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 Osvaldo in the 70th minute.
| Toulon Youth Festival | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 20–29 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 | 42 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sekou Cissé (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sebastian Giovinco |
Participant teams
editVenues
editThe matches were held in these communes:
Squads
editResults
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Semi-final | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match summaries
editAll times local (UTC+2)
| Japan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee |
report |
| France | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnet Quercia Pentecôte |
report | Fuenzalida Martínez Louvion Lorca Sagredo |
| Netherlands | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| report | Fuenzalida Orellana |
| France | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| report | Kivuvu |
Group B
editTable
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Semi-final | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match summaries
editAll times local (UTC+2)
| Ivory Coast | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giovinco |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Djapka |
Report |
| Italy | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abate Dessena |
Report |
Semi-finals
edit| Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Bocchetti Abate Cigarini Candreva Giovinco |
5–4 | |
Toulon
Third-place playoff
edit| Ivory Coast | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Fofana Cissé |
Report | Escudero Morishige |
| Penalties | ||
| Djapka Fofana Kone Anthony Cissé |
4–3 | |
Toulon
Final
edit
| 2008 Toulon Tournament |
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Italy First title |
Goal scorers
edit- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Carlos Carmona
Beko Ismael Fofana
Alexandre Bonnet
Pablo Osvaldo
Sergio Escudero
Dominique Kivuvu
Eren Güngör
Eric Brunner
- Own goal
Individual awards
edit- Player of the tournament:
- The Best goalkeeper:
Referees
editSelected referees according to official website:[2]
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Referees:
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Assistant Referees:
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References
edit- ^ "Giovinco was Named as the Best Player in Toulon". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ "The Referees in 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-29.