2018 China Cup

On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.{{cite web|url=https://voice.hupu.com/china/2222503.html|script-title=zh:中国杯明年3月开打，乌拉圭、威尔士和捷克受邀参赛|work=Hupu Sports|date=8 November 2017|access-date=19 March 2018|language=zh|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151448/https://voice.hupu.com/china/2222503.html|url-status=dead}}

With 65,554 votes, Longbao{{efn|{{zh|s={{linktext|龙|宝}}|t={{linktext|龍|寶}}|p=Lóng Bǎo}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|l|ong|2|-|b|ao|3}}, in quick speech, {{IPA|cmn|lʊ̌m-|}}}} was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao’s design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.{{cite web|url=http://www.wanda.cn/2018/2018latest_0129/37781.html|script-title=zh:2018“中国杯”国际足球锦标赛吉祥物出炉|work=Wanda.cn|date=29 January 2018|access-date=19 March 2018|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319213555/http://www.wanda.cn/2018/2018latest_0129/37781.html|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}

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The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.

;Referees

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• {{fbaicon|AUS}} Chris Beath
• {{fbaicon|MAS}} Amirul Izwan Yaacob
• {{fbaicon|QAT}} Saoud Ali Al-Adba
• {{fbaicon|QAT}} Salman Ahmad Falahi

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;Assistant referees

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• {{fbaicon|AUS}} George Lakrindis
• {{fbaicon|MAS}} Mohammad bin Zainal
• {{fbaicon|QAT}} Juma Al-Burshaid
• {{fbaicon|QAT}} Mohammad Darman

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• Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.

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Coach: {{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Lippi

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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Zeng Cheng|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|1|8}}|caps=41|goals=0|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Liu Yiming|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|2|28}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Tianjin Quanjian|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Zheng Zheng|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|7|11}}|caps=14|goals=2|club=Shandong Luneng|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Li Xuepeng|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1988|9|18}}|caps=27|goals=0|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Feng Xiaoting|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1985|10|22}}|caps=64|goals=0|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN|other=captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Wu Lei|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1991|11|19}}|caps=48|goals=8|club=Shanghai SIPG|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Cai Huikang|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|10|10}}|caps=20|goals=0|club=Shanghai SIPG|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Xiao Zhi|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1985|5|28}}|caps=8|goals=2|club=Guangzhou R&F|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=Hao Junmin|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|3|24}}|caps=66|goals=12|club=Shandong Luneng|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Yan Junling|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1991|1|28}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Shanghai SIPG|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=He Chao|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|4|19}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Changchun Yatai|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=Jiang Zhipeng|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|3|6}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=Hebei China Fortune|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=Huang Bowen|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|7|13}}|caps=43|goals=3|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=Fan Xiaodong|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|3|2}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Changchun Yatai|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=Gao Lin|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1986|2|14}}|caps=97|goals=20|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Wei Shihao|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|4|8}}|caps=3|goals=2|club=Beijing Guoan|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Yu Hanchao|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|2|25}}|caps=50|goals=9|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=Deng Hanwen|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|1|8}}|caps=7|goals=2|club=Guangzhou Evergrande|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=FW|name=Yu Dabao|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1988|4|18}}|caps=45|goals=17|club=Beijing Guoan|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=Wang Dalei|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|1|10}}|caps=26|goals=0|club=Shandong Luneng|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=MF|name=Zhao Xuri|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1985|12|3}}|caps=73|goals=2|club=Tianjin Quanjian|clubnat=CHN|other=vice-captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=DF|name=He Guan|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|1|25}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Shanghai SIPG|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=28|pos=DF|name=Wang Shenchao|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|2|8}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Shanghai SIPG|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=29|pos=FW|name=Tan Long|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1988|4|1}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Changchun Yatai|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=30|pos=MF|name=Peng Xinli|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1991|7|22}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Chongqing Lifan|clubnat=CHN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Wu Xi|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|2|19}}|caps=47|goals=3|club=Jiangsu Suning|clubnat=CHN}}

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Source:{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/1892463935/G7kxgCxn5|title=List of 27 players for China team at 2018 China Cup|work=Sina Weibo|author=China football team|date=4 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2018|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/training/2018-03-14/529770.html|script-title=zh:中国足球协会关于国家男子足球队集训的通知|publisher=CFA|work=FA.rog.cn|date=4 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2018|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070636/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/training/2018-03-14/529770.html|archive-date=15 March 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/18/0320/16/DDBRD2NQ00058780.html|script-title=zh:张琳芃因伤退出中国杯 邓涵文或顶上里皮不招新人|work=NetEase Sports|date=20 March 2018|access-date=21 March 2018|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://photo.weibo.com/6092242308/wbphotos/large/mid/4220442766239534/pid/006EiqwIgy1fpls8nqrx1j31ds1y8e81|title=Start list of China VS Wales|website=Sina Weibo|author=2018 China Cup|date=22 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018|language=zh, en}}{{cite web|url=http://photo.weibo.com/6092242308/wbphotos/large/mid/4221826210616525/pid/006EiqwIgy1fpq75g7panj31ds1z4b29|title=Start list of China VS Czech|website=Sina Weibo|author=2018 China Cup|date=26 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018|language=zh, en}}

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Coach: {{flagicon|CZE}} Karel Jarolím

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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Tomáš Vaclík|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|3|29}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=Basel|clubnat=SUI}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Pavel Kadeřábek|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|4|25}}|caps=30|goals=2|club=1899 Hoffenheim|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Tomáš Kalas|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|5|22}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=Fulham|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Theodor Gebre Selassie|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1986|12|24}}|caps=45|goals=3|club=Werder Bremen|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=Lukáš Masopust|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|2|12}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Jablonec|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Michael Lüftner|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|3|14}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Copenhagen|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Antonín Barák|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|12|3}}|caps=7|goals=5|club=Udinese|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Vladimír Darida|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|8|8}}|caps=49|goals=4|club=Hertha BSC|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=MF|name=Martin Frýdek|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|3|24}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Sparta Prague|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Michael Krmenčík|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|3|15}}|caps=11|goals=6|club=Viktoria Plzeň|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=Jan Kopic|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|6|4}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=Viktoria Plzeň|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Tomáš Souček|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|2|27}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=Slavia Prague|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=Tomáš Koubek|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|8|26}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Rennes|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=Marek Suchý|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1988|3|29}}|caps=36|goals=1|club=Basel|clubnat=SUI|other=captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Jan Bořil|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1991|1|11}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Slavia Prague|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Patrik Schick|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1996|01|24}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Michal Trávník|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|5|17}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Jablonec|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Stanislav Tecl|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|9|1}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Jablonec|clubnat=CZE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=DF|name=Filip Novák|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|6|26}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Trabzonspor|clubnat=TUR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=Jiří Pavlenka|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|4|14}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Werder Bremen|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=26|pos=DF|name=Jakub Jugas|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|5|5}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Slavia Prague|clubnat=CZE}}

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Source:{{cite web|url=https://repre.fotbal.cz/zapasy/zapas/32479291|title=China Cup 2018: Uruguay - Česká republika 2:0 {{!}} Reprezentace|publisher=FAČR|work=Repre.Fotbal.cz|date=23 March 2018|access-date=23 March 2018|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506102812/https://repre.fotbal.cz/zapasy/zapas/32479291|archive-date=6 May 2019|url-status=dead}}

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Coach: {{flagicon|URU}} Óscar Tabárez

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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Fernando Muslera|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1986|6|16}}|caps=94|goals=0|club=Galatasaray|clubnat=TUR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=José Giménez|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|1|20}}|caps=39|goals=4|club=Atlético Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Diego Godín|other=captain|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1986|2|16}}|caps=113|goals=8|club=Atlético Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Guillermo Varela|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|3|24}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Peñarol|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=Carlos Sánchez|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1984|12|2}}|caps=33|goals=1|club=Monterrey|clubnat=MEX}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Rodrigo Bentancur|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1997|6|5}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Cristian Rodríguez|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1985|9|30}}|caps=102|goals=11|club=Peñarol|clubnat=URU}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Nahitan Nández|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|12|28}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Boca Juniors|clubnat=ARG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Luis Suárez|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|1|24}}|caps=95|goals=49|club=Barcelona|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=Giorgian De Arrascaeta|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|5|1}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Cruzeiro|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Cristhian Stuani|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1986|12|10}}|caps=38|goals=5|club=Girona|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Martín Campaña|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|5|29}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Independiente|clubnat=ARG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Gastón Silva|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|3|5}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=Independiente|clubnat=ARG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=Lucas Torreira|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1996|2|11}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Sampdoria|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Matías Vecino|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1991|8|24}}|caps=19|goals=1|club=Internazionale|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=Maxi Pereira|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1984|6|8}}|caps=124|goals=3|club=Porto|clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=Diego Laxalt|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|2|7}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Genoa|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=Maxi Gómez|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1996|08|14}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Celta Vigo|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=DF|name=Sebastián Coates|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|10|7}}|caps=29|goals=1|club=Sporting CP|clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Gastón Ramírez|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|12|2}}|caps=42|goals=0|club=Sampdoria|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Edinson Cavani|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|2|14}}|caps=98|goals=40|club=Paris Saint-Germain|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=Martín Silva|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1983|3|23}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=Vasco da Gama|clubnat=BRA}}

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Source:{{cite web|url=http://photo.weibo.com/6092242308/wbphotos/large/mid/4220808076840842/pid/006EiqwIgy1fpmy3r008uj31fk1xcb29|title=Start list of Uruguay VS Czech|website=Sina Weibo|author=2018 China Cup|date=23 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018|language=zh, en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/13092/|title=23 convocados para la China Cup|publisher=UFA|work=AUF.org.uy|date=14 March 2018|access-date=23 March 2018|language=es|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324224412/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/13092/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead}}

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Coach: {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Giggs

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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Wayne Hennessey|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1987|1|24}}|caps=73|goals=0|club=Crystal Palace|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Chris Gunter|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|7|21}}|caps=85|goals=0|club=Reading|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Adam Matthews|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|1|13}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Sunderland|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Ben Davies|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1993|4|24}}|caps=36|goals=0|club=Tottenham Hotspur|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=James Chester|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|1|23}}|caps=29|goals=0|club=Aston Villa|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Ashley Williams|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1984|8|23}}|caps=76|goals=2|club=Everton|clubnat=ENG|other=captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Joe Allen|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|3|14}}|caps=40|goals=2|club=Stoke City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Andy King|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1988|10|29}}|caps=44|goals=2|club=Swansea City|clubnat=WAL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Sam Vokes|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|10|21}}|caps=56|goals=8|club=Burnley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Tom Bradshaw|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|7|27}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Barnsley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Gareth Bale|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1989|7|16}}|caps=68|goals=26|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Chris Maxwell|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|7|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Preston North End|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=Billy Bodin|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1992|3|24}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Preston North End|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=Declan John|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|6|30}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Rangers|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Lee Evans|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|7|24}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sheffield United|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name=Harry Wilson|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1997|3|22}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Hull City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=Marley Watkins|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1990|10|17}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Norwich City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Chris Mepham|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1997|11|5}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Brentford|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=DF|name=Connor Roberts|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|9|23}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Swansea City|clubnat=WAL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Ryan Hedges|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|7|8}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Barnsley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=GK|name=Michael Crowe|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1995|11|13}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Ipswich Town|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=FW|name=Ben Woodburn|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1999|10|15}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Liverpool|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=Tom Lockyer|age={{birth date and age2|df=y|2018|3|22|1994|12|3}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Bristol Rovers|clubnat=ENG}}

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Source:{{cite web|url=http://photo.weibo.com/6092242308/wbphotos/large/mid/4221902740209238/pid/006EiqwIgy1fpqfxutr8cj31c01wge81|title=Start list of Wales VS Uruguay|website=Sina Weibo|author=2018 China Cup|date=26 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018|language=zh, en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/squad-updates-ahead-china-cup/?back=/en/wales/match-centre/china-v-wales-22nd-march-2018/&rank=1|title=Squad changes ahead of China Cup|publisher=FA Wales|work=FAW.cymru|date=18 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2018}}

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The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017.{{cite news|title=2018 China Cup Schedule Confirmed|url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/china-cup-2018-schedule-confirmed/|publisher=FA Wales|work=FAW.cymru|date=5 December 2017|access-date=9 December 2017}} The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017.{{cite news|script-title=zh:中国杯赛程：3月份打响 国足首战对阵威尔士|url=http://sports.le.com/news/122842701019.html|work=LeSports|date=17 December 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|language=zh|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151444/http://sports.le.com/news/122842701019.html|url-status=dead}} All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

{{Round4-with third

|22 March – Nanning|{{fb|CHN}}|0|{{fb|WAL}}|6

|23 March – Nanning|{{fb|URU}}|2|{{fb|CZE}}|0

|26 March – Nanning|{{fb|WAL}}|0|{{fb|URU}}|1

|26 March – Nanning|{{fb|CHN}}|1|{{fb|CZE}}|4

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third-place playoff

|bold_winner=high

}}

{{Football box

|id = China PR v Wales

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|22|df=y}}

|time = 19:35

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 0–6

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/22/world/china-cup/china-pr/wales/2698851/

|team2 = {{fb|WAL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Bale {{goal|2||21||62}}
• Vokes {{goal|38||58}}
• Wilson {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

|attendance = 36,573

|referee = Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Uruguay v Czech Republic

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|23|df=y}}

|time = 19:35

|team1 = {{fb-rt|URU}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/23/world/china-cup/uruguay/czech-republic/2698852/?ICID=PL_MS_01

|team2 = {{fb|CZE}}

|goals1 =

• Suárez {{goal|10|pen.}}
• Cavani {{goal|27}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

|attendance = 22,757

|referee = Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore =

|penalties2 =

}}

{{Football box

|id = China PR v Czech Republic

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|26|df=y}}

|time = 15:35

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score = 1–4

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/26/world/china-cup/china-pr/czech-republic/2699536/?ICID=PL_MS_01

|team2 = {{fb|CZE}}

|goals1 =

• Fan Xiaodong {{goal|5}}

|goals2 =

• Kalas {{goal|58}}
• Schick {{goal|59}}
• Krmenčík {{goal|62}}
• Kadeřábek {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

|attendance = 15,815

|referee = Chris Beath (Australia)

}}

{{Football box

|id = Wales v Uruguay

|date = {{Start date|2018|3|26|df=y}}

|time = 19:35

|team1 = {{fb-rt|WAL}}

|score = 0–1

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/26/world/china-cup/wales/uruguay/2699537/

|team2 = {{fb|URU}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Cavani {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

|attendance = 41,056

|referee = Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

}}

{{Goalscorers

|goals=14 |matches=4

|3 goals=

• {{fbicon|WAL}} Gareth Bale

|2 goals=

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• {{fbicon|URU}} Edinson Cavani
• {{fbicon|WAL}} Sam Vokes

{{div col end}}

|1 goal=

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{fbicon|CHN}} Fan Xiaodong
• {{fbicon|CZE}} Michael Krmenčík
• {{fbicon|CZE}} Patrik Schick
• {{fbicon|CZE}} Pavel Kadeřábek
• {{fbicon|CZE}} Tomáš Kalas
• {{fbicon|URU}} Luis Suárez
• {{fbicon|WAL}} Harry Wilson

}}

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{{notelist}}

{{reflist|2}}

• {{Official website|http://www.china-cup.com.cn/index.htm}} {{in lang|zh}}
• [https://int.soccerway.com/international/world/china-cup/2018/s13526/final-stages/ 2018 China Cup] on Soccerway
• {{Weibo|6092242308}} {{in lang|zh}}

{{China Cup}}

{{2018 in Chinese football}}

{{Friendly tournaments 2018}}

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