Football at the Goodwill Games
Appearance
Organising body | Goodwill Games |
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Founded | 1994 |
Abolished | 1998 |
Region | International |
Football has been included at two editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held as a men's competition in 1994,[1][2][3] and later as a women's competition in 1998.[4][5] The sport was dropped for the 2001 Goodwill Games.[6]
Men's tournament
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]Nation | 1994 | Years |
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Russia | 1 | 1 |
World All-Stars | 2 | 1 |
Total nations | 2 |
Results
[edit]Year | Host | Final | Number of teams | ||
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Winners | Score and venue | Runners-up | |||
1994 | Russia | Russia |
2–1 Kirov Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
World All-Stars |
2 |
Women's tournament
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]UEFA | |||||||||
Nation | 1998 | Years | |||||||
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Denmark | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Norway | 3 | 1 | |||||||
CONCACAF | |||||||||
Nation | 1998 | Years | |||||||
United States | 1 | 1 | |||||||
AFC | |||||||||
Nation | 1998 | Years | |||||||
China | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Total nations | 4 |
Results
[edit]Year | Host | Final | Third place play-off | Number of teams | ||||
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Winners | Score and venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and venue | Fourth place | |||
1998 | United States | United States |
2–0 Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale |
China |
Norway |
1–1 (4–2 p) Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale |
Denmark |
4 |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World All-Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Soccer". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "1986, the inaugural Games". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "1990 and Seattle". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 16 November 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Results". Goodwill Games. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Just like UNC, U.S. a winner". Sports. The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. 25 July 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Organizers pleased despite losses". The Washington Post. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 14 August 2022.