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2004 FA Summer Tournament Tournament details Host country England Dates 30 May – 5 June 2004 Teams 3 (from two confederations) Venue(s) 1 Final positions Champions England Runners-up Japan Third place Iceland Tournament statistics Matches played 3 Goals scored 14 (4.67 per match) Attendance 85,166 (28,389 per match) Top scorer(s) Heiðar Helguson (three goals)
International football competition
The 2004 FA Summer Tournament was a minor international football competition that took place in England from 30 May to 5 June 2004. Host nation England , Japan and Iceland participated in the tournament. All matches took place at the City of Manchester Stadium , home of Manchester City .
This three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for England just before UEFA Euro 2004 began the following week. It featured England’s squad for that tournament, which had been named two weeks before on 17 May 2004. They won the tournament on goal difference from Japan, having been held to a draw by them but defeating Iceland via a greater margin.
Venue
Results
All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1 )
Iceland vs Japan
30 May 200412:00 City of Manchester Stadium , Manchester Attendance: 3,085Referee: Mike Riley (England )
England vs Japan
1 June 200420:00 City of Manchester Stadium , Manchester Attendance: 38,581Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy )
Assistant referees:
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Alessandro Griselli (Italy)
England vs Iceland
5 June 200415:30 City of Manchester Stadium , Manchester Attendance: 43,500Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands )
Assistant referees:
Jantinus Meints (Netherlands)
Gyuri Takács (Netherlands)
Final standings
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
England
2
1
1
0
7
2
+5
4
Japan
2
1
1
0
4
3
+1
4
Iceland
2
0
0
2
3
9
–6
0
Goalscorers
References
"Japan win fails to ease Zico's fears" . independent.co.uk . 31 May 2004. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"England 1–1 Japan" . news.bbc.co.uk . 1 June 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
"England crush Iceland" . news.bbc.co.uk . 5 June 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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