Toulon Cup is an international youth football invitational tournament, which was founded in 1967. The Toulon Cup of 20 18 will be held from May 26th to June 9th, and this tournament has attracted 12 teams. 12 teams will be divided into three groups, with the top players in each group and the best team 1 team advancing to the semi-finals. China, which will compete again in three years, will be in the same group as defending champion England, Mexico, a powerful team in Central and North America, and Qatar, an old rival in Asia. It is reported that China will send a 97-year-old national youth coached by Sun Jihai to participate in this tournament.
According to the schedule, the first opponent of National Youth is defending champion England, and the competition time is May 26th 15: 00 local time. The 2nd National Youth War will face Qatar, and the competition time will be May 29th 17: 00 local time. The last match against Mexico was held on June 1 Sunday 17:00 Beijing time.
China has participated in Toulon Cup many times in the past, and won the runner-up in the final in 2007, which is China's best result in Toulon Cup. At that time, China team included promising stars such as Yu Hai, Chen Tao and Jiang Ning. However, since 20 15, China has never participated in the Toulon Cup. In that tournament, China won all three games.
In addition to China's Group A, the four teams in Group B are French, Korean, Scottish and Togo, and Group C is Canadian, Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish.