2018 China Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Nanning, Guangxi |
Dates | 22–26 March 2018 |
Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
Attendance | 116,201 (29,050 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
The winning team was Uruguay, who beat Wales 1–0 in the final.[1]
Participating teams[]
On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.[2]
Team | FIFA Rankings (March 2018)[3] |
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65
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Mascot[]
With 65,554 votes, Longbao[a] was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao’s design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.[4]
Venues[]
Nanning |
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Guangxi Sports Center | |
22°46′01″N 108°23′17″E / 22.767°N 108.388°E | |
Capacity: 60,000 |
Match officials[]
The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
- Referees
- Assistant referees
George Lakrindis
Mohamad Bin Zainal
Juma Al-Burshaid
Mohammad Dharman
Squads[]
- Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.
China[]
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Czech Republic[]
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Uruguay[]
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Wales[]
Wales
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Matches[]
The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017.[15] The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017.[16] All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
22 March - Nanning | ||||||
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26 March - Nanning | ||||||
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23 March - Nanning | ||||||
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Third-place playoff | ||||||
26 March - Nanning | ||||||
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Semi-finals[]
Third-place playoff[]
China PR ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Report |
Final[]
Goalscorers[]
3 goals
Gareth Bale
2 goals
Edinson Cavani
Sam Vokes
1 goal
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Wales 0 Uruguay 1". BBC Sport. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ 中国杯明年3月开打,乌拉圭、威尔士和捷克受邀参赛. Hupu Sports (in Chinese). 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. 2018-03-15. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Archived copy" 2018“中国杯”国际足球锦标赛吉祥物出炉. Wanda.cn (in Chinese). 2018-01-29. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ China football team (2018-03-04). "List of 27 players for China team at 2018 China Cup". Sina Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ 中国足球协会关于国家男子足球队集训的通知. FA.rog.cn (in Chinese). CFA. 2018-03-04. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ 张琳芃因伤退出中国杯 邓涵文或顶上里皮不招新人. NetEase Sports (in Chinese). 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (2018-03-22). "Start list of China VS Wales". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (2018-03-26). "Start list of China VS Czech". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "China Cup 2018: Uruguay - Česká republika 2:0 | Reprezentace | FOTBAL.CZ". Repre.Fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (2018-03-23). "Start list of Uruguay VS Cezch". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "23 convocados para la China Cup". AUF.org.uy (in Spanish). UFA. 2018-03-14. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ a b 2018 China Cup (2018-03-26). "Start list of Wales VS Uruguay". Sina Weibo (in Chinese and English). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Squad changes ahead of China Cup". FAW.cymru. FA Wales. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "2018 China Cup Schedule Confirmed". FAW.cymru. FA Wales. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ 中国杯赛程:3月份打响 国足首战对阵威尔士. LeSports (in Chinese). 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
External links[]
- Official website (in Chinese)
- 2018 China Cup on Soccerway
- 2018 China Cup on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (login required for Firefox users) (in Chinese)
- China Cup
- International association football competitions hosted by China
- 2018 in association football
- Sport in Guangxi
- Nanning
- 2018 in Chinese football
- March 2018 sports events in China