2019 Toulon Tournament
The 2019 Toulon Tournament (officially French: 47ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 47th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 1 to 15 June 2019.[1] England were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage. In this season the tournament was contested by under-22 national teams, although France, Portugal, England and Republic of Ireland played with their under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams, respectively. Brazil won their ninth title by defeating Japan 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 1–1 draw.[2][3] ParticipantsTwelve participating teams were announced in March and April 2019.[4]
SquadsVenuesA total of five cities hosted the tournament. Initially, Stade Marcel Cerdan (Carnoux-en-Provence) would host the ninth-place and seventh-place playoffs but the matches originally to be played there would be moved to Stade d'Honneur (Mallemort) and Stade Parsemain (Fos-sur-Mer). Match officialsThe referees were:[5]
Matches rulesEvery match consisted of two periods of 45 minutes each. In a match, every team had eleven named substitutes and the maximum number of substitutions permitted was four (a fifth substitution was allowed only for goalkeepers). In the knockout stage, if a game tied at the end of regulation time, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. Group stageThe draw was held on 8 April 2019. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four.[6] In the group stage, each group was played on a round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Fair play points. The group winners and the best runners-up qualified for the semi-finals. The Group stage was played from 1 to 9 June 2019. Group A
Source: Toulon Tournament
All times are local CEST
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) Group B
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Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence Referee: Alex Johnson (Malta)
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) Group C
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All times are local CEST
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
Referee: Felipe González Alveal (Chile)
Referee: Alex Johnson (Malta) Classification matchesThe teams that failed to reach the knock-out stage played an additional game to determine their final ranking in the competition. All times were local CEST Eleventh place playoff
Stade d'Honneur, Mallemort Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland) Ninth place playoff
Seventh place playoff
Fifth place playoff
Stade d'Honneur, Mallemort Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) Knockout stage
All times are local CEST Semi-finals
Third place playoff
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence Referee: Felipe González Alveal (Chile) Final
Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan, Salon-de-Provence Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) StatisticsGoalscorersThere were 74 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.85 goals per match. 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal
1 own goal
MVP of the matchday
AwardsIndividual awardsAfter the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[7]
Best XIThe best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[8]
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