The 2002 Four Nations Tournament was an invitational women's football tournament held in China with four national teams participating in a round robin format. It was held in Guangzhou from January 23 to 25, 2002. Olympic champion Norway won the tournament with two wins and one loss, followed by Germany and world champion United States, while the hosts were last despite winning their first game.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Dates | 23–27 January 2002 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
← 1998 2003 → | |
Final standings
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 China
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match results
edit| China | 2–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Zhang Ouying  44'Pu Wei 80' |
Ariane Hingst 81' |
| Norway | 3–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Trine Rønning 9' Solveig Gulbrandsen 16'Anita Rapp 47' |
| Germany | 3–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Kerstin Garefrekes 50' Birgit Prinz 57'Bettina Wiegmann 75' |
Solveig Gulbrandsen 12' |
| United States | 2–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Foudy 3' Tiffeny Milbrett 16' |
[4] |
References
edit- ^ Results in RSSSF.com
- ^ "U.S. Women Fall to Norway, 1-0, to Open Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
- ^ "U.S. Women Tie Germany, 0–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
- ^ "U.S. Women Defeat China, 2–0, to Finish Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.