Football at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

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Men's football tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
2018 Mediterranean Games Football.png
Tournament details
Host country Spain
City Tarragona
Dates22–30 June
Teams9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Fourth placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored47 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Spain.svg Abel Ruiz (7 goals)
2013
2022

Football at the 2018 Mediterranean Games took place between 22 June and 30 June at the Estadi Municipal de Reus, Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet and Estadi Municipal de Calafell. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their men's U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams. There was no women's tournament on this occasion. [1]

Contents

Participating nations

Nine nations have applied to compete in men's tournament, one more than at the previous games. None of the Asian nations opted to compete.

Men
FederationNation
CAF Africa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria U18
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya U18
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco U18
AFC Asia None
UEFA Europe Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina U18
Flag of France.svg  France U18
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece U18
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy U18
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain U18 (hosts)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey U18

Squads

Venues

3 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.

StadiumCityCapacity
Estadi Municipal de Reus Reus 4,500
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet La Pobla de Mafumet 707
Estadi Municipal de Calafell Calafell 690

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)220062+46 Semifinals
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 21013413
3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 20021430
Source: Tarragona 2018
(H) Host
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
  • Boutrif Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report
Estadi Municipal de Calafell, Calafell
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report Hasić Soccerball shade.svg50'
Estadi Municipal de Reus, Reus
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–0Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet, La Pobla de Mafumet
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 211082+64 Semifinals
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 211043+14
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 20021870
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Estadi Municipal de Calafell, Calafell
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report Shaldun Soccerball shade.svg50'
Estadi Municipal de Reus, Reus
Referee: Said Aouina (Algeria)

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet, La Pobla de Mafumet
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 220041+36 Semifinals
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 21012313
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20020220
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet, La Pobla de Mafumet
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Estadi Municipal de Calafell, Calafell
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Ranking of second-placed teams

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 211043+14 Semifinals
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 21013413
3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 21012313

Classification stage

7th and 5th place brackets

Seventh place match

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4–2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet, La Pobla de Mafumet
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Fifth place match

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report Badu Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Estadi Municipal de Calafell, Calafell
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Greece)

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June – Reus
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
30 June – Reus
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 
28 June – La Pobla de Mafumet
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
 
Third place
 
 
30 June – La Pobla de Mafumet
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0 (6)
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (p)0 (7)

Semifinals

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Estadi Municipal de Reus, Reus
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report Tahif Soccerball shade.svg13'
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet , La Pobla de Mafumet
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Bronze medal match

Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Penalties
6–7
Estadi Municipal de La Pobla de Mafumet, La Pobla de Mafumet
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Gold medal match

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg26', 57', 90+4'
Estadi Municipal de Reus, Reus
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)4400115+612Gold medal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 4211135+87Silver medal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 41215505Bronze medal
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 42114407Fourth place
5Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 320133065th place match
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 31023523
7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 310244037th place match
8Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 30033850
9Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 20021870Group stage
Source: Tarragona 2018
(H) Host

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

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