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2018 International Champions Cup

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2018 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesAustria
England
France
Italy
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Singapore
Spain
United States
DatesJuly 20 – August 11
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venues23 (in 23 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored83 (3.07 per match)
Attendance1,061,520 (39,316 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Marco Asensio
France Alexandre Lacazette
(3 goals each)
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The 2018 International Champions Cup was the sixth edition of a tournament comprising a series of friendly association football matches. It began on July 20 and ended on August 11.[1] The tournament was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur.

Teams

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A total of 18 teams participated in the tournament. The participants were announced in four waves on April 10, 11, 12, and 17, 2018.[1] On June 18, Lyon replaced Sevilla in the competition.

Nation Team
Image England Arsenal
Image England Chelsea
Image England Liverpool
Image England Manchester City
Image England Manchester United
Image England Tottenham Hotspur
Image France Lyon
Image France Paris Saint-Germain
Image Germany Bayern Munich
Image Germany Borussia Dortmund
Image Italy Inter Milan
Image Italy Juventus
Image Italy Milan
Image Italy Roma
Image Portugal Benfica
Image Spain Atlético Madrid
Image Spain Barcelona
Image Spain Real Madrid

Venues

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Originally 22 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on April 13 and 17, 2018, but they were later increased to 23.[2] Of these, 15 were in the United States, 7 were in Europe, and 1 was in Asia.[1]

After Sevilla had to pull out (replaced by Lyon), matches due to take place in Warsaw and Zürich were canceled and replaced by matches in London and Faro-Loulé. The two matches Chelsea played were relocated from Gothenburg and Solna to Nice and Dublin respectively.

Image United States

Ann Arbor
(Detroit Area)		 Pasadena
(Los Angeles Area)		 East Rutherford
(New York City Area)		 Landover
(Washington, D.C. Area)		 Arlington
(Dallas-Fort Worth Area)
Michigan Stadium Rose Bowl MetLife Stadium FedExField AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 107,601 Capacity: 90,888 Capacity: 82,500 Capacity: 82,000 Capacity: 80,000
Image Image Image Image Image
Charlotte San Diego
Bank of America Stadium SDCCU Stadium
Capacity: 75,525 Capacity: 70,561
Image Image
Pittsburgh Philadelphia
Heinz Field Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 69,690 Capacity: 69,176
Image Image
Santa Clara
(San Francisco Bay Area)		 Minneapolis
Levi's Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium
Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 66,655
Image Image
Miami Gardens
(Miami Area)		 Chicago Carson
(Los Angeles Area)		 Harrison
(New York City Area)
Hard Rock Stadium Soldier Field StubHub Center Red Bull Arena
Capacity: 64,767 Capacity: 61,500 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 26,104
Image Image Image Image


Image Europe

Image Madrid Image Dublin Image London Image Lecce
Estadio Wanda Metropolitano Aviva Stadium Stamford Bridge Stadio Via del Mare
Capacity: 67,703 Capacity: 51,700 Capacity: 41,631 Capacity: 40,670
Image Image Image Image
Image Nice Image Klagenfurt Image Faro/Loulé
Allianz Riviera Wörthersee Stadion Estádio Algarve
Capacity: 35,624 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 30,305
Image Image Image
Location of the host cities of the 2018 International Champions Cup in Europe.


Image Singapore

Singapore
Location of the host city of the 2018 International Champions Cup in Singapore.
Singapore National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
Image

Matches

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The match schedule was announced on April 17, 2018,[3] and was updated on June 18 after Lyon replaced Sevilla.[4] Each team played three matches, for a total of 27 matches.[1]

Manchester City England0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report
Attendance: 34,629
Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich Germany3–1France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Liverpool England1–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
 Report
Attendance: 55,447
Juventus Italy2–0Germany Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 32,105
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2Portugal Benfica
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 16,171
Manchester City England1–2England Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 52,635
Roma Italy1–4England Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 18,861
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (United States)
Atlético Madrid Spain1–1England Arsenal
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 23,095
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Arsenal England5–1France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 50,308
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
Benfica Portugal1–1Italy Juventus
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 24,194
Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States)
Chelsea England1–1Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
North West Derby
Manchester United England1–4England Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 101,254
Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich Germany2–3England Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 29,195
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Paris Saint-Germain France3–2Spain Atlético Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 50,038
Manchester United England2–1Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 64,141
Tottenham Hotspur England1–0Italy Milan
 Report
Attendance: 31,264
Barcelona Spain2–4Italy Roma
 Report
Attendance: 54,726
Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States)
Arsenal England1–1England Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 46,002
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Eusébio Cup
Benfica Portugal2–3France Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 17,510
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Portugal)
Inter Milan Italy1–0France Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 24,698
Real Madrid Spain3–1Italy Juventus
 Report
Attendance: 71,597
Referee: Robert Sibiga (United States)
Milan Italy1–0Spain Barcelona
 Report
Attendance: 51,391
Chelsea England0–0France Lyon
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 18,457
Real Madrid Spain2–1Italy Roma
 Report
Attendance: 51,528
Atlético Madrid Spain0–1Italy Inter Milan
Report
Attendance: 23,427

Table

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The 18 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions.[5] In addition to three points for a win and none for a loss, a penalty shoot-out win was worth two points, while a loss on penalties earned one point.

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 England Tottenham Hotspur (C) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 2018 International Champions Cup winners
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3 Italy Inter Milan 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 +2 7
4 England Arsenal 3 1 1 1 0 7 3 +4 6
5 England Liverpool 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
6 Spain Real Madrid 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
7 Italy Juventus 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
8 England Chelsea 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 5
9 England Manchester United 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
10 France Lyon 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
11 Italy Milan 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 4
12 Portugal Benfica 3 0 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3[a]
13 Germany Bayern Munich 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3[a]
14 England Manchester City 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
15 Italy Roma 3 1 0 0 2 6 8 −2 3
16 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 0 0 2 5 10 −5 3
17 Spain Atlético Madrid 3 0 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
18 Spain Barcelona 3 0 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2
Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal differential; 4) Goals scored; 5) Result against common opponent; 6) Fewer red cards; 7) Fewer yellow cards; 8) Fewer fouls committed; 9) Coin flip.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Points against common opponent (Juventus): Benfica 1, Bayern Munich 0.

Media coverage

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Market Countries Broadcast partner Ref
Image Arab World 1 beIN Sports
Image Brazil 1 Fox Sports Brasil
Record News		 [6][7][8]
Image Canada 1 DAZN [9]
Image Germany 1 Onefootball (free-streaming), DAZN (pay-streaming), and Sport1 (free-TV) [10]
Image Indonesia 1 TVRI, iNews TV, and MNC Vision [11][12]
Image Iran 1 IRIB Varzesh
Image Russia 1 Match TV
Image Spain 1 beIN Sports (Spain) [13]
Image Sweden 1 MTG [14]
Image Tajikistan 1 TV Varzish
Image Thailand 1 PPTV [15]
Image Turkey 1 D-Smart
Image United Kingdom 1 Premier Sports (non-Liverpool/Manchester United matches)
LFC TV (Liverpool matches only)
MUTV (Manchester United matches only)		 [6][7][16]
Image United States 1 ESPN [17]
Image Vietnam 1 K+

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "#ICC2018". internationalchampionscup.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Creditor, Avi (April 13, 2018). "Clubs, Cities Revealed for 2018 International Champions Cup". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "ICC schedule features Madrid, Barca, Manchester clubs, Liverpool, more". ESPN. April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Schedule". International Champions Cup. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "International Champions Cup About the Tournament". International Champions Cup. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Premier Sports lands International Champions Cup, Irish rugby rights". sportbusiness.com. SportBusiness Group. June 2, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "International Champions Cup: A Guide to the US Venues". www.liverpoolfc.com. Liverpool F.C. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Your guide to Man United Tour 2018 matches live on MUTV". www.manutd.com. Manchester United F.C. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ McMahon, Bobby (July 17, 2018). "DAZN Canada Lands Rights To 2018 International Champions Cup On Same Day U.S. Service Is Announced". Forbes. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wer überträgt den ICC 2018? Wo läuft der International Champions Cup? | Goal.com" (in German). Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (July 19, 2018). "TVRI Siarkan ICC 2018, Inilah Jadwal Siaran Langsung - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ Okezone. "iNews TV Siarkan Semua Pertandingan International Champions Cup ICC 2018 : Okezone Bola". okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "La International Champions Cup se vivirá en beIN LaLiga" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Premier League-rivalerna laddar upp i Sverige inför säsongen | viaplay.se" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  15. ↑ "ฟุตบอล International Champions Cup 2018 (ICC 2018)". pptvhd36.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Your guide to Man United Tour 2018 matches live on MUTV". www.manutd.com. Manchester United F.C. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ Nwulu, Mac (April 17, 2018). "2018 International Champions Cup on ESPN". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
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