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2008 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

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2008 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityGuangzhou
Dates16–20 January 2008
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Guangdong Olympic Stadium
2007
2009

The 2008 Four Nations Tournament was the eighth 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.

Participants

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Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2007)[2]
 United States
2
 Canada
9
 China (host)
13
 Finland
16

Venues

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Guangzhou
Guangdong Olympic Stadium is located in China
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
23°08′16″N 113°24′13″E / 23.137656°N 113.403519°E / 23.137656; 113.403519 (Guangdong Olympic Stadium)
Capacity: 80,012

Final standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 China 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Canada 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
 Finland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]

Match results

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China 2–0 Finland
Jie Lie 23'
Liu Yali 43'
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United States 4–0 Canada
Rodriguez 51', 65'
Tarpley 71', 78'
[4][5]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (Finland)

United States 4–1 Finland
Tarpley 37', 39'
Cheney 69'
Woznuk 80'
[7] Sainio 54'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gu Ying (China)

China 0–1 United States
[9] Boxx 77'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

References

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  1. ^ "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2008". RSSSF.
  2. ^ FIFA Rankings December 2007
  3. ^ "Women's soccer team spinning its wheels". China Daily.
  4. ^ "U.S. Women's National Team Tops Canada, 4–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  5. ^ "Canada vs USA - 2008-01-16". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  6. ^ "Canada vs China PR - 2008-01-18". Canada Soccer. 21 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Lindsay Tarpley Scores Twice and U.S. Women Defeat Finland 4–1". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  8. ^ "Canada vs Finland - 2008-01-20". Canada Soccer. 21 November 2019.
  9. ^ "U.S. WNT Wins 2008 Four Nations Tournament With 1–0 Victory Against China". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18.