2018 Algarve Cup

2018 Algarve CupTournament details

Host country| Portugal
Dates| 28 February – 7 March
Teams| 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)| 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Netherlands
Sweden
(Final cancelled)
Third place|  Portugal
Fourth place|  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 22
Goals scored| 61 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Christine Sinclair
Lieke Martens
Fridolina Rolfö
(3 goals)
Best player(s)|  Cláudia Neto
Fair play award|  Japan

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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]

The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.[2]

## Format

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The 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

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Team  | FIFA Rankings[3]
(December 2017)

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Australia |

Canada |

Netherlands |

Japan |

Sweden |

Denmark |

Norway |

South Korea |

China |

Iceland |

Russia |

Portugal |

## Venues

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* 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

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Main article: 2018 Algarve Cup squads

## Group stage

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The 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

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For 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:

1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
2. goal difference in all the group matches
3. number of goals scored in all the group matches
4. fair-play ranking in all the group matches
5. FIFA ranking

### Group A

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Pos | 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

Source: FPF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

28 February 2018

15:00

Portugal | 2–1|  China

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* C. Mendes 60'
* C. Costa 85'

| Report | Xu Yanlu 57'

Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

28 February 2018

18:30

Australia | 4–3|  Norway

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* Polkinghorne 13'
* Logarzo 24'
* Kerr 31'
* Crummer 90+5'

| Report |

* Thorsnes 11', 61' (pen.)
* Ultand 52'

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

* * *

2 March 2018

15:00

Portugal | 0–0|  Australia

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| Report |

Estádio Algarve

Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)

2 March 2018

15:00

China | 0–2|  Norway

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| Report |

* Engen 25'
* Mjelde 88'

VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

* * *

5 March 2018

19:00

Portugal | 2–0|  Norway

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* Neto 36'
* Di. Silva 49'

| Report |

Estádio Algarve

Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

5 March 2018

19:00

Australia | 2–0|  China

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* Logarzo 51'
* Kerr 90+1'

| Report |

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

### Group B

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Pos | 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

Source: FPF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

28 February 2018

15:00

South Korea | 3–1|  Russia

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* Lee Min-a 45'
* Han Chae-rin 52'
* Jung Seol-bin 77'

| Report | Belomyttseva 17'

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

28 February 2018

19:00

Canada | 1–3|  Sweden

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Beckie 46' | Report |

* Larsson 43'
* Rolfö 51'
* Blackstenius 87'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

* * *

2 March 2018

19:00

Russia | 0–1|  Canada

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| Report | Sinclair 25' (pen.)

Estádio Algarve

Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

2 March 2018

19:00

Sweden | 1–1|  South Korea

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Blackstenius 20' | Report | Lee Min-a 33'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

* * *

5 March 2018

15:00

Sweden | 3–0|  Russia

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* Angeldal 31'
* Rolfö 50', 61'

| Report |

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

5 March 2018

15:00

South Korea | 0–3|  Canada

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| Report |

* Sinclair 24', 79'
* Fleming 73'

Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

### Group C

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Pos | 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

Source: FPF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

28 February 2018

15:40

Japan | 2–6|  Netherlands

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* Nakajima 38'
* Iwabuchi 82'

| Report |

* Martens 4', 52'
* Beerensteyn 8'
* Worm 31'
* Van de Sanden 35'
* Van der Gragt 44'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

28 February 2018

18:30

Denmark | 0–0|  Iceland

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| Report |

Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)

* * *

2 March 2018

15:25

Japan | 2–1|  Iceland

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* Sugasawa 15'
* Utsugi 85'

| Report | Eiríksdóttir 74'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

2 March 2018

18:30

Denmark | 2–3|  Netherlands

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* Harder 19'
* Thøgersen 34'

| Report |

* Van den Goorbergh 31'
* Martens 78'
* Boye Sørensen 90+4' (o.g.)

VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

* * *

5 March 2018

15:40

Japan | 2–0|  Denmark

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* Hasegawa 82'
* Iwabuchi 90+3' (pen.)

| Report |

Estádio Algarve

Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

5 March 2018

15:40

Iceland | 0–0|  Netherlands

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| Report |

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Jeong Oh-hyeon (South Korea)

### Ranking of teams for placement matches

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The 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

Source: FPF

* 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

Source: FPF

* 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

Source: FPF

* 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

Source: FPF

## Placement matches

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### Eleventh place game

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7 March 2018

14:00

China | 2–1|  Russia

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* Liu Shanshan 53'
* Song Duan 78'

| Report | Shishkina 40'

VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Jonesia Kabakama (Tanzania)

### Ninth place game

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7 March 2018

18:30

Iceland | 1–1|  Denmark

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Eiríksdóttir 70' | Report | Troelsgaard Nielsen 62'
Penalties

* Sigurðardóttir
* Hönnudóttir
* Kristjánsdóttir
* Albertsdóttir
* Hauksdóttir

| 5–4 |

* Christiansen
* Troelsgaard Nielsen
* Holmgaard
* Sørensen
* Arnth

VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

### Seventh place game

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7 March 2018

18:30

South Korea | 0–0|  Norway

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| Report |

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

* 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

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7 March 2018

14:55

Canada | 2–0|  Japan

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* Beckie 20'
* Lawrence 50'

| Report |

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

### Third place game

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7 March 2018

15:00

Australia | 1–2|  Portugal

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Cooper 45+3' | Report |

* Gomes 38'
* Malho 56'

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

### Final

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7 March 2018

18:30

Netherlands | Cancelled|  Sweden

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| Report |

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

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

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Rank  | 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

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Top Goalscorer[8] | Player of the Tournament  | Fair play award

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Christine Sinclair
Lieke Martens
Fridolina Rolfö |  Cláudia Neto |  Japan

## Goalscorers

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3 goals

* Christine Sinclair
* Lieke Martens
* Fridolina Rolfö

2 goals

* Chloe Logarzo
* Sam Kerr
* Janine Beckie
* Hlín Eiríksdóttir
* Mana Iwabuchi
* Elise Thorsnes
* Lee Min-a
* Stina Blackstenius

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

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1. ^ "Algarve Cup 2018". NWSL Soccer. 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ FIFA ranking
4. ^ "New game alignment (in Portuguese)". Federação Portuguesa de Futbol. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
7. ^ @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.
8. ^ "Cláudia Neto recebe prémio de melhor jogadora do torneio". fpf.pt. 7 March 2018.

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