2017 Tournament of Nations

2017 Tournament of Nations
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates July 27 – August 3, 2017
Teams 4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (1st title)
Runners-up  United States
Third place  Japan
Fourth place  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance 91,275 (15,213 per match)
Top scorer(s) Australia Sam Kerr (4 goals)

The 2017 Tournament of Nations was the inaugural Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games.[1] It was held in the United States, from July 27 to August 3, 2017, and featured four teams.[2]

Format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Brazil, Japan, and the hosts, the United States, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing every other once. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.[3] Current FIFA Ranking is important, as it is one of the tie-breaking criteria.

Country June 2017 FIFA Ranking[4] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Australia 7 Quarter–finals (2007, 2011, 2015) Quarter–finals (2004, 2016)
 Brazil 8 Runners–up (2007) Runners–up (2004, 2008)
 Japan 6 Champions (2011) Runners–up (2012)
 United States 1 Champions (1991, 1999, 2015) Champions (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Venues

Three cities along the west coast served as the venues for the tournament.[3]

Seattle San Diego Carson
CenturyLink Field Qualcomm Stadium StubHub Center
Capacity: 38,300 Capacity: 54,000 Capacity: 30,510

Matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia (C) 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
2  United States (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Japan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
4  Brazil 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

All times are local PDT (UTC−7).

Brazil  1–1  Japan
Camila  87' Report Momiki  63'
Attendance: 9,725
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
United States  0–1  Australia
Report Butt  67'
Attendance: 15,748
Japan  2–4  Australia
 Report
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
United States  4–3  Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 21,096
Australia  6–1  Brazil
 Report Camila  2'
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
United States  3–0  Japan
 Report
Attendance: 23,161
Referee: Carol-Ann Chenard (Canada)
 2017 Tournament of Nations Winners 

Australia
1st title

Goalscorers

26 goals were scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per matches.

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Television coverage

The ESPN family of networks carried all tournament games. Games were shown on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3.

References

  1. ↑ "Matildas win Tournament of Nations with emphatic victory over Brazil". The Guardian. 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Five Things to Know About the 2017 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer. 20 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "2017 Tournament of Nations". U.S. Soccer.
  4. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 1 July 2017.
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