2008 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

The 2008 Four Nations Tournament was the eighth edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China.[1] The venue for this edition of the tournament was Guangdong Olympic Stadium, in the city of Guangzhou.

2008 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityGuangzhou
Dates16–20 January 2008
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Guangdong Olympic Stadium

Participants
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2007)[2]
 United States
2
 Canada
9
 China (host)
13
 Finland
16

Venues
Guangzhou
Guangdong Olympic Stadium is located in China
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
23.137656°N 113.403519°E / 23.137656; 113.403519 (Guangdong Olympic Stadium)
Capacity: 80,012

Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 China 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Canada 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
 Finland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:

Match results
China 2–0 Finland
Jie Lie 23'
Liu Yali 43'		 [3]
United States 4–0 Canada
Rodriguez 51', 65'
Tarpley 71', 78'		 [4][5]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (Finland)
China 0–0 Canada
[6]
United States 4–1 Finland
Tarpley 37', 39'
Cheney 69'
Woznuk 80'		 [7] Sainio 54'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gu Ying (China)
Canada 1–1 Finland
Robinson 90+3' [8] Nokso-Koivisto
China 0–1 United States
[9] Boxx 77'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

References
  1. "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2008". RSSSF.
  2. FIFA Rankings December 2007
  3. "Women's soccer team spinning its wheels". China Daily.
  4. "U.S. Women's National Team Tops Canada, 4–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  5. "Canada vs USA - 2008-01-16". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  6. "Canada vs China PR - 2008-01-18". Canada Soccer. 21 November 2019.
  7. "Lindsay Tarpley Scores Twice and U.S. Women Defeat Finland 4–1". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  8. "Canada vs Finland - 2008-01-20". Canada Soccer. 21 November 2019.
  9. "U.S. WNT Wins 2008 Four Nations Tournament With 1–0 Victory Against China". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18.
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