2007 Algarve Cup

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2007 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates7–14 March 2007
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Third placeFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorerUnited States Carli Lloyd (4 goals)
Best playerUnited States Carli Lloyd
Best goalkeeperSweden Caroline Jonsson
2006
2008

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)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
1
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2
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3
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
4
File:Flag of France.svg France
7
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
8
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
9
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
13
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
16
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
21
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland
32
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (hosts)
46

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
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
File:Flag of France.svg France 6 3 2 0 1 2 4 −2
Error creating thumbnail:  Norway 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1


Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 9 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 6 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4


Group C

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 9 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 4 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 2 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5


Placement play-offs

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All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place

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Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg0–0
(5–4 PSO)
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Report
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

9th place

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7th place

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Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg1–0File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Fuselli File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão

5th place

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3rd place

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Final

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 2007 Algarve Cup 
File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Fifth title

References

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