2008 Toulon Tournament
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
    
 Chile Chile
 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
 France (host) France (host)
 Italy (Olympic team) Italy (Olympic team)
 Japan Japan
 Netherlands Netherlands
 Turkey Turkey
 United States United States
Venues
    
The matches were held in these communes:
Squads
    
    
Results
    
    
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 | 
Source: 
Match summaries
    
All times local (UTC+2)
| Japan  | 1–0 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| Lee  64' | report | 
| France  | 3–5 |  Chile | 
|---|---|---|
| Bonnet  19' Quercia  23' Pentecôte  47' | report | Fuenzalida  33' Martínez  54' Louvion  80' (o.g.) Lorca  89' Sagredo  90' | 
| Netherlands  | 0–2 |  Chile | 
|---|---|---|
| report | Fuenzalida  19' Orellana  84' (pen.) | 
| France  | 0–1 |  Netherlands | 
|---|---|---|
| report | Kivuvu  53' | 
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 | 
Source: 
Match summaries
    
All times local (UTC+2)
| Ivory Coast  | 0–2 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giovinco  65', 73' | 
| Ivory Coast  | 1–0 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Djapka  70' (pen.) | Report | 
| Italy  | 2–0 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Abate  31' Dessena  36' | Report | 
| Ivory Coast  | 4–0 |  Turkey | 
|---|---|---|
| Cissé  43', 45+2', 86' Moura  75' | Report | 
Semi-finals
    
Third-place playoff
    
Goal scorers
    
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
 Carlos Carmona Carlos Carmona
 Juan Gonzalo Lorca Juan Gonzalo Lorca
 Hans Martínez Hans Martínez
 Boris Sagredo Boris Sagredo
 Beko Ismael Fofana Beko Ismael Fofana
 Anthony Moura Anthony Moura
 Alexandre Bonnet Alexandre Bonnet
 Xavier Pentecôte Xavier Pentecôte
 Pablo Osvaldo Pablo Osvaldo
 Ignazio Abate Ignazio Abate
 Daniele Dessena Daniele Dessena
 Davide Lanzafame Davide Lanzafame
 Claudio Marchisio Claudio Marchisio
 Sergio Escudero Sergio Escudero
 Tadanari Lee Tadanari Lee
 Takayuki Morimoto Takayuki Morimoto
 Masato Morishige Masato Morishige
 Tsukasa Umesaki Tsukasa Umesaki
 Dominique Kivuvu Dominique Kivuvu
 Eren Güngör Eren Güngör
 İlhan Parlak İlhan Parlak
 Nuri Şahin Nuri Şahin
 Aydın Yılmaz Aydın Yılmaz
 Eric Brunner Eric Brunner
 Sammy Ochoa Sammy Ochoa
- Own goal
 Cyriaque Louvion (for  Chile) Cyriaque Louvion (for  Chile)
Individual awards
    
- Player of the tournament:
- The Best goalkeeper:
Referees
    
Selected referees according to official website:[2]
| Referees: 
 | Assistant Referees: 
 
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References
    
- "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.
External links
    
    
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