2008 Toulon Tournament
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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 42 (2.63 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
Participant teams
    
 Chile
 Ivory Coast
 France (host)
 Italy (Olympic team)
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Turkey
 United States
Venues
    
The matches were held in these communes:
Squads
    
    
Results
    
    Group A
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Semi-final | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | 
Source: 
Match summaries
    
All times local (UTC+2)
| Japan  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee  | 
report | 
| France  | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnet  Quercia Pentecôte  | 
report | Fuenzalida  Martínez Louvion Lorca Sagredo  | 
| Netherlands  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| report | Fuenzalida  Orellana  | 
| France  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| report | Kivuvu  | 
Table
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Semi-final | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 
Source: 
Match summaries
    
All times local (UTC+2)
| Ivory Coast  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giovinco  | 
| Ivory Coast  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Djapka  | 
Report | 
| Italy  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abate  Dessena  | 
Report | 
| Ivory Coast  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cissé  Moura  | 
Report | 
Semi-finals
    
Third-place playoff
    
Goal scorers
    
- 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
    
- Player of the tournament:
 - The Best goalkeeper:
 
Referees
    
Selected referees according to official website:[2]
| 
 Referees: 
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 Assistant Referees: 
 
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References
    
- "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.
 
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