2019 Algarve Cup

26th edition of the Algarve Cup

2019 Algarve CupTournament details

Host country| Portugal
Dates| 27 February – 6 March
Teams| 12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions|  Norway (5th title)
Runners-up|  Poland
Third place|  Canada
Fourth place|  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 42 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Jennifer Hermoso
Mimmi Larsson
(3 goals)

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The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 27 February to 6 March.

Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title,[1] and their first since the 1998 edition.

## Format

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The twelve invited teams were split into four 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[2]
(December 2018)

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Canada |

Netherlands |

Sweden |

Spain |

Norway |

China |

Denmark |

Switzerland |

Scotland |

Iceland |

Portugal |

Poland |

## Squads

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Main article: 2019 Algarve Cup squads

## Group stage

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The groups were announced in mid-January 2019

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  |  Canada | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4
2  |  Scotland | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 3
3  |  Iceland | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 1

Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

27 February 2019

13:15

Canada | 0–0|  Iceland

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| Report |

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

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1 March 2019

13:15

Scotland | 0–1|  Canada

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| Report | Sinclair 81' (pen.)

Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

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4 March 2019

14:00

Iceland | 1–4|  Scotland

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Gunnarsdóttir 57' | Report |

* Arnot 13', 66'
* Cuthbert 32'
* Little 55'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

### Group B

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

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1  |  Poland | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 6
2  |  Spain | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 3
3  |  Netherlands | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 3  | −3  | 0

Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

27 February 2019

17:15

Spain | 2–0|  Netherlands

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Hermoso 22', 64' | Report |

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

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1 March 2019

16:45

Poland | 3–0|  Spain

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* Dudek 25'
* Balcerzak 34'
* Pajor 49'

| Report |

Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

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4 March 2019

17:30

Netherlands | 0–1|  Poland

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| Report | Winczo 42'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

### Group C

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

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

Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2019. Source: FPT
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

27 February 2019

13:15

Norway | 2–1|  Denmark

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* Åsland 77'
* Utland 90'

| Report |

* Nadim 17'

Estádio Algarve

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1 March 2019

13:15

China | 1–3|  Norway

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Wang 90' | Report |

* Herlovsen 9'
* Wu 31' (o.g.)
* Haavi 42'

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

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4 March 2019

13:15

Denmark | 1–0|  China

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Harder 60' (pen.) |  |

VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

### Group D

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

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1  |  Sweden | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 3
2  |  Switzerland | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3
3  |  Portugal (H) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 3

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

27 February 2019

16:45

Sweden | 4–1|  Switzerland

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* Larsson 7', 40', 67'
* Asllani 62'

| Report |

* Crnogorčević 26'

Estádio Algarve

Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

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1 March 2019

16:45

Portugal | 2–1|  Sweden

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* Silva 71'
* Neto 90+4'

| Report | Björn 68'

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile)

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4 March 2019

16:45

Switzerland | 3–1|  Portugal

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* Crnogorčević 60'
* Kiwic 66'
* Müller 86'

| Report | Norton 27'

VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António

### Ranking of teams for placement matches

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The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 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  | B  |  Poland | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 6  | Final
2  | C  |  Norway | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 6
3  | A  |  Canada | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 4  | Third-place match
4  | D  |  Sweden | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 3

Source: FPT

* 2nd placed teams

Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | A  |  Scotland | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 3  | Fifth-place match
2  | C  |  Denmark | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3
3  | D  |  Switzerland | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3  | Seventh-place match
4  | B  |  Spain | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 3

Source: FPT

* 3rd placed teams

Pos | Grp | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | D  |  Portugal | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 3  | Ninth-place match
2  | A  |  Iceland | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 1
3  | C  |  China | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 0  | Eleventh-place match
4  | B  |  Netherlands | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 3  | −3  | 0

Source: FPT

## Placement matches

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### Eleventh place

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6 March 2019

17:15

China | 1–1|  Netherlands

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Yao 50' | Report | Miedema 45'
Penalties

* Zhang
* Yao
* Li
* Wu

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* Van de Donk
* Van Dongen
* Bloodworth
* Spitse
* Miedema

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

### Ninth place

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6 March 2019

14:30

Portugal | 1–4|  Iceland

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Mendes 88' | Report |

* Albertsdóttir 2'
* Magnúsdóttir 37'
* Viðarsdóttir 89'
* Guðmundsdóttir 90'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

Referee: Lydia Abede (Ethiopia)

### Seventh place

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6 March 2019

13:15

Switzerland | 0–2|  Spain

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* Hermoso 21'
* Müller 63' (o.g.)

Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile)

### Fifth place

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6 March 2019

13:15

Scotland | 1–0|  Denmark

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Ross 34' | Report |

Estádio Algarve

### Third place

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6 March 2019

17:00

Canada | 0–0|  Sweden

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| Report |
Penalties

* Schmidt
* Sinclair
* Rose
* Lawrence
* Beckie
* Buchanan
* Fleming

| 6–5 |

* Anvegård
* Sembrant
* Björn
* Larsson
* Jakobsson
* Ericsson
* Glas

Estádio Algarve

### Final

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6 March 2019

18:00

Poland | 0–3|  Norway

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* Herlovsen 24'
* Hansen 65'
* Sævik 74'

Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal

## Final standings

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Rank  | Team[3]

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|  Norway
|  Poland
|  Canada
4 |  Sweden
5 |  Scotland
6 |  Denmark
7 |  Spain
8 |  Switzerland
9 |  Iceland
10 |  Portugal
11 |  Netherlands
12 |  China

## Goalscorers

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There have been 42 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

3 goals

* Jennifer Hermoso
* Mimmi Larsson

2 goals

* Isabell Herlovsen
* Lizzie Arnot
* Ana-Maria Crnogorčević

1 goal

* Christine Sinclair
* Wang Shanshan
* Yao Wei
* Pernille Harder
* Nadia Nadim
* Agla María Albertsdóttir
* Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
* Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir
* Selma Sól Magnúsdóttir
* Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir
* Vivianne Miedema
* Therese Sessy Åsland
* Emilie Haavi
* Caroline Graham Hansen
* Karina Sævik
* Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland
* Patrycja Balcerzak
* Paulina Dudek
* Ewa Pajor
* Agnieszka Winczo
* Mónica Mendes
* Cláudia Neto
* Andreia Norton
* Dolores Silva
* Erin Cuthbert
* Kim Little
* Jane Ross
* Kosovare Asllani
* Nathalie Björn
* Rahel Kiwic
* Melanie Müller

1 own goal

* Wu Haiyan (against Norway)
* Melanie Müller (against Spain)

## References

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1. ^ "Noruega conquista Algarve Cup 2019". fpf.pt. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
2. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking – Ranking Table". fifa.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
3. ^ Final ranking

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