2019 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

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2019 Four Nations Tournament
Meizhou International Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
City Meizhou
Dates17–20 January 2019
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fourth placeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored12 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ying (2 goals)
2018
2021

The 2019 Four Nations Tournament was the 18th edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in China. [1] [2] The tournament used single-elimination instead of single round-robin system for the first time.

Contents

Teams

Team [1] FIFA Rankings [3]
(December 2018)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR (host)
15
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
39
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
41

Venues

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Wuhua County, Meizhou
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Red pog.svg
Huitang Stadium
Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre
Huitang Stadium
23°54′46″N115°46′10″E / 23.912864°N 115.769322°E / 23.912864; 115.769322 (Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre)
Capacity: 30,000

Matches

All times are local (UTC+08:00).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 January - Meizhou
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
20 January - Meizhou
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
17 January - Meizhou
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR 3
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 
Third place
 
 
20 January - Meizhou
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4

Semi-finals

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report
Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou
Attendance: 8,038
Referee: Gu Chunhan (China)
China PR  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou
Attendance: 13,618
Referee: Mi Siyu (China)

Third-place playoff

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Chang Xinxin (China)

Final

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PR
Report
Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou
Attendance: 17,999
Referee: Qin Liang (China)

Goalscorers

There have been 12 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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