2008 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

2008 Four Nations Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Guangzhou
Dates	16–20 January 2008
Teams	4 (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

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

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	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

16 January 2008

China	2–0	Finland
Jie Lie 23' Liu Yali 43'	[3]

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

16 January 2008

United States	4–0	Canada
Rodriguez 51', 65' Tarpley 71', 78'	[4] [5]

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (Finland)

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18 January 2008

China	0–0	Canada
	[6]

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

18 January 2008

United States	4–1	Finland
Tarpley 37', 39' Cheney 69' Woznuk 80'	[7]	Sainio 54'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 500

Referee: Gu Ying (China)

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20 January 2008

Canada	1–1	Finland
Robinson 90+3'	[8]	Nokso-Koivisto

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

20 January 2008

China	0–1	United States
	[9]	Boxx 77'

Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

References

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.