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)
Attendance27,399 (3,914 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri (8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of India.svg Sunil Chhetri
2019 →

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] The tournament succeeded the Nehru Cup and developed post the Tri-Nation Series, where the then India head coach Stephen Constantine revealed that the intention was to hold a four-team tournament with India competing against teams from the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. [3] 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. [4] 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) Hosts
India  Flag of India.svg5–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 2,569 [5]
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 150
Referee: Santhosh Kumar (India)
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 8,890 [6]
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
Attendance: 150
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)
India  Flag of India.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 6,600
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
Attendance: 150
Referee: Santhosh Kumar (India)

Final

India  Flag of India.svg2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 8,890
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 [7] on his Twitter and Instagram accounts pleading for Indians to attend Indian football matches. [8] Chhetri's plea was endorsed by other sports people, including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, and tennis player Sania Mirza. [9] 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. [10] 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. [11]

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. [12]

Goalscorers

8 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "AIFF announces inaugural four-nation Intercontinental Cup to be held in Mumbai". 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Bal, Sarthac (18 August 2017). "India vs Mauritius in tri-nation football, Stephen Constantine may test bench". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kenya replace South Africa in Intercontinental Cup". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "'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.
  6. ↑ @ThatUnitedLady (4 June 2018). "Attendance figures: India vs Chinese Taipei, June 1: 2569 India vs Kenya, today: 8890" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ @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.
  8. ↑ "India captain Sunil Chhetri in plea to fans after only 2,569 watch cup game". bbc.com. BBC. 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "'Can I have a ticket please?': Sania Mirza joins Tendulkar, Kohli in support of Chhetri's plea to football fans". moneycontrol.com. Moneycontrol.com. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "After Sunil Chhetri's emotional plea, tickets for India game sold out". economictimes.indiatimes.com. The Economic Times. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sunil Chhetri's plea to Indian fans marked as Golden Tweet by Twitter India". 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Intercontinental Cup 2018: Venue, fixtures and TV guide". Sulthan's Monologue. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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