The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 28 February – 7 March |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() (Final cancelled) |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 61 (2.77 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[2]
Format
editThe twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a round-robin tournament.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.
Teams
editTeam | FIFA Rankings[3] (December 2017) |
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Australia | 4
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Canada | 5
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Netherlands | 7
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Japan | 9
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Sweden | 10
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Denmark | 12
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Norway | 14
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South Korea | 14
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China | 16
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Iceland | 20
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Russia | 25
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Portugal | 38
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Venues
edit- Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
- Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal
- Estádio Algarve
- Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos
- VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António
Squads
editGroup stage
editThe groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December,[4] due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in the Asian Cup finals the following month.
All times are local (UTC±0).
Tie-breaking criteria
editFor the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
- number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- goal difference in all the group matches
- number of goals scored in all the group matches
- fair-play ranking in all the group matches
- FIFA ranking
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
2 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Portugal | 2–1 | China |
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Report | Xu Yanlu 57' |
Australia | 4–3 | Norway |
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Report |
China | 0–2 | Norway |
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Report |
Portugal | 2–0 | Norway |
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Report |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
South Korea | 3–1 | Russia |
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Report | Belomyttseva 17' |
Sweden | 1–1 | South Korea |
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Blackstenius 20' | Report | Lee Min-a 33' |
Sweden | 3–0 | Russia |
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Report |
South Korea | 0–3 | Canada |
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Report |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Japan | 2–6 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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Denmark | 0–0 | Iceland |
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Report |
Japan | 2–1 | Iceland |
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Report | Eiríksdóttir 74' |
Denmark | 2–3 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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Iceland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
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Report |
Ranking of teams for placement matches
editThe ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:
- 1st placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Final |
2 | B | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
3 | A | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Third-place match |
- 2nd placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Third-place match |
2 | B | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Fifth-place match |
3 | C | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
- 3rd placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Seventh-place match |
2 | A | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | C | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | Ninth-place match |
- 4th placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
2 | A | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Eleventh-place match |
3 | B | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Placement matches
editEleventh place game
editChina | 2–1 | Russia |
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Report | Shishkina 40' |
Ninth place game
editIceland | 1–1 | Denmark |
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Eiríksdóttir 70' | Report | Troelsgaard Nielsen 62' |
Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Seventh place game
editSouth Korea | 0–0 | Norway |
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Report |
- The match was abandoned at half-time with the score 0–0 due to torrential rain that flooded the pitch: both teams were awarded joint seventh place.[5]
Fifth place game
editThird place game
editAustralia | 1–2 | Portugal |
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Cooper 45 3' | Report |
Final
editNetherlands | Cancelled | Sweden |
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Report |
The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[6][7]
Final standings
editRank | Team |
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Netherlands | |
Sweden | |
Portugal | |
4 | Australia |
5 | Canada |
6 | Japan |
7 | South Korea |
Norway | |
9 | Iceland |
10 | Denmark |
11 | China |
12 | Russia |
Awards
editTop Goalscorer[8] | Player of the Tournament | Fair play award |
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Christine Sinclair Lieke Martens Fridolina Rolfö |
Cláudia Neto | Japan |
Goalscorers
edit- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Caitlin Cooper
- Larissa Crummer
- Clare Polkinghorne
- Ashley Lawrence
- Jessie Fleming
- Liu Shanshan
- Song Duan
- Xu Yanlu
- Pernille Harder
- Frederikke Thøgersen
- Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
- Yui Hasegawa
- Emi Nakajima
- Yuika Sugasawa
- Rumi Utsugi
- Lineth Beerensteyn
- Shanice van de Sanden
- Cheyenne van den Goorbergh
- Stefanie van der Gragt
- Siri Worm
- Ingrid Engen
- Maren Mjelde
- Lisa-Marie Utland
- Carole Costa
- Nádia Gomes
- Vanessa Malho
- Carolina Mendes
- Cláudia Neto
- Diana Silva
- Anna Belomyttseva
- Sofia Shishkina
- Han Chae-rin
- Jung Seol-bin
- Filippa Angeldal
- Mimmi Larsson
- Own goal
- Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against the Netherlands)
References
edit- ^ "Algarve Cup 2018". NWSL Soccer. 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Troféu atribuído a Holanda e Suécia" [Trophy awarded to Netherlands and Sweden] (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ FIFA ranking
- ^ "New game alignment (in Portuguese)". Federação Portuguesa de Futbol. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Sør-Korea-kampen avlyst: – Vi ble enige om å stoppe kampen" [South Korea match cancelled: – We agreed to stop the match] (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ @Algarve_Cup (7 March 2018). "UPDATE: The match between the Netherlands and Sweden has been cancelled due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams will be awarded 1st place" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Cláudia Neto recebe prémio de melhor jogadora do torneio". fpf.pt. 7 March 2018.