| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France | 
| Dates | 14–23 May | 
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | Arles, Aubagne, Cannes, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Lorgues, Mallemort, Manosque, Nîmes, Six-Fours-les-Plages, Toulon | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  France | 
| Third place |  Portugal | 
| Fourth place |  China | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 | 
| Goals scored | 58 (3.22 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Guerrero (3 goals each) | 
| Best player(s) |  Juan Román Riquelme | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Nuno Santos | 
The 1998 Toulon Tournament was the 26th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The competition took place between 14 May and 23 May 1998 [1] mostly in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South Eastern France. Argentina achieved their second title, beating France 2–0 in the Final.
Participants
Venues
The matches were played in these communes:
Results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Semi-final | 
|  France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
|  England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
|  South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 
Source: 
| Argentina  | 1–0 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Guerrero  | 
| France  | 0–0 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Semi-final | 
|  China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
|  Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
|  Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Source: 
All times local (CEST)
| Brazil  | 1–1 |  China | 
|---|---|---|
| Leandro  | Ma Yongkang  | 
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
| Argentina  | 2–0 |  France | 
|---|---|---|
| F. Guerrero  48' W. Samuel  69' | 
References
- ↑ "26ème Festival Foot "Espoirs"". Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ↑ "Les equipes". Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
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