The 2019

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Women's Tournament was a tournament of friendly

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matches. It was the second edition of the

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and took place in

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, United States, from August 15 to 18, 2019. The tournament was hosted by the defending champions, the

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of the

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, at the 10,000-seater Sahlen's Stadium. They were joined by

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winners

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of France, English

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winners

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, and Spanish Primera División winners

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. The matches were organized into two doubleheaders, with the semifinals played on August 15 and the final and third-place match on August 18. For the first time, there was a cash prize awarded to the winning team, paid for by new sponsor

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. The tournament was also broadcast on

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. The final, played on August 18, was a rematch between North Carolina and Lyon. Lyon won 1–0 in front of 8,208 fans.

Teams

Four teams participated in the tournament.

Venue

Bracket

Matches

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

References

External links

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