1998 Toulon Tournament

The 1998 Toulon Tournament was the 26th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The competition took place between 14 May and 23 May 1998 [1] mostly in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South Eastern France. Argentina achieved their second title, beating France 2–0 in the Final.

1998 Toulon Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFrance France
Dates14–23 May
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Arles, Aubagne, Cannes, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Lorgues, Mallemort, Manosque, Nîmes, Six-Fours-les-Plages, Toulon
Final positions
Champions Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored58 (3.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Guerrero

England Emile Heskey

(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Argentina Juan Román Riquelme
Best goalkeeperPortugal Nuno Santos

Participants

Venues

The matches were played in these communes:

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Advance to Semi-final
 France 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
 England 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1
Source:
Argentina 10 South Africa
Guerrero

France 11 England
Sana Heskey

England 31 South Africa
Lampard
Heskey
Salmon

France 30 Argentina
Moreira
Saha
Dabo

Argentina 20 England
Quintana
Guerrero

France 0–0 South Africa

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6 Advance to Semi-final
 China 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Brazil 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Germany 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1
Source:

All times local (CEST)

Germany 11 China
Hertzsch Sui Dongliang

Portugal 10 Brazil
Boa Morte

China 10 Portugal
Li Jinyu

Brazil 31 Germany
Eriberto
Adailton
Sidney (o.g.)

Brazil 11 China
Leandro Ma Yongkang

Portugal 10 Germany
Jose Antonio

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Argentina 10 China
Galletti 91'

France 00 Portugal
Penalties
Dabo soccer ball with check mark
Heninsoccer ball with check mark
Silvestre soccer ball with check mark
Delhommeau soccer ball with check mark
4–1 Delfim soccer ball with check mark

Third place play-off

Portugal 20 China
Boa Morte
Delfim
Report

Final

Argentina 2–0 France
F. Guerrero 48'
W. Samuel 69'

References

  1. "26ème Festival Foot "Espoirs"". Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  2. "Les equipes". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
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