ING Cup (football)
ING Cup was a pre-Olympics football tournament held at Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong from 30 July to 2 August 2008. The Netherlands, Cameroon, United States and Ivory Coast competed for the ING Cup as part of their teams' final preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Background[]
The ING Cup was hosted by the Hong Kong Football Association and organised by the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) marketing partner World Sport Group (WSG).
Format[]
Since the Netherlands and the United States were in the same group in the Olympic football tournament, they did not face each other in the ING Cup. Therefore, the winner of the ING Cup was be determined by the number of points gained from the matches played.
The point system was different from the regular football scoring system. A win earned 3 points, but a point was awarded for every goal scored. A draw still earned one point, and a loss did not gain or lose points.
Match Day 1[]
Ivory Coast | 0 – 0 | United States |
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(Report) |
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Cameroon |
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Ryan Babel 87' Roy Makaay 90' |
(Report) |
Match Day 2[]
Cameroon | 1 – 0 | United States |
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Aurélien Chedjou | (Report) |
Netherlands | 1 – 1 | Ivory Coast |
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Urby Emanuelson 14' | (Report) | Gervais Yao Kouassi 47' |
Points table[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goalscorers[]
The goal scorers from the ING Cup are as follows:
# | Name | Goals |
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1 | Ryan Babel | 1 |
Roy Makaay | 1 | |
Urby Emanuelson | 1 | |
Aurélien Chedjou | 1 | |
Gervais Yao Kouassi | 1 |
Live Broadcast[]
TV Broadcast: TVB Pearl
References[]
External links[]
- International association football competitions hosted by Hong Kong
- 2008–09 in Hong Kong football
- 2008–09 in Dutch football
- 2008 in Ivorian football
- 2008 in American soccer
- 2008 in Cameroonian football