- Barış Alıcı
- Own goal
- Ahmed Al-Hamawende (playing against England)
Awards
editIndividual awards
editAfter the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[7]
- Best player: Diego Lainez
- Second best player: Lewis Cook
- Third best player: Mikey Johnston
- Fourth best player: Lee Kang-in
- Breakthrough player: Billy Gilmour
- Best goalkeeper: Freddie Woodman
- Topscorer: Eduardo Aguirre
- Younger player of the final: Diego Lainez
- Best goal of the tournament: Eddie Nketiah (playing against Scotland (50'))
- Fair-Play: Scotland
Best XI
editThe best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "OFFICIAL : Turkey to take part in the Toulon Tournament 2018". Toulon Tournament. 17 January 2018.
- ^ "L'Angleterre remporte son troisième Festival d'affilée !" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Final fightback takes England Under 21s to Toulon hat-trick". The FA. 9 June 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIAL : Scotland will compete in the Toulon Tournament 2018". Toulon Tournament. 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Les arbitres 2018".
- ^ "The Toulon Tournament 2018 full schedule". Toulon Tournament. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs 2018 : les récompenses" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 12 June 2018.
- ^ "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018.