2021 Four Nations Football Tournament Explained

Tourney Name:Four Nations Football Tournament
Year:2021
City:Colombo
Country: Sri Lanka
Dates:9–19 November 2021
Num Teams:4
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:Seychelles
Second:Sri Lanka
Matches:7
Goals:23
Top Scorer: Ahmed Waseem Razeek
(7 goals)
Nextseason:2024

The 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament (Sinhala; Sinhalese: 2021 සිව් ජාතීන්ගේ පාපන්දු තරඟාවලිය), alternatively known as the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup, was an international association football friendly tournament organised by Football Sri Lanka (FSL). It took place from 9 to 19 November 2021 at the Colombo Racecourse in Colombo.[1] [2] [3]

Venue

All matches will be held at the Racecourse Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Participants countries

The following four teams will contest in the tournament. FIFA ranking as of 21 October 2021.

Country ConfederationFIFA Ranking[4] Confederation Ranking
AFC18740
AFC15632
CAF19953
AFC20446

Officials

Referees

Assistant Referees

Group stage

The four teams competing against each other in the group stage in a single round-robin method. At the end of group matches, the top two teams advanced to the final and two teams were eliminated. Seychelles was first team who confirmed the final with a goalless draw in their third match against Maldives. On the other hand, both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka scored four points in three matches and their goal difference was equal but Sri Lanka advanced to the final as they scored more goals than Bangladesh.

Matches

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Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four-Nation Football Turney in Colombo. 7 September 2021. Daily Newslk. 6 October 2021.
  2. News: Four Nation Football tournament in Sri Lanka. 10 September 2021. Daily Mirror lk. 6 October 2021.
  3. News: Football: Four-Nation Tournament – Sri Lanka Seychelles 'A' selection gears up for 4-Nation Tournament in Sri Lanka. 25 September 2021. Seychelles Nation. 6 October 2021.
  4. News: FIFA World Men's team rankings. 16 September 2021. FIFA.com. 6 October 2021.