2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)

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2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
City Mumbai
Dates1–10 June 2018
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourth placeFlag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored21 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri (8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri
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The 2018 Intercontinental Cup (known as the 2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup for sponsorship reasons [1] ) was a 4-nations football tournament held at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian city of Mumbai between 1 and 10 June 2018. The tournament was organized by the AIFF as part of the senior men's team's preparation for 2019 AFC Asian Cup. [2] India won the tournament by defeating Kenya 2–0 in the final on 10 June 2018.

Contents

Participating nations

The FIFA Rankings, as of 1 June 2018:

Initially, South Africa was announced to participate in the tournament but Kenya later replaced them when South Africa expressed its inability to participate. [3] The other two nations participated in the tournament were Chinese Taipei from AFC region and New Zealand from the OFC region. [2]

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of India.svg  India (H)320192+76Advance to the Final
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 320164+26
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 320143+16
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3003010−100
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head match result
(H) Host
India  Flag of India.svg5–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
  • Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg14', 34', 62'
  • U. Singh Soccerball shade.svg48'
  • Halder Soccerball shade.svg78'
 Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 2,569 [4]
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Referee: Santhosh Kumar (India)
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 8,890 [5]
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)
India  Flag of India.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Referee: Santhosh Kumar (India)

Final

India  Flag of India.svg2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Winners

 2018 Intercontinental Cup champion 
Flag of India.svg
India
First title

Crowd attendance

After a poor attendance of 2,569 for the first match of the tournament, Indian captain Sunil Chhetri uploaded a video [6] on his Twitter and Instagram accounts pleading for Indians to attend Indian football matches. [7] Chhetri's plea was endorsed by other sports people, including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, and tennis player Sania Mirza. [8] People responded to the plea by booking tickets for India's upcoming game against Kenya, and the game was sold out before the match day. [9] The match was Chhetri's 100th cap for India in which he scored a brace, leading India to win 3–0. The tweet was the most retweeted tweet in 2018, per Twitter India and was awarded The Golden Tweet. [10]

Broadcasting rights

Star Sports did broadcast for the 2018 Intercontinental Cup (India) on Star Sports HD2 & Star Sports 2. It was also streamed live on Hotstar and Jio TV. [11]

Goalscorers

8 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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  4. ↑ "'Scream at us, but come watch us': Indian captain Sunil Chhetri makes heartfelt plea to fans". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ↑ @ThatUnitedLady (4 June 2018). "Attendance figures: India vs Chinese Taipei, June 1: 2569 India vs Kenya, today: 8890" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @chetrisunil11 (2 June 2018). "This is nothing but a small plea from me to you. Take out a little time and give me a listen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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