2019 Cup of Nations

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Cup of Nations

| year = 2019

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Australia

| dates = 28 February – 6 March

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 3

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other = {{fbw|AUS}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbw|KOR}}

| third_other = {{fbw|NZL}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|ARG}}

| matches = 6

| goals = 19

| attendance = {{#expr: 6805 + 10520 + 6834}}

| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|KOR}} Ji So-yun (4 goals)

| player = {{fbwicon|KOR}} Ji So-yun

| goalkeeper =

| fair_play =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2023

}}

The 2019 Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Cup of Nations, an international women's football tournament, held in Australia from 28 February to 6 March 2019. It consisted of a single match round-robin tournament and featured four teams.{{cite web|url=https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/news/ffa-host-inaugural-cup-nations-ahead-2019-fifa-womens-world-cup-france|title=FFA to host inaugural ‘Cup of Nations’ ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=18 December 2018|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-date=18 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218054537/https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/news/ffa-host-inaugural-cup-nations-ahead-2019-fifa-womens-world-cup-france|url-status=dead}}

Australia won the inaugural tournament.

Teams

Team ! FIFA Rankings (December 2018)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
{{fbw\|AUS}}	{{center\|6}}
{{fbw\|KOR}}	{{center\|14}}
{{fbw\|NZL}}	{{center\|19}}
{{fbw\|ARG}}	{{center\|36}}

Squads

Venues

Three cities were used as venues for the tournament.

Jubilee Oval was the originally announced venue for the Sydney matches, but it was changed to Leichhardt Oval due to poor pitch conditions.

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Sydney ! Brisbane ! Melbourne
Leichhardt Oval \| Suncorp Stadium \| AAMI Park
Capacity: 20,000 \| Capacity: 52,500 \| Capacity: 30,050
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Capacity: 20,000

| Capacity: 52,500

| Capacity: 30,050

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{{Location map~|Australia |lat=-37.81 |long=144.96 |label=Melbourne |position=right}}

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Standings

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|update=complete

|team1=AUS |team2=KOR |team3=NZL |team4=ARG

|name_AUS = {{fbw|AUS}}

|name_ARG = {{fbw|ARG}}

|name_KOR = {{fbw|KOR}}

|name_NZL = {{fbw|NZL}}

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All times are local (AEDT in Sydney and Melbourne, AEST in Brisbane).

Fixtures

{{Football box

|date = 28 February 2019

|time = 16:35 AEDT

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

|score = 0–5

|report = [https://www.matildas.com.au/cup-of-nations/news/five-star-koreans-thump-argentina-open-cup-nations Report]
[https://women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/28/world/ffa-cup-of-nations/argentina/korea-republic/2950116/ Summary]

|team2 = {{fbw|KOR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Moon Mi-ra {{goal|4}}
Son Hwa-yeon {{goal|53}}
Lee So-dam {{goal|56}}
Ji So-yun {{goal|68||75}}

|stadium = Leichhardt Oval, Sydney

|attendance =

|referee = Casey Reibelt (Australia)

}}

{{Football box

| date = 28 February 2019

| time = 19:30 AEDT

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

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://www.matildas.com.au/cup-of-nations/news/gielnik-raso-on-target-as-westfield-matildas-cruise-new-zealand Report]
[https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/28/world/ffa-cup-of-nations/australia/new-zealand/2950117/ Summary]

| team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

| goals1 =

Gielnik {{goal|44}}
Raso {{goal|75}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Leichhardt Oval, Sydney

| attendance = 6,805

| referee = Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 3 March 2019

|time = 15:05 AEST

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

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.matildas.com.au/cup-of-nations/news/football-ferns-bounce-back-after-hard-fought-2-0-win-over-argentina Report]

[https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/03/world/ffa-cup-of-nations/argentina/new-zealand/2950118/ Summary]

|team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Rood {{goal|50}}
Bott {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

|attendance =

|referee = Lara Lee (Australia)

}}

{{Football box

|date = 3 March 2019

|time = 18:00 AEST

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

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://www.matildas.com.au/news/kerr-double-leads-westfield-matildas-impressive-win-over-korea-republic Report]

[https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/03/world/ffa-cup-of-nations/australia/korea-republic/2950119/ Summary]

|team2 = {{fbw|KOR}}

|goals1 =

Kerr {{goal|6|pen.|45+1}}
De Vanna {{goal|36}}
Gielnik {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

Ji So-yun {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

|attendance = 10,520

|referee =

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 6 March 2019

|time = 15:05 AEDT

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

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.matildas.com.au/cup-of-nations/news/korea-republic-cruise-past-football-ferns-reignite-cup-nations-hopes Report]

[https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/06/world/ffa-cup-of-nations/korea-republic/new-zealand/2950120/ Summary]

|team2 = {{fbw|NZL}}

|goals1 =

Ji So-yun {{goal|74}}
Moon Mi-ra {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = AAMI Park, Melbourne

|attendance =

|referee = Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

}}

{{Football box

|date = 6 March 2019

|time = 18:00 AEDT

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

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.matildas.com.au/cup-of-nations/news/westfield-matildas-clinch-cup-nations-after-argentina-win Report]

[https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/06/world/ffa-cup-of-nations/australia/argentina/2950121/ Summary]

|team2 = {{fbw|ARG}}

|goals1 =

Kerr {{goal|4}}
Kennedy {{goal|33}}
Foord {{goal|90+4|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = AAMI Park, Melbourne

|attendance = 6,834

|referee = Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=19 |matches=6|ongoing=no

|4 goals=

{{fbicon|KOR}} Ji So-yun

|3 goals=

{{fbicon|AUS}} Samantha Kerr

|2 goals=

{{fbicon|AUS}} Emily Gielnik
{{fbicon|KOR}} Moon Mi-ra

|1 goal=

{{fbicon|AUS}} Alanna Kennedy
{{fbicon|AUS}} Caitlin Foord
{{fbicon|AUS}} Hayley Raso
{{fbicon|AUS}} Lisa De Vanna
{{fbicon|NZL}} CJ Bott
{{fbicon|NZL}} Katie Rood
{{fbicon|KOR}} Lee So-dam
{{fbicon|KOR}} Son Hwa-yeon

|1 own goal=

}}

Broadcasters

= Australia & New Zealand =

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!Country

!Broadcaster

!Summary

!Ref

rowspan="2" |{{AUS}} (host)

|Fox Sports

|All 6 matches live, also available on MyFootball and Kayo Sports.

| rowspan="3" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.matildas.com.au/cup-of-nations/news/how-to-watch-cup-nations-fox-sports-sbs-my-football-australia-tv|title=How to watch the Cup of Nations|website=Matildas|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}

SBS

|3 Matildas matches only, 2 live on Viceland, 1 on delay.

|Sky Sport

|All 6 matches exclusively live.

= Rest of the world =

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!Country/Region

!Broadcaster

!Summary

International

|YouTube

|All 6 matches exclusively live and free on MyFootball channel.

|SBS

|Taegeuk Nangja vs Matildas only, live on Sport channel also available on Naver.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/theKFA/status/1101021860760772608|title=[FT] 대한민국 5-0 아르헨티나 시원시원한 골 폭죽을 터뜨리며 5-0 대승을 거둡니다! 호주와의 2차전도 많은 응원 바랍니다! #CupofNations v #호주 03.03(일) 17:15 SBS sports, NAVER v #뉴질랜드 03.06(수) 13:05 #대한민국 #축구 #여자대표팀 #FIFAWWC #DareToShine #Ettie|last=KFA|date=2019-02-27|website=Twitter|language=ko|access-date=2019-02-28}}

References

2019 Cup of Nations

Category:2018–19 in Australian women's soccer

Category:February 2019 sports events in Australia

Category:March 2019 sports events in Australia

Category:Soccer in New South Wales

Category:Soccer in Queensland

Category:Soccer in Victoria (state)

Category:Cup of Nations (Australia)