2018 Panda Cup

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2018 Panda Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChengdu
Dates23–27 May 2018
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China PR (1st title)
Runners-up England
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)China Guo Tianyu
England Nya Kirby
Uruguay Nicolás Schiappacasse
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)England Ian Poveda-Ocampo
Best goalkeeperChina Peng Peng
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The 2018 Panda Cup was the fifth edition of the under-19 association football competition.

The tournament was hosted in Chengdu between 23 and 27 May.[1][2] Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Participating teams[]

In May 2018, it was announced that hosts China would join England, Hungary and Uruguay by participating in the 2018 Panda Cup.[1]

Team Confederation
 China PR (host) AFC
 England UEFA
 Hungary UEFA
 Uruguay CONMEBOL

Venues[]

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Chengdu
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
30°34′13″N 103°53′45″E / 30.5704°N 103.8957°E / 30.5704; 103.8957 (Shuangliu Sports Centre)
Capacity: 25,000

Matches[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China PR (C) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Uruguay 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: www.fa.org.cn
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champion

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

England 2–2 Uruguay
  • Kirby Goal 63' (pen.)
  • Nmecha Goal 72'
 Report
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)
China PR 4–0 Hungary
 Report (in Chinese)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Ai Kun (China)
Uruguay 1–2 Hungary
 Report (in Hungarian)
  • Goal 41'
  • Goal 70'
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
England 0–1 China PR
Report (in Chinese)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
Hungary 0–1 England
Report (in Hungarian)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)
China PR 3–1 Uruguay
 Report (in Chinese)
Chengdu Shuangliu Sports Center
Referee: Tang Shunqi (China)

Goalscorers[]

2 goals
1 goals

References[]

  1. ^ a b "关于2018年"熊猫杯"国际青年足球锦标赛媒体报名的通知". Chinese Football Association. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

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