2017 Tournament of Nations

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2017 Tournament of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 27 – August 3, 2017
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Japan
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance91,275 (15,213 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Sam Kerr (4 goals)
2018 →

The 2017 Tournament of Nations was the inaugural Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games.[1] It was held in the United States, from July 27 to August 3, 2017, and featured four teams.[2]

Format[]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Brazil, Japan, and the hosts, the United States, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing every other once. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.[3] Current FIFA Ranking is important, as it is one of the tie-breaking criteria.

Country June 2017 FIFA Ranking[4] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Australia 7 Quarter–finals (2007, 2011, 2015) Quarter–finals (2004, 2016)
 Brazil 8 Runners–up (2007) Runners–up (2004, 2008)
 Japan 6 Champions (2011) Runners–up (2012)
 United States 1 Champions (1991, 1999, 2015) Champions (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Venues[]

Three cities along the west coast served as the venues for the tournament.[3]

Seattle San Diego Carson
CenturyLink Field Qualcomm Stadium StubHub Center
Capacity: 38,300 Capacity: 54,000 Capacity: 30,510
Qwest Field North.jpg Qualcomm Jan 14 07.jpg LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo- Western Conference Finals panorama.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 2017 Tournament of Nations squads

Matches[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia (C) 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
2  United States (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Japan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
4  Brazil 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champion; (H) Host

All times are local PDT (UTC−7).

Brazil 1–1 Japan
Camila 87' Report Momiki 63'
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 9,725
Referee: (United States)
United States 0–1 Australia
Report Butt 67'
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 15,748
Japan 2–4 Australia
 Report
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 9,597
United States 4–3 Brazil
 Report
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 21,096
Australia 6–1 Brazil
 Report Camila 2'
StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: (United States)
United States 3–0 Japan
 Report
StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 23,161
Referee: (Canada)


 2017 Tournament of Nations Winners 

Australia
1st title

Goalscorers[]

26 goals were scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per matches.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Television coverage[]

The ESPN family of networks carried all tournament games. Games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3.

References[]

  1. ^ "Matildas win Tournament of Nations with emphatic victory over Brazil". The Guardian. August 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Five Things to Know About the 2017 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer. July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer.
  4. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
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