The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Nanning, Guangxi |
Dates | 22–26 March |
Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
Attendance | 116,201 (29,050 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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The winning team was Uruguay, who beat Wales 1–0 in the final.[1]
On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.[2]
Team | FIFA Ranking (March 2018)[3] |
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Wales |
20
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Uruguay |
22
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Czech Republic |
43
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China (host) |
65
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With 65,554 votes, Longbao[a] was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao’s design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.[4]
Nanning | |
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Guangxi Sports Center | |
22°46′01″N 108°23′17″E / 22.767°N 108.388°E / 22.767; 108.388 (Guangxi Sports Center) | |
Capacity: 60,000 |
The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
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Coach: Marcello Lippi
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Coach: Karel Jarolím
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Coach: Óscar Tabárez
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Coach: Ryan Giggs
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The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017.[15] The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017.[16] All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 22 March – Nanning | |||||
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| China | 0 | ||||
| 26 March – Nanning | |||||
| Wales | 6 | ||||
| Wales | 0 | ||||
| 23 March – Nanning | |||||
| Uruguay | 1 | ||||
| Uruguay | 2 | ||||
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| Czech Republic | 0 | ||||
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| 26 March – Nanning | |||||
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| China | 1 | ||||
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| Czech Republic | 4 |
China | 0–6 | Wales |
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Attendance: 36,573
Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Uruguay | 2–0 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
Attendance: 22,757
Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)
China | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
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Attendance: 15,815
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Wales | 0–1 | Uruguay |
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Attendance: 41,056
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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