2018 China Cup

The 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship was the second edition of the China Cup, an international football tournament held in China annually. It was played from 22 to 26 March 2018 in Nanning, Guangxi, China.

The winning team was Uruguay, who beat Wales 1–0 in the final.

Participating teams
On 8 November 2017, it was announced that Czech Republic, Uruguay and Wales would participate in the 2018 China Cup.

Mascot
With 65,554 votes, Longbao was elected as the official mascot for the 2018 Gree China Cup International Football Championship. Longbao’s design was drawn from a Chinese dragon (Long), an essential cultural symbol of strength, good luck and auspicious powers.

Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2018 China Cup.
 * Referees


 * Chris Beath
 * Amirul Izwan Yaacob
 * Saoud Ali Al-Adba
 * Salman Ahmad Falahi


 * Assistant referees


 * George Lakrindis
 * Mohammad bin Zainal
 * Juma Al-Burshaid
 * Mohammad Darman

Squads

 * Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 22 March 2018.

China
Coach: 🇮🇹 Marcello Lippi

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Czech Republic
Coach: 🇨🇿 Karel Jarolím

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Uruguay
Coach: Óscar Tabárez

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Wales
Coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ryan Giggs

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Matches
The official draw was announced on 5 December 2017. The schedule was announced on 17 December 2017. All times are local, CST (UTC+8).