Algeria makes a comeback at the Toulon International Tournament of Hopes

After two years of absence due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Toulon International Football Tournament, reserved for hopes, will be back next May with the participation of the Algerian selection of U20s. It will be the great return of the Greens in this world tournament, after 37 years of absence.

Toulon international tournament, 2022 edition

The Algerian selection of U20 football will therefore take part in the 48th edition of the Toulon Hopes international tournament, which will take place from May 29 to June 12, 2022 in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France, the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) said on Saturday (September 25).

This tournament is open to players born in 2002, 2003 and 2004 in order to allow federations to prepare for the continental championships for the various FIFA competitions or the Olympic Games which will take place in 2024 in Paris.

This tournament will bring together 12 teams divided into 3 groups of 4. The first of each group and the best second are qualified for the semi-finals. The teams not qualified for the final square will play a classification match, which will give 4 to 5 matches per team.

Algeria’s last participation dates back to 1984

Started in 1967, the Toulon tournament has become an important meeting point for the Espoirs selections. The 2020 and 2021 editions did not take place, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, while the last, that of 2019, was won by Brazil. Previously, England had aligned 3 successes (2016, 2017 and 2018).

Algeria took part in this tournament in the 1980s, with, in 1983, a selection made up of a majority of players from the ex-club of the DNC Alger, which ranked 3rd in its group behind the Brazil and Germany and ahead of China then finishing 6th in the tournament, and occupying the same rank in 1984.

The Toulon International Tournament is reserved for hopeful players

The International Festival Espoirs, or Maurice-Revello Tournament, is a football competition reserved for international selections under 20 years old. Since 2017, the tournament brings together 12 nations. The selected are invited by the organizers according to their recent performances or their sporting objectives.

More than 1,700 future international players, some Golden Balls, other champions from Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and even the world took part in the Toulon Tournament before blossoming. at the highest level. These include Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal), Jean Pierre Papin, Didier Deschamps, Thiery Henry and Nicolas Anelka (France), Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Cafu (Brazil) and David Beckham (England).

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