# 2018 International Champions Cup

The 2018 International Champions Cup was the sixth edition of a tournament comprising a series of friendly association football matches. It began on July 20 and ended on August 11. The tournament was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur.

## Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the tournament. The participants were announced in four waves on April 10, 11, 12, and 17, 2018. On June 18, Lyon replaced Sevilla in the competition.
| Nation | Team |
| England | Arsenal |
| England | Chelsea |
| England | Liverpool |
| England | Manchester City |
| England | Manchester United |
| England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| France | Lyon |
| France | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Germany | Bayern Munich |
| Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Italy | Inter Milan |
| Italy | Juventus |
| Italy | Milan |
| Italy | Roma |
| Portugal | Benfica |
| Spain | Atlético Madrid |
| Spain | Barcelona |
| Spain | Real Madrid |

## Venues

Originally 22 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on April 13 and 17, 2018, but they were later increased to 23. Of these, 15 were in the United States, 7 were in Europe, and 1 was in Asia.
After Sevilla had to pull out (replaced by Lyon), matches due to take place in Warsaw and Zürich were canceled and replaced by matches in London and Faro-Loulé. The two matches Chelsea played were relocated from Gothenburg and Solna to Nice and Dublin respectively.

## Matches

The match schedule was announced on April 17, 2018, and was updated on June 18 after Lyon replaced Sevilla. Each team played three matches, for a total of 27 matches.

## Table

The 18 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions. In addition to three points for a win and none for a loss, a penalty shoot-out win was worth two points, while a loss on penalties earned one point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 2018 International Champions Cup winners |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Juventus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
| 10 | Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Benfica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Roma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 17 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 18 | Barcelona | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Points against common opponent (Juventus): Benfica 1, Bayern Munich 0.

## Media coverage

| Market | Countries | Broadcast partner |
| Arab World | 1 | beIN Sports |
| Brazil | 1 | Fox Sports Brasil Record News |
| Canada | 1 | DAZN |
| Germany | 1 | Onefootball (free-streaming), DAZN (pay-streaming), and Sport1 (free-TV) |
| Indonesia | 1 | TVRI, iNews TV, and MNC Vision |
| Iran | 1 | IRIB Varzesh |
| Russia | 1 | Match TV |
| Spain | 1 | beIN Sports (Spain) |
| Sweden | 1 | MTG |
| Tajikistan | 1 | TV Varzish |
| Thailand | 1 | PPTV |
| Turkey | 1 | D-Smart |
| United Kingdom | 1 | Premier Sports (non-Liverpool/Manchester United matches) LFC TV (Liverpool matches only) MUTV (Manchester United matches only) |
| United States | 1 | ESPN |
| Vietnam | 1 | K+ |