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Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Nanning, Guangxi |
Dates | 22–26 March |
Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
Attendance | 116,201 (29,050 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
The winning team was Uruguay, who beat Wales 1–0 in the final.[1]
Participating teams
[edit]On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.[2]
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Mascot
[edit]With 65,554 votes, Longbao[a] was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao’s design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.[4]
Venue
[edit]Nanning | |
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Guangxi Sports Center | |
22°46′01″N 108°23′17″E / 22.767°N 108.388°E | |
Capacity: 60,000 |
Match officials
[edit]The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Squads
[edit]- Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.
China
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Uruguay
[edit]Uruguay
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Wales
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Matches
[edit]The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017.[15] The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017.[16] All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Bracket
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Semi-finals
[edit]Third-place playoff
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Report |
Final
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Notes
[edit]- ^ simplified Chinese: 龙宝; traditional Chinese: 龍寶; pinyin: Lóng Bǎo; Mandarin pronunciation: [lʊ̌ŋ pàʊ], in quick speech, [lʊ̌m-]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wales 0 Uruguay 1". BBC Sport. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ 中国杯明年3月开打,乌拉圭、威尔士和捷克受邀参赛. Hupu Sports (in Chinese). 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ 2018“中国杯”国际足球锦标赛吉祥物出炉. Wanda.cn (in Chinese). 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ China football team (4 March 2018). "List of 27 players for China team at 2018 China Cup". Sina Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ 中国足球协会关于国家男子足球队集训的通知. FA.rog.cn (in Chinese). CFA. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ 张琳芃因伤退出中国杯 邓涵文或顶上里皮不招新人. NetEase Sports (in Chinese). 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (22 March 2018). "Start list of China VS Wales". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b 2018 China Cup (26 March 2018). "Start list of China VS Czech". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "China Cup 2018: Uruguay - Česká republika 2:0 | Reprezentace". Repre.Fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (23 March 2018). "Start list of Uruguay VS Czech". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "23 convocados para la China Cup". AUF.org.uy (in Spanish). UFA. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (26 March 2018). "Start list of Wales VS Uruguay". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Squad changes ahead of China Cup". FAW.cymru. FA Wales. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 China Cup Schedule Confirmed". FAW.cymru. FA Wales. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ 中国杯赛程:3月份打响 国足首战对阵威尔士. LeSports (in Chinese). 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)
- 2018 China Cup on Soccerway
- 2018 China Cup on Weibo (in Chinese) (in Chinese)