The 2021 Tournoi de France was scheduled to be the second edition of the Tournoi de France, an international women's football tournament held annually in France and organized by the French Football Federation.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Dates | Cancelled Original schedule: 17–23 February |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
While the organization of the tournament seemed uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FFF announced that the tournament would happen on 26 January 2021,[1] unlike England which canceled the tournament it was planning on hosting.[2] The matches were scheduled to be played behind closed doors.[3] On 9 and 10 February 2021, Norway and Iceland announced their withdrawal from the competition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4][5]
On 11 February, the FFF announced that they have decided to cancel the tournament and France would play two friendly matches against Switzerland on 20 and 23 February.[6]
Teams edit
| Team | FIFA Rankings[7]
(December 2020) |
|---|---|
 France
|
3 |
 Norway |
11 |
 Iceland |
16 |
 Switzerland
|
19 |
Venues edit
| Metz | Sedan |
|---|---|
| Stade Saint-Symphorien | Stade Louis Dugauguez |
| Capacity : 20,400 | Capacity : 24,389 |
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References edit
- ^ "Bleues : Deuxième édition du Tournoi de France et adversaires inédits". Coeurs de foot (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Kommunikation, D. B. U. "Kvindelandsholdet spiller ikke i februar". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Deuxième édition du Tournoi de France". fff.fr. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Après la Norvège, l'Islande a déclaré forfait pour le Tournoi de France" [After Norway, Iceland withdrew from the Tournoi de France]. L'Équipe (in French). 10 February 2021.
- ^ "A kvenna ekki til Frakklands" [A women not to France] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 10 February 2021.
- ^ "LA 2E ÉDITION DU TOURNOI DE FRANCE ANNULÉE" (in French). fff.fr. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table – FIFA". FIFA. Retrieved 5 February 2021.