2008 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

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2008 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityGuangzhou
Dates16–20 January 2008
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Guangdong Olympic Stadium
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The 2008 Four Nations Tournament was the eighth edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China.[1] The venue for this edition of the tournament was Guangdong Olympic Stadium, in the city of Guangzhou.

Participants[]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2007)[2]
 United States
2
 Canada
9
 China PR (host)
13
 Finland
16

Venues[]

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Guangzhou
Guangdong Olympic Stadium is located in China
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
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Guangdong Olympic Stadium
23°08′16″N 113°24′13″E / 23.137656°N 113.403519°E / 23.137656; 113.403519 (Guangdong Olympic Stadium)
Capacity: 80,012

Final standings[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 China PR 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Canada 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
 Finland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]

Match results[]

China PR 2 – 0 Finland
Goal 23'
Liu Yali Goal 43'		 [3]
United States 4 – 0 Canada
Amy Rodriguez Goal 51, 65'
Lindsay Tarpley Goal 71, 78'		 [4][5]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (Finland)
China PR 0 – 0 Canada
[6]
United States 4 – 1 Finland
Lindsay Tarpley Goal 37, 39'
Lauren Cheney Goal 69'
Angie Woznuk Goal 80'		 [7] Essi Sainio Goal 54'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gu Ying (China)
Canada 1 – 1 Finland
Jodi-Ann Robinson Goal 90+3' [8] Katri Nokso-Koivisto Goal unknown'
China PR 0 – 1 United States
[9] Shannon Boxx Goal 77'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

References[]

  1. ^ "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2008". rsssf.com.
  2. ^ FIFA Rankings December 2007
  3. ^ "Women's soccer team spinning its wheels". China Daily.
  4. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Tops Canada, 4-0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  5. ^ "Canada vs USA - 2008-01-16". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  6. ^ "Canada vs China PR - 2008-01-18". Canada Soccer.
  7. ^ "Lindsay Tarpley Scores Twice and U.S. Women Defeat Finland 4-1". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  8. ^ "Canada vs Finland - 2008-01-20". Canada Soccer.
  9. ^ "U.S. WNT Wins 2008 Four Nations Tournament With 1-0 Victory Against China". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18.
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