Teams
Listed were the participating teams.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2006) [2] |
|---|---|
 Germany | 1 |
 United States | 2 |
 China (host) | 9 |
 England | 12 |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Dates | 26–30 January, 2007 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
The 2007 Four Nations Tournament was the seventh 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.
Listed were the participating teams.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2006) [2] |
|---|---|
| Germany | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
| China (host) | 9 |
| England | 12 |
| Guangzhou |   Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
|---|---|
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| Guangdong Olympic Stadium | |
| 23°08′16″N113°24′13″E / 23.137656°N 113.403519°E | |
| Capacity: 80,012 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| United States | 0–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| [3] |
| United States | 1–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
O'Reilly  17' | [4] | Scott 47' |
| China | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| [5] | Chalupny 45+1' Kai 56' |
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