ING Cup was a pre-Olympics football tournament held at
Hong Kong Stadium
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Hong Kong
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from 30 July to 2 August 2008. The
Netherlands
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Cameroon
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United States
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and
Ivory Coast
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competed for the ING Cup as part of their teams' final preparation for the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Background
The ING Cup was hosted by the
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association Limited (), often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Pui Kwan Kay and its Chief Executive Officer is Joaquin Tam.
History
The HKFA was ...
and organised by the
Asian Football Confederation
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's (AFC) marketing partner
World Sport Group
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(WSG).
Format
Since the Netherlands and the United States were in the same group in the Olympic football tournament, they did not face each other in the ING Cup. Therefore, the winner of the ING Cup was determined by the number of points gained from the matches played.
The point system was different from the regular football scoring system. A win earned 3 points, but a point was awarded for every goal scored. A draw still earned one point, and a loss did not gain or lose points.
Match Day 1
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Match Day 2
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Points table
Goalscorers
The goal scorers from the ING Cup are as follows:
Live Broadcast
TV Broadcast:
TVB Pearl
TVB Pearl is a terrestrial television channel in Hong Kong owned by Television Broadcasts Limited. Established on 19 November 1967, it shares headquarters with TVB's other properties at TVB City at 77 Chun Choi Street in Tseung Kwan O Industr ...
References
US and Ivory Coast draw 0-0 in Olympic warm-up.Late goals give Holland 2-0 win over Cameroon.
External links
ING Cup English website
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2008
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2008–09 in Hong Kong football
2008–09 in Dutch football
2008 in Ivorian football
2008 in American soccer
2008 in Cameroonian football