The 2011 Toulon Tournament was the 39th edition of the tournament and took place from June 1 to 10. Ivory Coast were the defending champions, but they failed to win a single match and were eliminated in the group stage.
| Toulon Youth Festival | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 1–10 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Colombia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Steeven Joseph-Monrose (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | James Rodríguez |
Colombia won the tournament by defeating France 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 1-1 draw. James Rodríguez won the Meilleur joueur award for the most outstanding player of the tournament.
Participant teams edit
Venues edit
The matches were played in these communes:
Squads edit
Group stage edit
All times are UTC+2.
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Semi-final |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
 Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
 Ivory Coast
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Colombia | 1–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
Rodríguez  33' (pen.) |
Report | Baldé 73' |
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza Soto (Mexico)
| Ivory Coast | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Paloschi 4' Gabbiadini 80' |
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
| Colombia | 4–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 7' (pen.) Cardona 13', 19'Muriel 45' |
Report | Franco 60' (o.g.) |
Referee: Sandor Ando-Szabo (Hungary)
| Colombia | 1–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Quiñones 17' |
Report | Paloschi 57' (pen.) |
Referee: Jose Alfredo Peñaloza Soto (Mexico)
| Ivory Coast | 0–1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | N. Oliveira 48' |
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Semi-final |
 Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
 Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
 China
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| France | 4–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Knockaert 5' Joseph-Monrose 40'Tafer 64'Benezet 70' |
Report | Dávila 25' |
Referee: João Carlos Santos Capela (Portugal)
| France | 4–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Monrose 21', 39' Benezet 64'Jarsalé 70' |
Report |
Referee: Imer Machado (Colombia)
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 June – Toulon | ||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||
| 10 June – Toulon | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| Colombia (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 8 June – Toulon | ||||||
| France | 1 (1) | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 June – Toulon | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 (4) | |||||
| Italy (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
All times are UTC+2
Semifinals edit
| Colombia | 2–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona 38' Valencia 47' |
Report | Izazola 80+2' |
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria)
| France | 1–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Monrose 62' |
Report |
Referee: Sandor Ando-Szabo (Hungary)
Third place play-off edit
| Italy | 1–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Destro 42' |
Report | Guarch 32' |
| Penalties | ||
Destro  Caldirola Rossi Soriano Paloschi  D'Alessandro |
5–4 | De Buen Villalobos Rivera Reyes Pulido Valencia |
Referee: João Carlos Santos Capela (Portugal)
Final edit
Goalscorers edit
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Pedro Franco (for 
Ivory Coast)