2017 Tournament of Nations

The 2017 Tournament of Nations was the inaugural Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games.[1] It was held in the United States, from July 27 to August 3, 2017, and featured four teams.[2]

2017 Tournament of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 27 – August 3, 2017
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Japan
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance91,275 (15,213 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Sam Kerr (4 goals)
2018

Format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Brazil, Japan, and the hosts, the United States, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing every other once. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.[3] Current FIFA Ranking is important, as it is one of the tie-breaking criteria.

Country June 2017 FIFA Ranking[4] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
  Australia 7 Quarter–finals (2007, 2011, 2015) Quarter–finals (2004, 2016)
  Brazil 8 Runners–up (2007) Runners–up (2004, 2008)
  Japan 6 Champions (2011) Runners–up (2012)
  United States 1 Champions (1991, 1999, 2015) Champions (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Venues

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Three cities along the west coast served as the venues for the tournament.[3]

Seattle San Diego Carson
CenturyLink Field Qualcomm Stadium StubHub Center
Capacity: 38,300 Capacity: 54,000 Capacity: 30,510
     

Squads

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Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Australia (C) 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
2   United States (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3   Japan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
4   Brazil 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

All times are local PDT (UTC−7).

Brazil  1–1  Japan
Camila   87' Report Momiki   63'
United States  0–1  Australia
Report Butt   67'
Japan  2–4  Australia
Report
United States  4–3  Brazil
Report
Australia  6–1  Brazil
Report Camila   2'
United States  3–0  Japan
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 2017 Tournament of Nations winners 
 
Australia
1st title

Goalscorers

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26 goals were scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per matches.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Television coverage

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The ESPN family of networks carried all tournament games. Games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3.

References

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  1. ^ "Matildas win Tournament of Nations with emphatic victory over Brazil". The Guardian. August 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Five Things to Know About the 2017 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer. July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer.
  4. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.