2018_China_Cup
2018 China Cup
International football competition
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 |  Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Third place |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 116,201 (29,050 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gareth Bale (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Edinson Cavani |
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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]
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| Team | FIFA Ranking (March 2018)[3] |
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| Wales | 20 |
| Uruguay | 22 |
| Czech Republic | 43 |
| China (host) | 65 |
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With 65,554 votes, Longbao[lower-alpha 1] 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]
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| Nanning | |
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| Guangxi Sports Center | |
| 22.767°N 108.388°E / 22.767; 108.388 (Guangxi Sports Center) | |
| Capacity: 60,000 |
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The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
- Referees
Chris Beath
Amirul Izwan Yaacob
Saoud Ali Al-Adba- Salman Ahmad Falahi
- Assistant referees
- George Lakrindis
- Mohammad bin Zainal
- Juma Al-Burshaid
- Mohammad Darman
- Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.
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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).
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 March – Nanning | ||||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| 26 March – Nanning | ||||||
| Wales | 6 | |||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
| 23 March – Nanning | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
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| 26 March – Nanning | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third-place playoff
Final
There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
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- Official website (in Chinese)
- 2018 China Cup on Soccerway
- 2018 China Cup on Weibo (in Chinese) (in Chinese)