2002 LG Cup (Iran)

{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = LG Cup Four Nations Tournament | year = 2002 | yearr = | other_titles = | image = | size = 150px | alt = | caption = | city = [[Tabriz]] | country = [[Iran]] | dates = 17–19 September | num_teams = 4 | confederations = <!-- use only one of these two options --> | associations = <!-- use only one of these two options --> | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion = Iran | champion_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) --> | count = 3 | second = Paraguay | second_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) --> | third = Morocco | third_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) --> | fourth = South Africa | fourth_other = <!-- use instead if the team is not in {{fb}} (enter your own code) --> | matches = 4 | goals = 6 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | young_player = | prevseason = [[2002 LG Cup (Morocco)|2002]] (Morocco) | nextseason = (Nigeria) [[2003 LG Cup (Nigeria)|2003]] }}

The '''[[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]] Four Nations''' is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in [[Iran]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lgcup3-02.html |work=[[RSSSF]]|author=rsssf.com|title=LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Iran) 2002 |date=|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref>

==Participating nations== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" ! style="width:200px;" |Country ! style="width:100px;" |Confederation !{{nowrap|[[FIFA Men's World Ranking|FIFA ranking]]<br>(14 August 2002)}} |- |{{#invoke:flag|fb|IRN}} <small>{{nowrap|(hosts)}}</small> |align="center" |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] |align="center" |34 |- |{{#invoke:flag|fb|MAR|name=Morocco XI}} |align="center" |[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |align="center" |41 |- |{{#invoke:flag|fb|PAR}} |align="center" |[[CONMEBOL]] |align="center" |16 |- |{{#invoke:flag|fb|RSA}} |align="center" |[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |align="center" |32 |- |}

== Venues == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !rowspan=4|{{location map |Iran|float=none |height=280 |width=280 |caption= |lat=38.081389 |long=46.300556 |label=[[Tabriz|<span style="color:Blue; font-size:87%;">Tabriz</span>]] |position=bottom }} ! [[Tabriz]] |- | [[Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)|Takhti Stadium]] |- | Capacity: ''' 25,000''' |- | [[File:Takhti Stadium Tabriz.jpg|200px]] |- |}

==Results== ===Semifinals=== {{footballbox | date = 17 September 2002 | team1 = {{fb-rt|Iran}} | score = 1–1| | report = | team2 = {{fb|Morocco|name=Morocco XI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | penaltyscore = 4–3 | stadium = [[Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)|Takhti Stadium]], [[Tabriz]] | attendance = | referee = | event = | time = | round = Semi-Final | score1 = | score2 = }} ----{{footballbox | date = 17 September 2002 | team1 = {{fb-rt|Paraguay}} | score = 2–0| | team2 = {{fb|South Africa}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)|Takhti Stadium]], [[Tabriz]] | attendance = | referee = | event = | time = | round = Semi-Final | score1 = | score2 = | report = }}

===Third place match=== ----{{footballbox | date = 19 September 2002 | team1 = {{fb-rt|Morocco|name=Morocco XI}} | score = 0–0| | report = | team2 = {{fb|South Africa}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | penalties1 = | penaltyscore = 3–0 | penalties2 = | stadium = [[Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)|Takhti Stadium]], [[Tabriz]] | attendance = | referee = | event = | time = | round = Third place match | score1 = | score2 = }}

===Final=== ----{{football box |date= 19 September 2002 |time = 19:30 |team1={{fb-rt|IRN}} |score= 1–1 |report= [http://www.teammelli.com/matchdata/details/matchdetails.php?id=2265 Report] <br />[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lgcup3-02.html Report] |team2={{fb|PAR|1990}} |goals1= [[Ali Daei|Daei]] {{goal|41}} |goals2= [[Fredy Bareiro|Bareiro]] {{goal|35}} |stadium = [[Takhti Stadium (Tabriz)|Takhti Stadium]], [[Tabriz]] |attendance= 25,000 |referee = [[Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli|Saad Kamil]] ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) |penalties1 = | penaltyscore = 4–3 | penalties2 = }}

{{winners|fb|2002 LG Cup (Iran) winner|Iran|Third}}

==References==

{{reflist}} {{LG Cup (association football)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:LG Cup}} [[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Iran]]