2007 Algarve Cup

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]

2007 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates7–14 March 2007
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carli Lloyd (4 goals)
Best player(s) Carli Lloyd
Best goalkeeper Caroline Jonsson

Format

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

The twelve invited teams were:

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2006)
 Germany
1
 United States
2
 Norway
3
 Sweden
4
 France
7
 Denmark
8
 China PR
9
 Italy
13
 Finland
16
 Iceland
21
 Republic of Ireland
32
 Portugal (hosts)
46

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 6320153+2
 France 6320124−2
 Norway 3310223−1
 Germany 3310243+1
France 0–4 Denmark
Paaske-Sørensen  30'
Pape  68'
Rasmussen  73'
Pedersen  89'
Estádio Municipal, Silves
Germany 1–2 Norway
Lingor  18' Stensland  15'
Wiik  69'
France 1–0 Germany
Bussaglia  33'
Norway 0–1 Denmark
Larsen  89'
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
France 1–0 Norway
Abily  67'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Germany 3–0 Denmark
Mittag  16',  44'
Behringer  48'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9330063+3
 Sweden 6320163+3
 Finland 3310224−2
 China PR 0300315−4
Sweden 3–0 Finland
Sjögran  22'
Svensson  34'
Nordin  90+1'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
United States 2–1 China PR
Lilly  19' (pen)
Lloyd  38'		 Report Duan  21'
Sweden 1–0 China PR
Rohlin  90' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
United States 1–0 Finland
Lloyd  46' Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Sweden 2–3 United States
Oqvist  71'
Svensson  83' (pen)		 Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)		 Wambach  39',  72'
Lloyd  44'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
China PR 0–2 Finland
Rantanen  23' (pen)
Talonen  31'
Estádio do Portimonense, Portimão

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Italy 9330072+5
 Iceland 4311174+3
 Republic of Ireland 2302136−3
 Portugal 1301227−5
Portugal 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Martins  59' Report Curtis  7'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Italy 2–1 Iceland
Conti  21'
Panico  46'		 Viðarsdóttir  45' (pen)
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Portugal 0–1 Italy
Report Conti  9'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Iceland 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Logadóttir  36' O'Toole  72'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Portugal 1–5 Iceland
Dani  35' Report Jónsdóttir  6'
Magnúsdóttir  58',  78',  90'
Viðarsdóttir  90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Italy 4–1 Republic of Ireland
Panico  17'
Fuselli  58',  61'
Gama  64'		 Byrne  35'
Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place
Republic of Ireland 0–0
(5–4 PSO)		 Portugal
Report
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

9th place
Iceland 4–1 China PR
Lárusdóttir  68'
Samúelsdóttir  75'
Viðarsdóttir  81',  82'		 Lou Xiaoxu  90+2'
Complexo Desportivo, Montechoro

7th place
Italy 1–0 Germany
Fuselli  81'
Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão

5th place
Norway 2–0 Finland
Wiik  55'
Storløkken  90'
Estádio Josino Costa, Lagoa

3rd place
Sweden 3–1 France
Öqvist  17'
Svensson  45+1'
Johansson  47'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish) Ramos  68'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Final
United States 2–0 Denmark
Lilly  12'
Lloyd  51'		 Report
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
 2007 Algarve Cup 

United States
Fifth title

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