China Cup - New FIFA sanctioned International Tournament

Chinese real estate, entertainment and sports conglomerate Wanda says it will host an annual "China Cup" tournament, which will begin next year and feature four national teams.

From another article I read the field will be expanded to include top European and S. American teams.

Article: http://www.espnfc.us/china/story/2912241/wanda-to-host-annual-china-cup-to-boost-national-side

 

First edition will be played in January 2017 and will feature China, Croatia, Iceland and Chile.

 

They'll probably schedule it during an official FIFA date. But when they expand to 8 teams in 2018 it will be interesting to see how it's handled.

 

Set to begin Tuesday with China v Iceland.

Chile plays Croatia on Wednesday. Chile selected a squad of mostly local players with a few European based players and some Mexican League players. Of note, Eduardo Vargas and Angelo Henriquez should handle the attacking duties.

 

China lost 0-2 to Iceland in the inaugural match. Chile v Croatia tomorrow at 6:30 AM.

 

Chile v Iceland in the final. Chile won in PKs over Croatia after a 1-1 draw in regular time.

 

Chile beat Iceland 1-0 in the final this morning to win the inaugural China Cup.