2003 Toulon Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFrance 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)Argentina Germán Herrera
Portugal Luís Lourenço
Italy Francesco Ruopolo
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Argentina Javier Mascherano

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]

Results

Group A

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

Group B

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. 1 2 "31è Festival International Espoirs". Toulon Tournament (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Les rencontres de 2003". Toulon Tournament (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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