2019 Toulon Tournament

The 2019 Toulon Tournament (officially French: 47ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 47th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 1 to 15 June 2019. England were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.

2019 Toulon Tournament
47ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello (in French)
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates1–15 June 2019
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored74 (2.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Matheus Cunha (4 goals)
Best player(s) Douglas Luiz
Best goalkeeper Chen Wei

In this season the tournament was contested by under-22 national teams, although France, Portugal, England and Republic of Ireland played with their under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams, respectively.

Brazil won their ninth title by defeating Japan 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 1–1 draw.

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