2016 Toulon Tournament

The 2016 Toulon Tournament was the 44th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It took place 18–29 May 2016.[1] The tournament was used by several teams as preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The tournament was won by England.[2]

2016 Toulon Tournament
Festival International Espoirs de Toulon et du Var 2016 (in French)
Tournament details
Host countryFrance France
Dates18–29 May 2016
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored60 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Lewis Baker (4 goals)
Best player(s)England Ruben Loftus-Cheek
2015
2017

Participants

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Notes
  • Nigeria withdrew in April 2016 due to lack of funding.[4]

Venues

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Six-Fours-les-Plages Toulon Salon de Provence
Stade Antoine Baptiste Stade Léo Lagrange Stade Marcel Roustan
43°06′01″N 5°49′18″E / 43.100387°N 5.821721°E / 43.100387; 5.821721 (Stade Antoine Baptiste) 43°07′41″N 5°58′23″E / 43.127929°N 5.972961°E / 43.127929; 5.972961 (Stade Léo Lagrange) 43°38′09″N 5°05′34″E / 43.635734°N 5.092868°E / 43.635734; 5.092868 (Stade Marcel Roustan)
Aubagne Hyères Avignon
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Stade Perruc Parc des Sports
43°17′38″N 5°33′44″E / 43.293853°N 5.562354°E / 43.293853; 5.562354 (Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny) 43°07′13″N 6°08′31″E / 43.120248°N 6.141868°E / 43.120248; 6.141868 (Stade Perruc) 43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E / 43.928227°N 4.845092°E / 43.928227; 4.845092 (Parc des Sports)

Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12 Advance to final
2   Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7 Advance to third-place playoff
3   Mali 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
4   Mexico 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
5   Bulgaria 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Source: festival-foot-espoirs.com
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic  1–0  Mali
Fulnek   63' Report
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Mexico  1–3  France
González   4'
López   56'
Report Guirassy   9', 59' (pen.)
Batubinsika   36'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Mexico  1–2  Czech Republic
Silva   61' Report Preisler   10'
Pulkrab   15'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Bulgaria  0–1  France
Report Guirassy   71'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)

Mali  3–3  Mexico
Tandia   6'
Diarra   18'
Niane   62'
Report Cota   29'
Fierro   40'
González   54'
Stade Marcel Roustan, Salon de Provence
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Czech Republic  0–0  Bulgaria
Report
Stade Marcel Roustan, Salon de Provence
Referee: Joao Silva Pinheiro (Portugal)

Bulgaria  0–1  Mexico
Report Fierro   18'
Stade Perruc, Hyères
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
France  2–1  Mali
Robinet   71'
Bamba   74'
Report Niane   59'
Stade Perruc, Hyères
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Mali  3–1  Bulgaria
Samassékou   29', 59'
Diarra   80'
Report Despodov   43'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
France  2–0  Czech Republic
Salles-Lamonge   7'
Bamba   42'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Joao Silva Pinheiro (Portugal)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Advance to final
2   Portugal 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 9 Advance to third-place playoff
3   Paraguay 4 2 0 2 5 9 −4 6
4   Japan 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3
5   Guinea 4 0 0 4 3 14 −11 0
Guinea  1–3  Paraguay
Guirassy   12' Report Díaz   30'
Alderete   66'
Britez   78'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
England  1–0  Portugal
Baker   59' Report
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Japan  1–2  Paraguay
Asano   61' Report Báez   18'
Díaz   70'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo (Mexico)
Portugal  2–0  Guinea
Baldé   12'
Verdasca   58'
Report
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

Japan  0–1  Portugal
Horta   22'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
England  7–1  Guinea
Grealish   7', 41'
Ward-Prowse   30' (pen.)
Redmond   33'
Makadji   50' (o.g.)
Woodrow   58', 72'
T. Diallo   1'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Guinea  1–2  Japan
Soumah   10' Report Togashi   3'
Minamino   39'
Stade Antoine Baptiste, Six-Fours-les-Plages
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Paraguay  0–4  England
Report Baker   34'
Loftus-Cheek   45', 59'
Redmond   65'
Stade Antoine Baptiste, Six-Fours-les-Plages
Referee: Nikita Popov (Bulgaria)

Japan  0–1  England
Baker   15' (pen.)
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Portugal  3–0  Paraguay
Rodrigues   4' (pen.), 47' (pen.)
Silva   6'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)

Knockout stage

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Third place playoff

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Czech Republic  1–1  Portugal
Pulkrab   33' João Pedro   36'
Penalties
Chorý  
Fulnek  
Falta  
Kodeš  
2–4   João Pedro
  Dias
  Paulo Henrique
  Macedo
  Pereira
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Final

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France  1–2  England
Diallo   78' Report Baker   18'
Loftus-Cheek   38'
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) [5]

Goalscorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References

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  1. ^ "Festival International Espoirs". .festival-foot-espoirs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "England beat France to win Toulon Tournament for first time in 22 years". 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Diario HOY | Ellos quieren ser las Esperanzas de Toulon".
  4. ^ "Nigeria pull out of Toulon Tournament". Goal.com. 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "FIFA Referees News: International Toulon Festival – U20 Competition - Final". 29 May 2016.
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