2003 Toulon Tournament

The 2003 Toulon Tournament was the 31st edition of the Toulon Tournament, and was held from 10 to 21 June 2003.[1] It was won by Portugal, after they beat Italy in the final.[2]

2003 Toulon Tournament
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates10–21 June
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Portugal
Runners-up Italy
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored61 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s) Germán Herrera
Luís Lourenço
Francesco Ruopolo
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Javier Mascherano

Results

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Qualified for the final
2  Mexico 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9 Qualified for the third place match
3  Colombia 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
4  Burkina Faso 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 3
5  Poland 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2003. Source: RSSSF,[3] Toulon Tournament.[4]

Match summaries
Burkina Faso 0–2 Colombia
Acosta  44'
Anchico  79'
Italy 3–2 Mexico
Ruopolo  11'
Paro  43'
Pagano  52'		 de la Cruz Ortiz  18'
de la Barrera  23'
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Burkina Faso 4–0 Poland
Coulibaly  21'
Ouedraogo  43', 60'
Tassembedo  50'
Italy 1–1 Colombia
Bovo  9' Acosta  15'
Burkina Faso 0–3 Italy
Crocetti  27'
Ruopolo  31'
Pagano  36'
Referee: Joji Kashihara (Japan)
Mexico 3–1 Poland
Medina  3', 22'
Romo  38'		 Brożek  33'
Burkina Faso 1–2 Mexico
Diallo  24' Romo  49'
Ortiz Velásquez  76'
Referee: Joji Kashihara (Japan)
Colombia 2–1 Poland
Fawcett  12'
Mendoza  70'		 Brożek  23'
Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)
Colombia 1–2 Mexico
Castrillón  44' de la Barrera  27'
Medina  67'
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Italy 2–1 Poland
Berardi  65'
Quadri  73'
 Romańczuk  71'
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 4 3 0 1 8 1 +7 9 Qualified for the final
2  Argentina 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Qualified for the third place match
3  Japan 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
4  Turkey 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
5  England 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2003. Source: RSSSF,[3] Toulon Tournament.[4]

Match summaries
Argentina 1–0 Japan
Mascherano
Referee: Seydou Banao (Burkina Faso)
England 0–3 Portugal
Report Custódio  52'
Lourenço  60'
Ronaldo  76'
Referee: Abramo Lima (Mexico)
Japan 1–1 Turkey
Abe  52' Sağlık  38'
England 0–8 Argentina
Charras  7'
Rivas  25'
Fernández  31', 68'
Herrera  48', 75'
Hylton  58' (o.g.)
Carter  71' (o.g.)
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
England 0–1 Turkey
Cora  29'
Referee: Carlos Lopez Buitrago (Colombia)
Argentina 0–3 Portugal
Report Custódio  4'
Lourenço  37', 42'
Japan 1–0 Portugal
Mogi  83' Report
Argentina 2–0 Turkey
Bottinelli  30', 48'
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
Turkey 0–2 Portugal
Report Viveiros  7'
Danny  78'
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
England 0–1 Japan
Bowditch  2' (o.g.)
Stade Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer

Third place match
Argentina 1–0 Mexico
Herrera  27'
Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)

Final
Portugal 3–1 Italy
Paiva  72', 80'
Danny  77'		 Report Ruopolo  68'
Referee: Mike Dean (England)

Awards

After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[1]

References
  1. "31è Festival International Espoirs". Toulon Tournament (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. "The Toulon Tournament's most memorable moments: 2003, when Cristiano Ronaldo and Javier Mascherano faced each other for the first time". Toulon Tournament. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. "Les rencontres de 2003". Toulon Tournament (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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