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 country 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 PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored58 (3.22 per match)
Top scorer(s) Guerrero
Emile Heskey
Best player(s) Juan Román Riquelme

Participants

Venues

The matches were played in these communes:

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 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 1–0 South Africa
Guerrero

France 1–1 England
Sana Heskey

England 3–1 South Africa
Lampard
Heskey
Salmon

France 3–0 Argentina
Moreira
Saha
Dabo

Argentina 2–0 England
Quintana
Guerrero

France 0–0 South Africa

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
 China PR 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 1–1 China PR
Hertzch Sui Dongliang

Portugal 1–0 Brazil
Boa Morte

China PR 1–0 Portugal
Li Jinyu

Brazil 3–1 Germany
Eriberto
Adailton
Sidney  (o.g.)

Brazil 1–1 China PR
Leandro Ma Yongkang

Portugal 1–0 Germany
Jose Antonio

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Argentina 1–0 China PR
Galletti  91'

France 0–0 Portugal
Penalties
4–1

Third place play-off

Portugal 2–0 China PR
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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