1998 Toulon Tournament

1998 Toulon Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFrance France
Dates14–23 May
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Arles, Aubagne, Cannes, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Lorgues, Mallemort, Manosque, Nîmes, Six-Fours-les-Plages, Toulon
Final positions
Champions Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored58 (3.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Guerrero

England Emile Heskey

(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Argentina Juan Román Riquelme
Best goalkeeperPortugal Nuno Santos
1997
1999

The 1998 Toulon Tournament was the 26th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The competition took place between 14 May and 23 May 1998 [1] mostly in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South Eastern France. Argentina achieved their second title, beating France 2–0 in the Final.

Participants

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Venues

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The matches were played in these communes:

Results

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Advance to Semi-final
 France 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
 England 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Argentina 1–0 South Africa
Guerrero

France 1–1 England
Saha Heskey

England 3–1 South Africa
Lampard
Heskey
Salmon

France 3–0 Argentina
Moreira
Saha
Dabo

Argentina 2–0 England
Quintana
Guerrero

France 0–0 South Africa

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 Advance to Semi-final
 China 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Germany 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

All times local (CEST)

Germany 1–1 China
Hertzsch Sui Dongliang

Portugal 1–0 Brazil
Boa Morte

China 1–0 Portugal
Li Jinyu

Brazil 3–1 Germany
Eriberto
Adailton
Sidney (o.g.)

Brazil 1–1 China
Leandro Ma Yongkang

Portugal 1–0 Germany
Jose Antonio

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Argentina 1–0 China
Galletti 91'

France 0–0 Portugal
Penalties
Dabo soccer ball with check mark
Heninsoccer ball with check mark
Silvestre soccer ball with check mark
Delhommeau soccer ball with check mark
4–1 Delfim soccer ball with check mark

Third place play-off

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Portugal 2–0 China
Boa Morte
Delfim
Report

Final

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Argentina 2–0 France
F. Guerrero 48'
W. Samuel 69'

References

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  1. ^ "26ème Festival Foot "Espoirs"". Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  2. ^ "Les equipes". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
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