2006 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

2006 Four Nations Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Guangzhou
Dates	18–22 January 2006
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Guangdong Olympic Stadium
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The 2006 Four Nations Tournament was the sixth 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

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2005) [2]
United States	2
Norway	3
France	7
China (host)	9

Venues

Guangzhou	Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
23°08′16″N113°24′13″E / 23.137656°N 113.403519°E / 23.137656; 113.403519 (Guangdong Olympic Stadium)
Capacity: 80,012

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
China	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
France	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Norway	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Match results

18 January 2006

Norway	1–3	United States
Rønning 81' (pen.)	[3]	Lilly 72' Boxx 77' Wambach 85'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Zhang Dong Qing (China)

18 January 2006

China	1–1	France
Han Duan 90'		Bussaglia 72'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

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20 January 2006

United States	0–0	France
	[4]

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Deng Jun Xia (China)

20 January 2006

China	3–1	Norway
Han Duan 45' Bi Yan 63' Ma Xiaoxu 63'		Knutsen 60'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

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22 January 2006

France	1–1	Norway
Tonazzi 19'		Kaufmann 88'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

22 January 2006

China	0–2	United States
	[5]	Lilly 24' (pen.), 41'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ann Helen Ostervold (Norway)

References

1. "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2006". RSSSF .
2. FIFA Rankings December 2005
3. "Lilly Earns 300th Cap as U.S. Women Defeat Norway, 3–1, to Open Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012.
4. "U.S. Women Tie France, 0–0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
5. "U.S. Women Defeat China, 2–0, to Win 2006 Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.