England’s U-21s beat host France, 2-1, in the final to win the Toulon Tournament for the first time since 1994. En route to the title, Coach Gareth Southgate‘s squad beat Japan (1-0),Paraguay (4-0), Guinea (7-1) and Portugal (1-0).
The USA, whose U-23s last year used it as a preparation for its unsuccessful Olympic qualifying quest, did not participate in this year’s ToulonTournament.