2008 Toulon Tournament
| Toulon Youth Festival | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 20 May – 29 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Italy (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Sekou Cisse (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Sebastian Giovinco |
The 2008 Toulon Tournament was the 36th edition of the Toulon Tournament, and was held from 20 May to 29 May 2008. Tournament finished with the final between Italy and Chile at Stade Mayol in Toulon as Italy had the title after the final score of 1–0, scored by Pablo Daniel Osvaldo on 70th minute.
Participant teams
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Venues
The matches were held in these communes:
- Aubagne
- Hyères
- La Londe
- La Seyne
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
- Solliès-Pont
- Toulon
Squads
Main article: 2008 Toulon Tournament squads
Results
Group A
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
Match summaries
All times local (UTC+2)
2008-05-20 20:30 |
| France |
3 – 5 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
Bonnet  19' Quercia 23' Pentecôte 47' |
report | Fuenzalida 33' Martínez 54' Louvion 80' (o.g.) Lorca 89' Sagredo 90' |
Group B
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Match summaries
All times local (UTC+2)
2008-05-21 15:30 |
| Turkey |
3 – 2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Güngör 19' Şahin 35' Parlak 59' |
Report | Brunner 58' Ochoa 72' |
Semi-finals
2008-05-27 |
| Italy |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Bocchetti  Abate Cigarini Candreva Giovinco |
5 – 4 | K. Honda Kajiyama Morishige Mizuno Mizumoto |
Toulon |
Third-place playoff
2008-05-29 18:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Fofana 31' Cissé 90+4' |
Report | Escudero 72' Morishige 82' |
| Penalties | ||
| Djapka Fofana Kone Anthony Cissé |
4 – 3 | Honda Morishige Morimoto Lee Mizumoto |
Toulon |
Final
| 2008 Toulon Tournament |
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Italy First title |
Goal scorers
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Individual awards
- Player of the tournament:
- The Best goalkeeper:
Referees
Selected referees according to official website:[2]
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Referees:
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Assistant Referees:
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References
External links
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