2016 Toulon Tournament

The 2016 Toulon Tournament was the 44th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It took place 18–29 May 2016.[1] The tournament was used by several teams as preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The tournament was won by England.[2]

2016 Toulon Tournament
Festival International Espoirs de Toulon et du Var 2016 (in French)
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates18–29 May 2016
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up France
Third place Portugal
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored60 (2.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lewis Baker (4 goals)
Best player(s) Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Participants
Notes
  • Nigeria withdrew in April 2016 due to lack of funding.[4]

Venues
Six-Fours-les-Plages Toulon Salon de Provence
Stade Antoine Baptiste Stade Léo Lagrange Stade Marcel Roustan
43.100387°N 5.821721°E / 43.100387; 5.821721 (Stade Antoine Baptiste) 43.127929°N 5.972961°E / 43.127929; 5.972961 (Stade Léo Lagrange) 43.635734°N 5.092868°E / 43.635734; 5.092868 (Stade Marcel Roustan)
Aubagne Hyères Avignon
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Stade Perruc Parc des Sports
43.293853°N 5.562354°E / 43.293853; 5.562354 (Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny) 43.120248°N 6.141868°E / 43.120248; 6.141868 (Stade Perruc) 43.928227°N 4.845092°E / 43.928227; 4.845092 (Parc des Sports)

Squads
Main article: 2016 Toulon Tournament squads

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12 Advance to final
2  Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7 Advance to third-place playoff
3  Mali 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
4  Mexico 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
5  Bulgaria 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Source: festival-foot-espoirs.com
(H) Host.
Czech Republic 1–0 Mali
Fulnek  63' Report
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Mexico 1–3 France
González  4'
López  56'		 Report Guirassy  9', 59' (pen.)
Batubinsika  36'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Mexico 1–2 Czech Republic
Silva  61' Report Preisler  10'
Pulkrab  15'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Bulgaria 0–1 France
Report Guirassy  71'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Mali 3–3 Mexico
Tandia  6'
Diarra  18'
Niane  62'		 Report Cota  29'
Fierro  40'
González  54'
Stade Marcel Roustan, Salon de Provence
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Czech Republic 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Stade Marcel Roustan, Salon de Provence
Referee: Joao Silva Pinheiro (Portugal)
Bulgaria 0–1 Mexico
Report Fierro  18'
Stade Perruc, Hyères
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
France 2–1 Mali
Robinet  71'
Bamba  74'		 Report Niane  59'
Stade Perruc, Hyères
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Mali 3–1 Bulgaria
Samassékou  29', 59'
Diarra  80'		 Report Despodov  43'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
France 2–0 Czech Republic
Salles-Lamonge  7'
Bamba  42'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Joao Silva Pinheiro (Portugal)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Advance to final
2  Portugal 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 9 Advance to third-place playoff
3  Paraguay 4 2 0 2 5 9 −4 6
4  Japan 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3
5  Guinea 4 0 0 4 3 14 −11 0
Source: festival-foot-espoirs.com
Guinea 1–3 Paraguay
Guirassy  12' Report Díaz  30'
Alderete  66'
Britez  78'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Benoit Millot (France)
England 1–0 Portugal
Baker  59' Report
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Japan 1–2 Paraguay
Asano  61' Report Báez  18'
Díaz  70'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo (Mexico)
Portugal 2–0 Guinea
Baldé  12'
Verdasca  58'		 Report
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Japan 0–1 Portugal
Horta  22'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
England 7–1 Guinea
Grealish  7', 41'
Ward-Prowse  30' (pen.)
Redmond  33'
Makadji  50' (o.g.)
Woodrow  58', 72'		 T. Diallo  1'
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Guinea 1–2 Japan
Soumah  10' Report Togashi  3'
Minamino  39'
Stade Antoine Baptiste, Six-Fours-les-Plages
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Paraguay 0–4 England
Report Baker  34'
Loftus-Cheek  45', 59'
Redmond  65'
Stade Antoine Baptiste, Six-Fours-les-Plages
Referee: Nikita Popov (Bulgaria)
Japan 0–1 England
Baker  15' (pen.)
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)
Portugal 3–0 Paraguay
Rodrigues  4' (pen.), 47' (pen.)
Silva  6'
Stade Léo Lagrange, Toulon
Referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Third place playoff
Czech Republic 1–1 Portugal
Pulkrab  33' João Pedro  36'
Penalties
Chorý
Fulnek
Falta
Kodeš 		2–4 João Pedro
Dias
Paulo Henrique
Macedo
Pereira
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Final
France 1–2 England
Diallo  78' Report Baker  18'
Loftus-Cheek  38'
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) [5]

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Souleymane Makadji (against England)
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References
  1. "Festival International Espoirs". .festival-foot-espoirs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/29/england-france-toulon-tournament-final-match-report
  3. http://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/ellos-quieren-ser-las-esperanzas-de-toulon
  4. "Nigeria pull out of Toulon Tournament". Goal.com. 25 April 2016.
  5. http://refereesfifa.blogspot.fr/2016/05/international-toulon-festival-u20.html
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