2006 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

The 2006 Four Nations Tournament was the sixth 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.

2006 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityGuangzhou
Dates18–22 January, 2006
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Guangdong Olympic Stadium

Participants
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2005)[2]
 United States
2
 Norway
3
 France
7
 China PR (host)
9

Venues
Guangzhou
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 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 China PR 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 France 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Norway 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source:

Match results
Norway 1–3 United States
Rønning  81' (pen.) [3] Lilly  72'
Boxx  77'
Wambach  85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zhang Dong Qing (China)
China PR 1–1 France
Han Duan  90' Bussaglia  72'
United States 0–0 France
[4]
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Deng Jun Xia (China)
China PR 3–1 Norway
Han Duan  45'
Bi Yan  63'
Ma Xiaoxu  63'		 Knutsen  60'
France 1–1 Norway
Tonazzi  19' Kaufmann  88'
China PR 0–2 United States
[5] Lilly  24' (pen.), 41'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ann Helen Ostervold (Norway)

References
  1. "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2006". rsssf.com.
  2. FIFA Rankings December 2005
  3. "Lilly Earns 300th Cap as U.S. Women Defeat Norway, 3–1, to Open Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27.
  4. "U.S. Women Tie France, 0–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
  5. "U.S. Women Defeat China, 2–0, to Win 2006 Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
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