2018 Superclásico Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 11–16 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
The 2018 SuperClásico Championship was a four-way international friendly soccer tournament that was held in Saudi Arabia, in which the Saudi Arabia national team competes with Iraq, Argentina and Brazil in friendly matches at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, and King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah.[1] It was planned to be the national team of Egypt as the Arab competitor along with Saudi Arabia national team, but after the Egyptian team apologized, the Iraq team was invited to participate in its place and hesitated to participate for its commitment to other matches, then announced its welcome to participate, and the FIFA officially included all the matches of this championship in his agenda for October 2018.[2]
Participants
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Súper Clásico Brazil vs Argentina 
Argentina
Brazil
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Format
[edit]Teams played each other once during the FIFA Calendar. with considering Argentina versus Brazil match as a part of Superclásico de las Américas.
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| 4 | Iraq
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Matches
[edit]| Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jesus  43'Sandro 90'+6' |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Bishi 90+4' |
Report | Ali 71' |
References
[edit]- ^ "SuperClásico matches in Riyadh and Jeddah". Saudigazette. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ Okaz_online@, «عكاظ» (جدة) (2018-10-13). "فيفا يعتمد «سوبر كلاسيكو» ضمن أجندته". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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