Participants
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2007) [2] |
|---|---|
 United States | 2 |
 Canada | 9 |
 China (host) | 13 |
 Finland | 16 |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Dates | 16–20 January 2008 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
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.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2007) [2] |
|---|---|
| United States | 2 |
| Canada | 9 |
| China (host) | 13 |
| Finland | 16 |
| 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 | 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 |
| China | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| [9] | Boxx  77' |
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