2018 Tournament of Nations

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2018 Tournament of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 26 – August 2, 2018
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Third place Brazil
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
Attendance93,602 (15,600 per match)
Top scorerUnited States Alex Morgan (4 goals)
← 2017

The 2018 Tournament of Nations was the second Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in the United States, from July 26 to August 2, 2018, and featured the same four teams as the previous tournament.[1]

Format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Brazil, Japan, and the hosts, the United States, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing every other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.[1]

Country June 2018 FIFA Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish Best Tournament of Nations Finish
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 8 Quarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015) Quarter-finals (2004, 2016) Champions (2017)
 Brazil 7 Runners–up (2007) Runners–up (2004, 2008) Fourth (2017)
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 6 Champions (2011) Runners–up (2012) Third (2017)
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 Champions (1991, 1999, 2015) Champions (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) Runners-up (2017)

Venues

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Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.[1]

Kansas City East Hartford Bridgeview
Children's Mercy Park Pratt & Whitney Stadium Toyota Park
Capacity: 18,467 Capacity: 40,642 Capacity: 20,000
File:Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg File:Rentschler Field.jpg File:Toyota Park, 9 March 2013.jpg

Squads

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Main article: 2018 Tournament of Nations squads

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (C, H) 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

All times are local (CDT in Kansas City and Bridgeview, EDT in East Hartford).

Matches

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Brazil 1–3File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
 Report
Attendance: 10,307
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg4–2File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
 Report
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg1–2 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 13,027
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg1–1File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
 Report
Attendance: 21,570
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)
Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
 Report
Attendance: 11,922
External videos
video icon United States Vs Brazil Full match on YouTube
United States File:Flag of the United States.svg4–1 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)


 2018 Tournament of Nations winners 
File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
1st title

Goalscorers

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There were 22 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Television coverage

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All three USA games were televised domestically on FS1.

In Australia, all three games featuring the national team were televised live on Fox Sports.[3]

In Brazil, all three games featuring the national team were televised live on SporTV and online at the CBF website.[4]

References

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