2012 Toulon Tournament
International football competition
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The 2012 Toulon Tournament was the 40th edition of the Toulon Tournament and took place from 23 May to 1 June. Colombia were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year.
Host countryFrance
Dates23 May – 1 June
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venues8 (in 8 host cities)
| Toulon Youth Festival | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 23 May – 1 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venues | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Turkey A2 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco Fabián (7 goals) |
| Best player | Héctor Herrera |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Mexico U-23 won their first tournament title by defeating Turkey A2 3–0 in the final. Héctor Herrera was awarded Meilleur joueur as the most outstanding player of the tournament.
Participating teams
Venues
The matches were played in these communes:
Squads
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Semi-final |
| Turkey A2 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
 Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Referee: Jérôme Efong Nzolo (Belgium)
| Egypt | 0–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Barazite  23'Rienstra 67'Ten Voorde 77' |
Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves (Mexico)
| Japan | 3–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Saito 5' Ibusuki 43'Ogihara 73' |
Report | Gouriye 2' Ten Voorde 46' |
Stade de l'Estérel, Saint-Raphaël
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)
Stade de l'Estérel, Saint-Raphaël
Referee: Jérôme Efong Nzolo (Belgium)
Le Grand Stade, Le Lavandou
Referee: Mounir Mabrouk (Morocco)
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Turkey A2 |
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| Alberg 10' |
Report |
Stade Vallis Laeta, La Valette-du-Var
Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves (Mexico)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Semi-final |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
 Belarus |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Stade de Lattre, Aubagne
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Le Grand Stade, Le Lavandou
Referee: Sham Omar (Egypt)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 May – Avignon | ||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| 1 June – Avignon | ||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| 30 May – Avignon | ||||||
| Turkey A2 | 0 | |||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| Turkey A2 | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 June – Avignon | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
All times are UTC+2
Semifinals
| Netherlands | 2–4 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Van Haaren 10', 19' |
Report | Herrera 14' Ramírez 52'Jiménez 54'Fabián 78' |
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)
Third place play-off
| Netherlands | 3–2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Wijnaldum 3' Barazite 38'Ten Voorde 80' |
Report | De Préville 73' Germain 79' |
Referee: Ricardo Arellano Nieves (Mexico)
Final
Referee: Jérôme Efong Nzolo (Belgium)
          Mexico
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     Turkey
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Goal scorers
- 7 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Stanislaw Drahun- Mikhail Sivakov
Ahmed Eid- Omar Gaber
- Marwan Mohsen
- Salah Soliman
Loïck Landre- Rémi Mulumba
- Adrien Trebel
Hiroshi Ibusuki- Takahiro Ogihara
- Manabu Saito
Zouhair Feddal- Ryane Frikeche
- Yacine Qasmi
Héctor Herrera- Raúl Jiménez
- Hiram Mier
- Alan Pulido
Roland Alberg- Ninos Gouriye
- Ben Rienstra
- Giliano Wijnaldum
Emre Güral- Tevfik Köse
- Eren Tozlu
- Own goal
- Kazuki Oiwa (playing against Turkey)
- Zouhair Feddal (playing against Mexico)