The 2008 Toulon Tournament was the 36th edition of the Toulon Tournament, and was held from 20 May to 29 May 2008. Tournament finished with the final between Italy and Chile at Stade Mayol in Toulon as Italy had the title after the final score of 1–0, scored by Pablo Osvaldo in the 70th minute.
| Toulon Youth Festival | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 20–29 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sekou Cissé (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sebastian Giovinco |
Participant teams
editVenues
editThe matches were held in these communes:
Squads
editResults
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chile
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Advance to Semi-final |
 Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
 Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
 France
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match summaries
editAll times local (UTC 2)
| Japan | 1–0 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Lee  64' |
report |
| France | 3–5 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnet 19' Quercia 23' Pentecôte 47' |
report | Fuenzalida 33' Martínez 54' Louvion 80' (o.g.) Lorca 89' Sagredo 90' |
| Netherlands | 0–2 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| report | Fuenzalida 19' Orellana 84' (pen.) |
| France | 0–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| report | Kivuvu 53' |
Group B
editTable
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | Advance to Semi-final |
 Ivory Coast
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
 Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
 United States
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Match summaries
editAll times local (UTC 2)
| Ivory Coast | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giovinco 65', 73' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Djapka 70' (pen.) |
Report |
| Italy | 2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Abate 31' Dessena 36' |
Report |
Semi-finals
edit| Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Bocchetti  Abate Cigarini Candreva Giovinco |
5–4 | K. Honda Kajiyama Morishige Mizuno Mizumoto |
Toulon
Third-place playoff
edit| Ivory Coast | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Fofana 31' Cissé 90 4' |
Report | Escudero 72' Morishige 82' |
| Penalties | ||
| Djapka Fofana Kone Anthony Cissé |
4–3 | Honda Morishige Morimoto Lee Mizumoto |
Toulon
Final
edit
| 2008 Toulon Tournament |
|---|
 Italy First title |
Goal scorers
edit- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Carlos Carmona
- Juan Gonzalo Lorca
- Hans Martínez
- Boris Sagredo
- Beko Ismael Fofana
- Anthony Moura
- Alexandre Bonnet
- Xavier Pentecôte
- Pablo Osvaldo
- Ignazio Abate
- Daniele Dessena
- Davide Lanzafame
- Claudio Marchisio
- Sergio Escudero
- Tadanari Lee
- Takayuki Morimoto
- Masato Morishige
- Tsukasa Umesaki
- Dominique Kivuvu
- Eren Güngör
- İlhan Parlak
- Nuri Şahin
- Aydın Yılmaz
- Eric Brunner
- Sammy Ochoa
- Own goal
- Cyriaque Louvion (for Chile)
Individual awards
edit- Player of the tournament:
- The Best goalkeeper:
Referees
editSelected referees according to official website:[2]
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Referees:
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Assistant Referees:
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References
edit- ^ "Giovinco was Named as the Best Player in Toulon". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ "The Referees in 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-29.