The 2018 Toulon Tournament (officially ) was the 46th edition of the

Toulon Tournament The Maurice Revello Tournament (officially French: the ''Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello''), previously known as the Toulon Tournament, is a Association football, football tournament, which traditionally features invit ...

. It was held in the department of

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( ; , ; ; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a Departments of France, department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var (department), Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the sout ...

from 26 May to 9 June 2018. England won the tournament for the third successive year beating Mexico 2–1 in the final.

Participants

Twelve participating teams were announced on 27 February 2018. ;AFC * (12th participation) * (13th participation) * (5th participation) * (5th participation) ;CAF * (1st participation) ;CONCACAF * (1st participation) * (24th participation) ;UEFA *^TH (20th participation) * (41st participation) * (29th participation) * (9th participation) * (5th participation)

Squads

Venues

A total of seven cities hosted the tournament.

Match officials

The referees were: Yusri Rudolf :Assistants: Micheal Barwegen and Daniel Belleau Karim Abed :Assistants: Mehdi Rahmouni and Mikaël Berchebru Ioannis Papadopoulos :Assistants: Ioannis Sipkas and Vasileios Kampouris Trustin Farrugia Cann :Assistants: Alan Camilleri and Christopher Lawrence Francalanza Marco Antonio Ortiz :Assistants: José Luis Camargo and Marcos Quintero Luís Miguel Branco Godinho :Assistants: Nuno Pereira and Luís Campos

Radu Petrescu Radu Marian Petrescu (born 12 November 1982) is a Romanian football referee who officiates in the Liga I. He has been a FIFA referee since 2012, and is ranked as a UEFA first category referee. Refereeing career In 2007, Petrescu began officiati ...

:Assistants: Mihai Marius Marica and Radu-Adrian-Ştefan Ghinguleac Choi Hyun-jai :Assistants: Joo Hyeon-min and Shin Jae-hwan

Matches rules

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 Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...

would not be played and the

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

would be used to determine the winner.

Group stage

The draw was held on 15 March 2018. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. 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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Group B

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Group C

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Classification matches

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

Eleventh place playoff

Ninth place playoff

Seventh place playoff

Fifth place playoff

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

68 goals were scored in 26 matches, for an average of goals per match. ;7 goals * Eduardo Aguirre ;3 goals *

Roberto Alvarado Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández (born 7 September 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. Alvarado made his professional debut with Celaya at the age of ...

;2 goals *

Tammy Abraham Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known as Tammy Abraham, is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from ...

Dael Fry Dael Jonathan Fry (born 30 August 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Middlesbrough. Fry has represented England at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He has won the 201 ...

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* Koji Miyoshi *

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Oliver Burke Oliver Jasen Burke (born 7 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for club Union Berlin. He came through the academy at Nottingham Forest, signing a professional contract in September 2014 a ...

* Cho Young-wook *

Lee Kang-in Lee Kang-in (; born 19 February 2001) is a South Korean professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger (association football), winger for club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain and the ...

Kévin Denkey Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (born 30 November 2000) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for MLS club FC Cincinnati and the Togo national team. Club career Early career Denkey was born in Togo, moving to France at th ...

* Mücahit Can Akçay * Kubilay Kanatsızkuş ;1 goal *

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Mathieu Choinière Mathieu Choinière (born February 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper and the Canada national team. Early life Choinière was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richeli ...

* Noah Verhoeven * Cong Zhen * Deng Yubiao *

Yan Dinghao Yan Dinghao (; born 6 April 1998) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng. Club career Yan Dinghao would play for the Hangzhou Greentown youth team before he joined Portuguese club Porto's ...

* Adam Armstrong *

Callum Connolly Callum Alexander Connolly (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for side Stockport County. He has previously played for Everton, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town, Bolton ...

Kieran Dowell Kieran O'Neill Dowell (born 10 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Rangers. Dowell previously played for Everton, from where he had loan spells with Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Derby ...

* Ronaldo Vieira * Axel Bakayoko * Ludovic Blas * Wilfried Kanga *

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Kaoru Mitoma is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team. He is best known for his dribbling ability. Club career Early years Born in Hita, Ōita, Mitoma eventually moved ...

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* Diego Lainez *

Domingos Quina Domingos Quina (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Pafos. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at international youth level. He is the son of former Portugal in ...

* José Gomes *

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* Luís Silva * Pedro Martelo *

Nasser Al Ahrak Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak (born 5 January 1999), also known as Nasser Abdulsalam, is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League (; abbreviated as QSL), known as Ooredoo Stars Leag ...

* Ahmed Jenahi *

Abdullah Murisi Abdullah Nasser Murisi (born 24 August 1999), is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League side Al-Arabi. Club career Murisi began his professional career with Al-Khor SC in 2019. In May 2021 he joined Al ...

Billy Gilmour Billy Clifford Gilmour (born 11 June 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Scotland national team. He is considered one of Scotland's best players, particularly in rela ...

* Fraser Hornby * Mikey Johnston * Jeon Se-jin * Thomas Wogodo *

Barış Alıcı Barış Alıcı (born 24 June 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kocaelispor. Club career On 11 June 2018, Alıcı transferred to Fenerbahçe from Altınordu. He made his professional debut for Fenerbahçe in ...

;Own goal * Ahmed Al-Hamawende (playing against England)

Awards

Individual awards

After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition. *Best player: Diego Lainez *Second best player: Lewis Cook *Third best player: Mikey Johnston *Fourth best player:

*Breakthrough player:

*Best goalkeeper: Freddie Woodman *Topscorer: Eduardo Aguirre *Younger player of the final: Diego Lainez *Best goal of the tournament:

(playing against Scotland ) *Fair-Play:

Best XI

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

References

External links

Toulon Tournament
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Participants

Squads

Venues

Match officials

Matches rules

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Classification matches

Eleventh place playoff

Ninth place playoff

Seventh place playoff

Fifth place playoff

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

Awards

Individual awards

Best XI

See also

References

External links