2006 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)
The 2006 Four Nations Tournament was the sixth edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China.[1] The venue for this edition of the tournament was Guangdong Olympic Stadium, in the city of Guangzhou.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Dates | 18-22 January, 2006 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
Participants
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2005)[2] |
|---|---|
 United States | 2 |
 Norway | 3 |
 France | 7 |
 China PR (host) | 9 |
Venues
| Guangzhou |
  Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
|---|---|
 | |
| Guangdong Olympic Stadium | |
| 23.137656°N 113.403519°E | |
| Capacity: 80,012 |
Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| China PR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Norway |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source:
Match results
| Norway | 1 – 3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Trine Rønning  81' (penalty) |
[3] | Kristine Lilly 72' Shannon Boxx 77'Abby Wambach 85' |
| China PR | 1 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Han Duan 90' |
Elise Bussaglia 72' |
| United States | 0 – 0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| [4] |
| France | 1 – 1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Laëtitia Tonazzi 19' |
Maritha Kaufmann 88' |
| China PR | 0 – 2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| [5] | Kristine Lilly 24 penalty, 41' |
References
- "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2006". rsssf.com.
- FIFA Rankings December 2005
- "Lilly Earns 300th Cap as U.S. Women Defeat Norway, 3-1, to Open Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27.
- "U.S. Women Tie France, 0-0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
- "U.S. Women Defeat China, 2-0, to Win 2006 Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer.
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