2018 Tournament of Nations

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Tournament of Nations

| year = 2018

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = United States

| dates = July 26 – August 2, 2018

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 3

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other = {{fbw|USA}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbw|Australia}}

| third_other = {{fbw|Brazil}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|Japan}}

| matches = 6

| goals = 22

| attendance = {{#expr: 10307 + 18467 + 13027 + 21570 + 11922 + 18309 }}

| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|USA}} Alex Morgan {{nowrap|(4 goals)}}

| player =

| goalkeeper =

| fair_play =

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason =

}}

The 2018 Tournament of Nations was the second Tournament of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games. It was held in the United States, from July 26 to August 2, 2018, and featured the same four teams as the previous tournament.

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 were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

class="wikitable"
style="width:130px;"\|Country ! style="width:120px;"\|June 2018 FIFA Ranking{{cite web \|title=FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Women's Ranking\|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/index.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115156/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/index.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=November 1, 2014 \|date=22 June 2018 \|publisher=FIFA}} ! style="width:225px;"\|Best World Cup Finish ! style="width:250px;"\|Best Olympic Games Finish ! style="width:150px;"\|Best Tournament of Nations Finish
style="text-align:center;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|Australia}} \|8 \|Quarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015) \|Quarter-finals (2004, 2016) \|Champions (2017)
style="text-align:center;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|Brazil}} \|7 \|Runners–up (2007) \|Runners–up (2004, 2008) \|Fourth (2017)
style="text-align:center;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|Japan}} \|6 \|Champions (2011) \|Runners–up (2012) \|Third (2017)
style="text-align:center;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|United States}} \|1 \|Champions (1991, 1999, 2015) \|Champions (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) \|Runners-up (2017)

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style="width:130px;"|Country

! style="width:120px;"|June 2018 FIFA Ranking{{cite web |title=FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Women's Ranking|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115156/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2014 |date=22 June 2018 |publisher=FIFA}}

! style="width:225px;"|Best World Cup Finish

! style="width:250px;"|Best Olympic Games Finish

! style="width:150px;"|Best Tournament of Nations Finish

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|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|Australia}}

|Quarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015)

|Quarter-finals (2004, 2016)

|Champions (2017)

style="text-align:center;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|Brazil}}

|Runners–up (2007)

|Runners–up (2004, 2008)

|Fourth (2017)

style="text-align:center;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|Japan}}

|Champions (2011)

|Runners–up (2012)

|Third (2017)

style="text-align:center;"

|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbw|United States}}

|Champions (1991, 1999, 2015)

|Champions (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)

|Runners-up (2017)

Venues

Three cities served as the venues for the tournament.

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Kansas City ! East Hartford ! Bridgeview
Children's Mercy Park \| Pratt & Whitney Stadium \| Toyota Park
Capacity: 18,467 \| Capacity: 40,642 \| Capacity: 20,000
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Kansas City

! East Hartford

! Bridgeview

Children's Mercy Park

| Pratt & Whitney Stadium

| Toyota Park

Capacity: 18,467

| Capacity: 40,642

| Capacity: 20,000

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Squads

Standings

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source ={{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/05/15/14/26/20180515-news-wnt-us-soccer-to-host-australia-brazil-japan-in-2018-tournament-of-nations|title=U.S. WNT Hosts Australia, Brazil and Japan this Summer for 2018 Tournament of Nations|publisher=U.S. Soccer|date=16 May 2018}}

|update=complete

|team1=USA |team2=AUS |team3=BRA |team4=JPN

|name_AUS = {{fbw|Australia}}

|name_BRA = {{fbw|Brazil}}

|name_JPN = {{fbw|Japan}}

|name_USA = {{fbw|United States}}

|show_limit =

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking

}}

All times are local (CDT in Kansas City and Bridgeview, EDT in East Hartford).

Matches

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|7|26}}

|time = 15:15

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/07/26/17/24/20180726-recap-wnt-2018-tournament-of-nations-brazil-vs-australia

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 =

Debinha {{goal|79}}

|goals2 =

Poliana {{goal|9|o.g.}}
Butt {{goal|39}}
Kerr {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

|attendance = 10,307

|referee = Christina Unkel (United States)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|7|26}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score = 4–2

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/07/27/01/40/20180726-recap-wnt-dominates-japan-4-2-in-opening-win-2018-tournament-of-nations

|team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}

|goals1 =

Morgan {{goal|18||26||56}}
Rapinoe {{goal|66}}

|goals2 =

Tanaka {{goal|20}}
Sakaguchi {{goal|76}}

|stadium = Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

|attendance = 18,467

|referee = Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}

|time = 16:15

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|JPN}}

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/07/29/18/28/20180729-recap-wnt-2018-tournament-of-nations-brazil-vs-japan

|team2 = {{fbw|BRA}}

|goals1 =

Masuya {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 =

Marta {{goal|76}}
Bia Zaneratto {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut

|attendance = 13,027

|referee = Katja Koroleva (United States)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/07/30/01/17/20180729-recap-wnt-earns-comeback-1-1-darw-vs-australia-in-east-hartford

|team2 = {{fbw|AUS}}

|goals1 =

Horan {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

Logarzo {{goal|22}}

|stadium = Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut

|attendance = 21,570

|referee = Miriam León (El Salvador)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|2}}

|time = 16:45

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|AUS}}

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/08/02/19/34/20180802-recap-wnt-2018-tournament-of-nations-australia-vs-japan

|team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}

|goals1 =

Kennedy {{goal|47}}
Kerr {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois

|attendance = 11,922

|referee = Katja Koroleva (United States)

}}

{{external media|video1={{youtube|Aa0p_UvNk0c|United States Vs Brazil Full match}}}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|8|2}}

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score = 4–1

|report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/08/03/02/46/20180802-recap-wnt-beats-brazil-wins-first-tournament-of-nations-title

|team2 = {{fbw|BRA}}

|goals1 =

Lavelle {{goal|33}}
Ertz {{goal|53}}
Heath {{goal|61}}
Morgan {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

Davidson {{goal|16|o.g.}}

|stadium = Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois

|attendance = 18,309

|referee = Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=22 |matches=6

|4 goals=

{{fbwicon|USA}} Alex Morgan

|2 goals=

{{fbwicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr

|1 goal=

{{fbwicon|AUS}} Tameka Butt
{{fbwicon|AUS}} Alanna Kennedy
{{fbwicon|AUS}} Chloe Logarzo
{{fbwicon|BRA}} Bia Zaneratto
{{fbwicon|BRA}} Debinha
{{fbwicon|BRA}} Marta
{{fbwicon|JPN}} Rika Masuya
{{fbwicon|JPN}} Moeno Sakaguchi
{{fbwicon|JPN}} Mina Tanaka
{{fbwicon|USA}} Julie Ertz
{{fbwicon|USA}} Tobin Heath
{{fbwicon|USA}} Lindsey Horan
{{fbwicon|USA}} Rose Lavelle
{{fbwicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe

|1 own goal=

{{fbwicon|BRA}} Poliana (against Australia)
{{fbwicon|USA}} Tierna Davidson (against Brazil)

}}

Television coverage

All three USA games were televised domestically on FS1.

In Australia, all three games featuring the national team were televised live on Fox Sports.{{cite web|url=https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/news/westfield-matildas-squad-named-tournament-nations-defence|title=Westfield Matildas squad named for Tournament of Nations defence |publisher=Westfield Matildas |date=16 July 2018}}

In Brazil, all three games featuring the national team were televised live on SporTV and online at the CBF website.{{cite web|url=http://trivela.uol.com.br/selecao-feminina-estreia-no-torneio-das-nacoes-com-transmissao-no-site-da-cbf-e-sportv/|title=Seleção feminina estreia no Torneio das Nações com transmissão no site da CBF e SporTV |publisher=Trivela |language=pt |date=26 July 2018}}

References

Category:Tournament of Nations

2018 Tournament of Nations

Category:2018 in American women's soccer

Category:July 2018 sports events in the United States

Category:August 2018 sports events in the United States

Category:Soccer in Connecticut

Category:Soccer competitions in Illinois

Category:Soccer competitions in Kansas

Category:East Hartford, Connecticut

Category:Sports competitions in Kansas City, Kansas

Category:Sports competitions in Connecticut