The 2018 Toulon Tournament (officially french: 46ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 46th edition of the

Toulon Tournament The Toulon Tournament (officially the Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) is a football (training match) tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. ...

. It was held in the department of

Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...

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

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: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 or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport 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 onl ...

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 eliminated teams played another 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), also known as El Piojo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. He is the youngest player to ever play i ...

;2 goals *

Tammy Abraham Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known as Tammy Abraham, is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma and the England national team. As an academy graduate of Chelsea, A ...

* Dael Fry *

Eddie Nketiah Edward Keddar Nketiah (born 30 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Arsenal. Nketiah started his career with Arsenal and made his debut in 2017. He played on loan at Leeds United in their 2019–20 ...

Steve Ambri Steve Ambri (born 12 August 1997) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for club Nîmes Olympique, Nîmes. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national football team ...

Jordan Tell Jordan Tell (born 10 June 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as forward for Ligue 2 club Grenoble. Club career In July 2020, Tell joined Clermont. On 31 January 2022, Tell signed a 1.5-year contract with Grenoble lat, ...

Koji Miyoshi is a Japanese football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Royal Antwerp and the Japanese national team. Career On 20 August 2019, Miyoshi joined Belgian First Division A side Royal Antwerp on loan for a year from K ...

Ayase Ueda is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for Jupiler Pro League club Cercle Brugge and the Japan national football team. Youth career Born in the city of Mito, located in the Ibaraki Prefecture, he began playing football at age 6 and ...

* Oliver Burke *

Cho Young-wook Cho Young-wook (; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul. Club career Cho joined FC Seoul in January 2018. He made his K League 1 debut against Jeju United on 1 March 2018. Cho enlisted in ...

Lee Kang-in Lee Kang-in ( ko, 이강인; born 19 February 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca and the South Korea national team. Lee was the Asian Football Confederation's Asia ...

Kévin Denkey Ahoueke Steeve Kévin Denkey (born 30 November 2000) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cercle Brugge and the Togo national team. Club career Denkey was born in Togo and moved to France at a young age, and joined ...

* Mücahit Can Akçay *

Kubilay Kanatsızkuş Kubilay Kanatsızkuş (born 28 March 1997) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for TFF First League club Göztepe. Professional career A long-time youth product of Bursaspor, Kubilay made his first professional appearance in a 2-0 ...

;1 goal *

Theo Bair Thelonius Bair (born August 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone. Club career Youth Bair started his youth career with Ottawa Royals, before joining Capital United ...

* Mathieu Choinière * Noah Verhoeven * Cong Zhen * Deng Yubiao * Yan Dinghao * Adam Armstrong *

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

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

* Ronaldo Vieira * Axel Bakayoko *

Ludovic Blas Ludovic Régis Arsène Blas (born 31 December 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes. Club career Ludovic Blas arrived at Rambouillet FC, then in district, at the age of 7. Blas already ...

* Wilfried Kanga * Bryan Lasme *

Kaoru Mitoma is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team. Club career Early years Born in Kanagawa, Mitoma grew up in the Kawasaki area and joined the Frontale aca ...

Kyosuke Tagawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for C.D. Santa Clara in the Primeira Liga. Club career Tagawa progressed through the youth ranks of Sagan Tosu, and made his debut on 5 March against Kawasaki Frontale ...

Diego Lainez Diego Lainez Leyva (born 9 June 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Tigres UANL, on loan from Real Betis, and the Mexico national team. Club career América Lainez was recruited by scout Ángel ...

Domingos Quina Domingos Quina (born 18 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Watford F.C., Watford. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal national football team, Portugal a ...

* José Gomes *

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* Luís Silva * Pedro Martelo * Nasser Al Ahrak * Ahmed Jenahi * Abdullah Murisi *

Billy Gilmour Billy Clifford Gilmour (born 11 June 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Scotland national team. Gilmour spent three months at a young age with C ...

* Fraser Hornby * Mikey Johnston * Jeon Se-jin * Thomas Wogodo * Barış Alıcı ;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:

*Second best player: Lewis Cook *Third best player: Mikey Johnston *Fourth best player:

*Breakthrough player:

*Best goalkeeper:

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*Topscorer: Eduardo Aguirre *Younger player of the final:

*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