2007 Algarve Cup

2007 Algarve CupTournament details

Host country| Portugal
Dates| 7–14 March 2007
Teams| 12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions|  United States (5th title)
Runners-up|  Denmark
Third place|  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 24
Goals scored| 61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Carli Lloyd (4 goals)
Best player(s)|  Carli Lloyd
Best goalkeeper|  Caroline Jonsson

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The 2007 Algarve Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 7 and 12 March 2007 with the previous year's runners-up, the United States, winning the event for a record fifth time, breaking Norway's previous record of four championships, by defeating Denmark, 2-0, in the final game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 3-1, in the bronze medal game.[1]

## Format

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The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. All of the teams from Groups A and B returned from 2006, but Italy and Iceland were invited back for the third time to play in Group C replacing Mexico and Wales.

Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, were the only ones in contention to win the title. The group winners from A and B contested the final, with the runners-up playing for third place and those that finished third in these two groups playing for fifth place.

The teams in Group C were playing for places 7-12, with the winner of Group C playing the team that finished fourth in Group A or B with the better record for seventh place and the Group C runner-up playing the team which came last in Group A or B with the worse record for ninth place. The third and fourth-placed teams in Group C played for eleventh place.

Points awarded in the group stage follow 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 determined the higher placed.

## Teams

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The twelve invited teams were:

Team  | FIFA Rankings
(December 2006)

|

Germany |

United States |

Norway |

Sweden |

France |

Denmark |

China |

Italy |

Finland |

Iceland |

Republic of Ireland |

Portugal (hosts) |

## Group stage

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All times local (WET/UTC+0)

### Group A

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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2
France | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2
Norway | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1
Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1

7 March 2007

France | 0–4|  Denmark

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|  | Paaske-Sørensen 30'
Pape 68'
Rasmussen 73'
Pedersen 89'

Estádio Municipal, Silves

7 March 2007

Germany | 1–2|  Norway

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|

Lingor 18' |  | Stensland 15'
Wiik 69'

Estádio Algarve, Faro

* * *

9 March 2007

France | 1–0|  Germany

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Bussaglia 33' |  |

Estádio Algarve, Faro

9 March 2007

Norway | 0–1|  Denmark

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|  | Larsen 89'

Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

* * *

12 March 2007

France | 1–0|  Norway

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Abily 67' |  |

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

12 March 2007

Germany | 3–0|  Denmark

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Mittag 16',  44'
Behringer 48' |  |

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

### Group B

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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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United States | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3
Sweden | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3
Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2
China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4

7 March 2007

Sweden | 3–0|  Finland

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Sjögran 22'
Svensson 34'
Nordin 90+1' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) |

Estádio Algarve, Faro

7 March 2007

United States | 2–1|  China

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Lilly 19' (pen)
Lloyd 38' | Report | Duan 21'

Estádio Algarve, Faro

* * *

9 March 2007

Sweden | 1–0|  China

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Rohlin 90' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) |

Estádio Algarve, Faro

9 March 2007

United States | 1–0|  Finland

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Lloyd 46' | Report |

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

* * *

12 March 2007

Sweden | 2–3|  United States

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Oqvist 71'
Svensson 83' (pen) | Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Wambach 39',  72'
Lloyd 44'

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

12 March 2007

China | 0–2|  Finland

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|  | Rantanen 23' (pen)
Talonen 31'

Estádio do Portimonense, Portimão

### Group C

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Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Italy | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5
Iceland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3
Republic of Ireland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3
Portugal | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5

7 March 2007

Portugal | 1–1|  Republic of Ireland

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Martins 59' | Report | Curtis 7'

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

7 March 2007

Italy | 2–1|  Iceland

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Conti 21'
Panico 46' |  | Viðarsdóttir 45' (pen)

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

* * *

9 March 2007

Portugal | 0–1|  Italy

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| Report | Conti 9'

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

9 March 2007

Iceland | 1–1|  Republic of Ireland

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Logadóttir 36' |  | O'Toole 72'

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

* * *

12 March 2007

Portugal | 1–5|  Iceland

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Dani 35' | Report | Jónsdóttir 6'
Magnúsdóttir 58',  78',  90'
Viðarsdóttir 90+3'

Estádio Municipal, Lagos

12 March 2007

Italy | 4–1|  Republic of Ireland

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Panico 17'
Fuselli 58',  61'
Gama 64' |  | Byrne 35'

Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves

## Placement play-offs

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All times local (WET/UTC+0)

### 11th place

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14 March 2007

10:00

Republic of Ireland | 0–0
(5–4 PSO)|  Portugal

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| Report |

Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

### 9th place

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14 March 2007

10:00

Iceland | 4–1|  China

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Lárusdóttir 68'
Samúelsdóttir 75'
Viðarsdóttir 81',  82' |  | Lou Xiaoxu 90+2'

Complexo Desportivo, Montechoro

### 7th place

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14 March 2007

Italy | 1–0|  Germany

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Fuselli 81' |  |

Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão

### 5th place

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14 March 2007

Norway | 2–0|  Finland

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Wiik 55'
Storløkken 90' |  |

Estádio Josino Costa, Lagoa

### 3rd place

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14 March 2007

Sweden | 3–1|  France

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Öqvist 17'
Svensson 45+1'
Johansson 47' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) | Ramos 68'

Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

## Final

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14 March 2007

United States | 2–0|  Denmark

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Lilly 12'
Lloyd 51' | Report |

Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

2007 Algarve Cup

United States
Fifth title

## References

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1. ^ Dirk Hinrichs (14 March 2007). "US Wins Algarve Cup for Fifth Time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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