2008 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)

The 2008 Four Nations Tournament was the eighth 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.

2008 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityGuangzhou
Dates16–20 January 2008
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Guangdong Olympic Stadium

Participants
Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2007)[2]
 United States
2
 Canada
9
 China PR (host)
13
 Finland
16

Venues
Guangzhou
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
23.137656°N 113.403519°E / 23.137656; 113.403519 (Guangdong Olympic Stadium)
Capacity: 80,012

Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 China PR 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Canada 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
 Finland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:

Match results
China PR 2 – 0 Finland
Jie Lie  23'
Liu Yali  43'		 [3]
United States 4 – 0 Canada
Amy Rodriguez  51, 65'
Lindsay Tarpley  71, 78'		 [4][5]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (Finland)
China PR 0 – 0 Canada
[6]
United States 4 – 1 Finland
Lindsay Tarpley  37, 39'
Lauren Cheney  69'
Angie Woznuk  80'		 [7] Essi Sainio  54'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gu Ying (China)
Canada 1 – 1 Finland
Jodi-Ann Robinson  90+3' [8] Katri Nokso-Koivisto  unknown'
China PR 0 – 1 United States
[9] Shannon Boxx  77'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

References
  1. "Women Four Nations Tournament (China) 2008". rsssf.com.
  2. FIFA Rankings December 2007
  3. "Women's soccer team spinning its wheels". China Daily.
  4. "U.S. Women's National Team Tops Canada, 4-0, at Four Nations Tournament". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  5. "Canada vs USA - 2008-01-16". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  6. "Canada vs China PR - 2008-01-18". Canada Soccer.
  7. "Lindsay Tarpley Scores Twice and U.S. Women Defeat Finland 4-1". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25.
  8. "Canada vs Finland - 2008-01-20". Canada Soccer.
  9. "U.S. WNT Wins 2008 Four Nations Tournament With 1-0 Victory Against China". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18.
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