format [edit ]
For the inauguration edition, all teams participating had a team of ten players, with six being on the field of play including a captain. [ 5 ] Squads were chosen by the team captain and the tournament organisers. There were three groups of four. [ 5 ] In the groups, each team played each early team once and the top two from each group, plus two best third-placed teams, progressed to the quarter-finals, before facing off for a place in the semi-final and subsequent final examination. Six group matches ( two from each group ) took place on day one, before the lapp total on days two and three. [ 5 ] The quarter-finals were held on day three with the semi-finals, third base place play-off and final examination follow on the final day of contest. There was no extra time or penalties in the group stage but a penalty shoot-out could have been played if a knockout fastness ended tied. [ 5 ] Group matches lasted for 20 minutes, while knockout fixtures lasted for 30 minutes, with short half-time breaks. [ 5 ]
2017 edition [edit ]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  England |
| Dates | 13–16 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France ( 1st claim )
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| Runners-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 135 (5.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Míchel Salgado |
| Best player(s) | Chris Sørensen |
International football rival
Before the launch, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Robert Pires, Michael Ballack, Deco, Carles Puyol, Roberto Carlos and Jay-Jay Okocha were announced as player participants while Australia, Brazil, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal and Spain were announced as nation participants. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 2017 edition was formally launched at The O2 Arena on 24 January 2017, during which more players were announced, namely Jens Lehmann, David James, Emile Heskey, Rio Ferdinand, Dominic Matteo and Gaizka Mendieta. [ 6 ] Australia and Netherlands were replaced with Denmark and Scotland, but no cause was given. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The group stage puff, conducted by captains Ballack and Pires, took place on 24 March, it was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports News HQ. [ 9 ]
Players [edit ]
Gerrard, Pires, Ballack, Okocha, Deco, Matteo and Puyol were captains of their respective teams. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Don Hutchison, Olivier Dacourt, Míchel Salgado, Martin Jørgensen, Stig Tøfting, William Gallas and Eric Abidal were belated announced. [ 15 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Five players were added to Scotland ‘s team on 10 March, including Paul Dickov and Barry Ferguson. [ 22 ] Marcel Desailly was one of three players added to France ‘s police squad on 15 March. [ 23 ] Juliano Belletti was added for Brazil five days former. [ 24 ] Spain added four players on 24 March, and the wax Mexico squad was announced on 28 March. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Gilberto Silva ( Brazil ) and christian Abbiati ( Italy ) were announced on 31 March. [ 27 ] Maniche, Vítor Baía and Fernando Couto joined Portugal ‘s team on 12 April. [ 28 ] Germany added three players days later. [ 29 ] John Sivebæk and Daniel Jensen were added to Denmark ‘s team on 19 April. [ 30 ] Scotland completed their police squad on 21 April with the additions of Jackie McNamara, Mark Burchill and Neil McCann. [ 31 ] Celestine Babayaro joined Nigeria ‘s police squad on 5 May. [ 32 ] Five more players were announced in May, while Betsafe became the name rights holders. [ 33 ] On 26 May, Daniel Amokachi, Julius Aghahowa and Garba Lawal joined Nigeria. [ 35 ] José Bosingwa joined Portugal on 7 June. [ 36 ] Rivaldo was one of three players added for Brazil on 9 June, he was besides named captain for Brazil. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Fabrizio Ravanelli joined Italy on 15 June. [ 39 ] Dietmar Hamann joined Germany on 16 June, [ 40 ] anterior to Nuno Gomes, Raul Meireles, Kevin Kurányi, Mads Junker, Mikkel Beckmann, Chris Sørensen, Hjalte Nørregaard and Per Krøldrup all signing up on 23 June. [ 41 ] Juninho, Djalminha, Danny Murphy, Paul Merson, Carlos Marchena and Lee Hendrie joined during the pursuit workweek. [ 42 ] Italy added six on 29 June, including Paolo Di Canio, but besides lost two as christian Abbiati and Simone Perrotta ( injured ) left the rival. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] besides on 29 June, three players joined Nigeria. [ 43 ] On 30 June, Portugal completed their team while China ‘s stallion team was announced. Youri Djorkaeff besides joined France. [ 46 ] Twelve new faces joined on 6 July, including two replacements ; Richard Hughes replaced Neil McCann ( who pulled out following his date as Dundee coach ) while Erubey Cabuto took the place of the injured Jorge Campos. [ 45 ] The team lists were completed on 11 July with France, Germany and Spain adding players ; Germany added three including Timo Hildebrand who replaces Lehmann ; this means Germany have eleven players, it is presumed that one of their players will withdraw – that player was late confirmed as David Odonkor. [ 33 ] [ 47 ] German-born early Northern Irish international Maik Taylor was announced as the competition ‘s back-up goalkeeper. [ 47 ] Ferdinand seclude from the contest on 13 July following the death of his beget. He was replaced by Luke Young. [ 48 ]
Maik Taylor was a reserve goalkeeper for all nations. Colin Hendry was a replacement for Scotland.
Group standings [edit ]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Knockout stage or elimination |
| 4 |  Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | Knockout stage or elimination |
| 4 |  China PR |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Knockout stage or elimination |
| 4 |  Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
top goalscorers [edit ]
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2019 edition [edit ]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Scotland |
| Dates | 4–6 January |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England |
| Runners-up | Rest of The World |
International football competition
The competition ‘s second gear edition was announced in October 2018, with the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland hosting. [ 4 ] It will feature by participants England and Scotland, along with Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and a Rest of the World XI. [ 4 ] The schedule was revealed on 23 October, with the Rest of the World facing Northern Ireland in the opening fastness. [ 50 ]
Players [edit ]
Michael Owen and Robert Pires were the foremost players announced. [ 4 ] Barry Ferguson returned to play for hosts Scotland, captaining the side in place of Dominic Matteo. [ 51 ] Simon Donnelly, Keith Gillespie and Paddy McCourt were revealed as players in October 2018. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Stiliyan Petrov and Jason McAteer were two of seven new faces announced on 18 October, on the like day as FansBet were announced as title sponsors. [ 54 ] David James and Emile Heskey ‘s return for England was confirmed on 25 October, with Wayne Bridge joining a day late. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Maik Taylor, Stephen Craigan, Steven Reid, Gaizka Mendieta and Luke Young were added to their respective teams towards the end of October. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] [ 60 ] [ 61 ] [ 62 ] Jay-Jay Okocha agreed to return on 1 November. [ 63 ] Tony Capaldi and Colin Murdock joined Northern Ireland on 2 November, while Scotland announced three signings on 5 November. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Vítor Baía and Ronald de Boer joined the ROTW late that day. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] Republic of Ireland ‘s John Aldridge signed on 7 November, along with Wes Brown ( England ) and Pierre van Hooijdonk ( Rest of the World ) days late. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Joe Cole joined England on 15 November, days after he announced his retirement from professional football. [ 71 ] Scotland ‘s Lee McCulloch was announced on 16 November. [ 72 ] Star Sixes revealed Martin Jørgensen and Ryan Giggs as players at the end of November, with Craig Bellamy, Darren Bent and Charlie Miller subsequently being announced. [ 73 ] [ 74 ] [ 75 ] [ 76 ] [ 77 ] Dean Shiels was added to Northern Ireland ‘s police squad in December, along with David Dunn ( England ) and Owen Coyle ( Rep. of Ireland ). [ 78 ] [ 79 ] Ryan Giggs withdrew due to injury on 30 December. [ 80 ] Before Giggs ‘ departure, the lie of the tournament ‘s players were revealed two days anterior. [ 81 ] Andy Legg and Simon Church were revealed on the open day, replacing Giggs and Craig Bellamy ; whose withdrawal coincided with his temp deviation as academy coach of Cardiff City after claims of bullying. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] Warren Feeney replaced Capaldi, Stephen Hunt replaced Reid and Niall Quinn replaced Aldridge. [ 82 ]
Dominic Matteo was announced as Scotland’s manager.[81]
Group standings [edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Rest of the World | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | England |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Republic of Ireland |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Northern Ireland |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Wales |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 3 |
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Knockout phase [edit ]
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Final
Media coverage [edit ]
2017
2019
References [edit ]
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