2018 China Cup

2018 China Cup
Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Nanning, Guangxi
Dates	22–26 March
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	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(s)	Edinson Cavani
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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.

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]
Wales	20
Uruguay	22
Czech Republic	43
China (host)	65

Mascot

With 65,554 votes, Longbao^[a] was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao’s design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.^[4]

Venue

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Nanning	Guangxi Sports Center
Guangxi Sports Center
22°46′01″N 108°23′17″E / 22.767°N 108.388°E / 22.767; 108.388 (Guangxi Sports Center)
Capacity: 60,000

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.

Referees

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.

China

Coach: Marcello Lippi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zeng Cheng	(1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 31)	41	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
2	2DF	Liu Yiming	(1995-02-28)28 February 1995 (aged 23)	3	0	Tianjin Quanjian
3	2DF	Zheng Zheng	(1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 28)	14	2	Shandong Luneng
4	2DF	Li Xuepeng	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 29)	27	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
6	2DF	Feng Xiaoting (captain)	(1985-10-22)22 October 1985 (aged 32)	64	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
7	4FW	Wu Lei	(1991-11-19)19 November 1991 (aged 26)	48	8	Shanghai SIPG
8	3MF	Cai Huikang	(1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 28)	20	0	Shanghai SIPG
9	4FW	Xiao Zhi	(1985-05-28)28 May 1985 (aged 32)	8	2	Guangzhou R&F
11	3MF	Hao Junmin	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 30)	66	12	Shandong Luneng
12	1GK	Yan Junling	(1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 27)	7	0	Shanghai SIPG
13	3MF	He Chao	(1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	Changchun Yatai
14	2DF	Jiang Zhipeng	(1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 29)	23	0	Hebei China Fortune
16	3MF	Huang Bowen	(1987-07-13)13 July 1987 (aged 30)	43	3	Guangzhou Evergrande
17	2DF	Fan Xiaodong	(1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 31)	3	0	Changchun Yatai
18	4FW	Gao Lin	(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 32)	97	20	Guangzhou Evergrande
19	4FW	Wei Shihao	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 22)	3	2	Beijing Guoan
20	3MF	Yu Hanchao	(1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 31)	50	9	Guangzhou Evergrande
21	2DF	Deng Hanwen	(1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (aged 23)	7	2	Guangzhou Evergrande
22	4FW	Yu Dabao	(1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 29)	45	17	Beijing Guoan
23	1GK	Wang Dalei	(1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 29)	26	0	Shandong Luneng
24	3MF	Zhao Xuri (vice-captain)	(1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 32)	73	2	Tianjin Quanjian
25	2DF	He Guan	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 25)	3	0	Shanghai SIPG
28	2DF	Wang Shenchao	(1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 29)	4	0	Shanghai SIPG
29	4FW	Tan Long	(1988-04-01)1 April 1988 (aged 29)	0	0	Changchun Yatai
30	3MF	Peng Xinli	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 26)	0	0	Chongqing Lifan
	3MF	Wu Xi	(1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 29)	47	3	Jiangsu Suning

Source:^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Czech Republic

Coach: Karel Jarolím

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Tomáš Vaclík	(1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 28)	18	0	Basel
2	2DF	Pavel Kadeřábek	(1992-04-25)25 April 1992 (aged 25)	30	2	1899 Hoffenheim
3	2DF	Tomáš Kalas	(1993-05-22)22 May 1993 (aged 24)	11	0	Fulham
4	2DF	Theodor Gebre Selassie	(1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 31)	45	3	Werder Bremen
5	3MF	Lukáš Masopust	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 25)	0	0	Jablonec
6	2DF	Michael Lüftner	(1994-03-14)14 March 1994 (aged 24)	1	0	Copenhagen
7	3MF	Antonín Barák	(1994-12-03)3 December 1994 (aged 23)	7	5	Udinese
8	3MF	Vladimír Darida	(1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 27)	49	4	Hertha BSC
9	3MF	Martin Frýdek	(1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 25)	5	0	Sparta Prague
11	4FW	Michael Krmenčík	(1993-03-15)15 March 1993 (aged 25)	11	6	Viktoria Plzeň
13	3MF	Jan Kopic	(1990-06-04)4 June 1990 (aged 27)	9	3	Viktoria Plzeň
15	3MF	Tomáš Souček	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 23)	8	1	Slavia Prague
16	1GK	Tomáš Koubek	(1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 25)	6	0	Rennes
17	2DF	Marek Suchý (captain)	(1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 29)	36	1	Basel
18	2DF	Jan Bořil	(1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 27)	4	0	Slavia Prague
19	4FW	Patrik Schick	(1996-01-24)24 January 1996 (aged 22)	5	1	Roma
20	3MF	Michal Trávník	(1994-05-17)17 May 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	Jablonec
21	4FW	Stanislav Tecl	(1990-09-01)1 September 1990 (aged 27)	1	0	Jablonec
22	2DF	Filip Novák	(1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 27)	12	1	Trabzonspor
23	1GK	Jiří Pavlenka	(1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 25)	4	0	Werder Bremen
26	2DF	Jakub Jugas	(1992-05-05)5 May 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	Slavia Prague

Source:^[9]^[10]^[11]

Uruguay

Coach: Óscar Tabárez

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Fernando Muslera	(1986-06-16)16 June 1986 (aged 31)	94	0	Galatasaray
2	2DF	José Giménez	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 23)	39	4	Atlético Madrid
3	2DF	Diego Godín (captain)	(1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 32)	113	8	Atlético Madrid
4	2DF	Guillermo Varela	(1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 24)	1	0	Peñarol
5	3MF	Carlos Sánchez	(1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 33)	33	1	Monterrey
6	3MF	Rodrigo Bentancur	(1997-06-05)5 June 1997 (aged 20)	4	0	Juventus
7	3MF	Cristian Rodríguez	(1985-09-30)30 September 1985 (aged 32)	102	11	Peñarol
8	3MF	Nahitan Nández	(1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 22)	9	0	Boca Juniors
9	4FW	Luis Suárez	(1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 31)	95	49	Barcelona
10	3MF	Giorgian De Arrascaeta	(1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 23)	12	1	Cruzeiro
11	4FW	Cristhian Stuani	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 31)	38	5	Girona
12	1GK	Martín Campaña	(1989-05-29)29 May 1989 (aged 28)	1	0	Independiente
13	2DF	Gastón Silva	(1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 24)	16	0	Independiente
14	3MF	Lucas Torreira	(1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 22)	0	0	Sampdoria
15	3MF	Matías Vecino	(1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 26)	19	1	Internazionale
16	2DF	Maxi Pereira	(1984-06-08)8 June 1984 (aged 33)	124	3	Porto
17	3MF	Diego Laxalt	(1993-02-07)7 February 1993 (aged 25)	3	0	Genoa
18	4FW	Maxi Gómez	(1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 21)	2	0	Celta Vigo
19	2DF	Sebastián Coates	(1990-10-07)7 October 1990 (aged 27)	29	1	Sporting CP
20	3MF	Gastón Ramírez	(1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 27)	42	0	Sampdoria
21	4FW	Edinson Cavani	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 31)	98	40	Paris Saint-Germain
23	1GK	Martín Silva	(1983-03-23)23 March 1983 (aged 34)	11	0	Vasco da Gama

Source:^[11]^[12]^[13]

Wales

Coach: Ryan Giggs

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Wayne Hennessey	(1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 31)	73	0	Crystal Palace
2	2DF	Chris Gunter	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 28)	85	0	Reading
3	2DF	Adam Matthews	(1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 26)	13	0	Sunderland
4	2DF	Ben Davies	(1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 24)	36	0	Tottenham Hotspur
5	2DF	James Chester	(1989-01-23)23 January 1989 (aged 29)	29	0	Aston Villa
6	2DF	Ashley Williams (captain)	(1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 33)	76	2	Everton
7	3MF	Joe Allen	(1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 28)	40	2	Stoke City
8	3MF	Andy King	(1988-10-29)29 October 1988 (aged 29)	44	2	Swansea City
9	4FW	Sam Vokes	(1989-10-21)21 October 1989 (aged 28)	56	8	Burnley
10	4FW	Tom Bradshaw	(1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 25)	2	0	Barnsley
11	4FW	Gareth Bale	(1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 28)	68	26	Real Madrid
12	1GK	Chris Maxwell	(1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 27)	0	0	Preston North End
13	4FW	Billy Bodin	(1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	Preston North End
14	2DF	Declan John	(1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 22)	2	0	Rangers
15	3MF	Lee Evans	(1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 23)	1	0	Sheffield United
16	4FW	Harry Wilson	(1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (aged 21)	1	0	Hull City
17	3MF	Marley Watkins	(1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 27)	1	0	Norwich City
18	2DF	Chris Mepham	(1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	Brentford
19	2DF	Connor Roberts	(1995-09-23)23 September 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	Swansea City
20	3MF	Ryan Hedges	(1995-07-08)8 July 1995 (aged 22)	1	0	Barnsley
21	1GK	Michael Crowe	(1995-11-13)13 November 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	Ipswich Town
22	4FW	Ben Woodburn	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 18)	6	1	Liverpool
23	2DF	Tom Lockyer	(1994-12-03)3 December 1994 (aged 23)	1	0	Bristol Rovers

Source:^[8]^[13]^[14]

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

22 March 2018

19:35

China	0–6	Wales
	Report	Bale 2', 21', 62' Vokes 38', 58' Wilson 45'

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 36,573

Referee: Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

23 March 2018

19:35

Uruguay	2–0	Czech Republic
Suárez 10' (pen.) Cavani 27'	Report

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 22,757

Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

Third-place playoff

26 March 2018

15:35

China	1–4	Czech Republic
Fan Xiaodong 5'	Report	Kalas 58' Schick 59' Krmenčík 62' Kadeřábek 78'

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 15,815

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Final

26 March 2018

19:35

Wales	0–1	Uruguay
	Report	Cavani 49'

Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning

Attendance: 41,056

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

3 goals

Gareth Bale

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

^ simplified Chinese: 龙宝; traditional Chinese: 龍寶; pinyin: Lóng Bǎo; Mandarin pronunciation: [lʊ̌ŋ pàʊ], in quick speech, [lʊ̌m-]

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