<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-21/The-Great-Wall-Cup-football-tournament-for-Under-16s-comes-to-a-close-1FZEYpFl0Pu/img/ccb8af30d8a3467b883d83948f395ac5/ccb8af30d8a3467b883d83948f395ac5.jpeg' alt='Champions of the 10th Great Wall Cup, August 19, 2025. '
The curtain has officially fallen on the 10th Great Wall Cup International Youth Football Invitational Tournament. The highly anticipated final last night saw Portugal’s Sporting CP U16 crowned champions after a commanding 3-0 victory over Spain’s Real Madrid U16 at Beijing’s National Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-21/The-Great-Wall-Cup-football-tournament-for-Under-16s-comes-to-a-close-1FZEYpFl0Pu/img/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10.jpeg'Cultural day activities: Climbing the Juyongguan Great Wall, August 17, 2025.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-21/The-Great-Wall-Cup-football-tournament-for-Under-16s-comes-to-a-close-1FZEYpFl0Pu/img/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10.jpeg'Cultural day activities: Climbing the Juyongguan Great Wall, August 17, 2025.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-21/The-Great-Wall-Cup-football-tournament-for-Under-16s-comes-to-a-close-1FZEYpFl0Pu/img/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10.jpeg'Cultural day activities: Climbing the Juyongguan Great Wall, August 17, 2025.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-21/The-Great-Wall-Cup-football-tournament-for-Under-16s-comes-to-a-close-1FZEYpFl0Pu/img/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10.jpeg'Cultural day activities: Climbing the Juyongguan Great Wall, August 17, 2025.
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-08-21/The-Great-Wall-Cup-football-tournament-for-Under-16s-comes-to-a-close-1FZEYpFl0Pu/img/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10/993539310b184beea0c49b1646d08b10.jpeg'Cultural day activities: Climbing the Juyongguan Great Wall, August 17, 2025.
Under-16 boys teams from eight countries competed fiercely on the field in the high-energy tournament and had a great time off the field. Many of the young players, many of whom were visiting Beijing for the first time, got the chance to walk the Great Wall of China, taste the famous Peking duck, and try their hand at calligraphy during their day off. It’s safe to say they truly enjoyed it.
Great Wall Cup Table for 2025:
1. Sporting CP (Portugal)
2. Real Madrid (Spain)
3. Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
4. AJ Auxerre (France)
5. Odi Akhmedov Football Academy (Uzbekistan)
6. Beijing (China)
7. FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
8. JEJU SK FC (Republic of Korea)
(Photos via the 10th Great Wall Cup International Youth Football Invitational Tournament)
