2018 China Cup
International football competition
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The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship (Chinese: 2018年格力中国杯国际足球锦标赛) was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | China |
| City | Nanning, Guangxi |
| Dates | 22–26 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Wales |
| Third place |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 116,201 (29,050 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gareth Bale (3 goals) |
| Best player | Edinson Cavani |
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The winning team was Uruguay, who beat Wales 1–0 in the final.[1]
Participating teams
On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.[2]
| Team | FIFA Ranking (March 2018)[3] |
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| Wales | 20 |
| Uruguay | 22 |
| Czech Republic | 43 |
| China (host) | 65 |
Mascot
Venue
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
- Referees
Chris Beath
Amirul Izwan Yaacob
Saoud Ali Al-Adba- Salman Ahmad Falahi
- Assistant referees
- George Lakrindis
- Mohammad bin Zainal
- Juma Al-Burshaid
- Mohammad Darman
Squads
- Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.
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Matches
The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017.[15] The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017.[16] All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 March – Nanning | ||||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| 26 March – Nanning | ||||||
| Wales | 6 | |||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
| 23 March – Nanning | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Third-place playoff | ||||||
| 26 March – Nanning | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third-place playoff
| China | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
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Report |
Final
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Notes
- simplified Chinese: 龙宝; traditional Chinese: 龍寶; pinyin: Lóng Bǎo; Mandarin pronunciation: [lʊ̌ŋ pàʊ], in quick speech, [lʊ̌m-]