2010 Algarve Cup

The 2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010. It was won by the United States who defeated World and European champions Germany 3–2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven. Sweden defeated China, 2-0, in the third prize game.^[1]

2010 Algarve Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	24 February – 3 March 2010
Teams	12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (7th title)
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	84 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Inka Grings (7 goals)
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Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The main eight entrants were identical to the previous year. Group C featured two different sides with Romania and the Faroe Islands replacing Poland 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 place.

Teams

The twelve invited teams were:

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2009)
United States	1
Germany	2
Sweden	4
Norway	7
Denmark	10
China	13
Finland	16
Iceland	18
Romania	36
Austria	39
Portugal (hosts)	41
Faroe Islands	61

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Germany	9	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16
China	4	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3
Denmark	3	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
Finland	1	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8

24 February 2010

15:00

China	1 – 1	Finland
Han Duan 7'		Sällström 54'

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)

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24 February 2010

17:00

Germany	4 – 0	Denmark
Behringer 36' Prinz 56' Grings 58', 82'

Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)

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26 February 2010

15:00

Denmark	0 – 2	China
		Xu Yuan 12', 25'

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)

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26 February 2010

17:00

Germany	7 – 0	Finland
Grings 34', 65', 70' Popp 61', 66' Keßler 77' M. Müller 84'

Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

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1 March 2010

17:00

China	0 – 5	Germany
		Garefrekes 2' Mittag 16', 42' Peter 75' Zietz 90'

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)

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1 March 2010

17:00

Denmark	2 – 1	Finland
Munk 21' Nadim 80'		Österberg Kalmari 7' (pen.)

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Marina Wozniak (Germany)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	9	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Sweden	4	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2
Norway	4	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
Iceland	0	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7

24 February 2010

15:00

United States	2 – 0	Iceland
Atladóttir 60' (o.g.) Cheney 62'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Christine Bek (Germany)

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24 February 2010

18:00

Norway	2 – 2	Sweden
Wiik 7' Christensen 13'		Sembrant 20' Landström 53'

Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Kirsi Heikkienen (Finland)

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26 February 2010

15:00

Norway	1 – 2	United States
Herlovsen 64'	Report	Wambach 13', 90+2'

José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão

Referee: Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)

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26 February 2010

15:00

Iceland	1 – 5	Sweden
Magnúsdóttir 17'		Dahlkvist 47', 71' (pen.) Liljegärd 52', 64' Asllani 69'

Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Referee: Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

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1 March 2010

15:00

United States	2 – 0	Sweden
Cheney 57', 87'	Report

Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

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1 March 2010

15:00

Iceland	2 – 3	Norway
Viðarsdóttir 55' Magnúsdóttir 73'		Gulbrandsen 8', 58' Woods 62'

Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves

Referee: Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Romania	7	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6
Portugal	7	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6
Austria	3	3	1	0	2	4	4	0
Faroe Islands	0	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12

Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions

24 February 2010

14:00

Portugal	5 – 0	Faroe Islands
Vieira 5', 19' Fernandes 41', 45', 46'

Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

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24 February 2010

18:00

Romania	2 – 0	Austria
Duşă 4' Rus 35'

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)

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26 February 2010

14:00

Portugal	0 – 0	Romania

Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

Referee: Carolina Gonzalez Urrutia (Chile)

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26 February 2010

18:00

Austria	3 – 0	Faroe Islands
Burger 7' Gröbner 28', 59'

Municipal Stadium, Lagos

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1 March 2010

14:00

Faroe Islands	1 – 5	Romania
Hansen 11'		Rus 3', 6', 75' Iuşan 78' Pavel 90+1'

CD Montechoro, Albufeira

Referee: Faduma Dia (Senegal)

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1 March 2010

14:00

Portugal	2 – 1	Austria
Matias 71' (pen.) Couto 81'		Gröbner 13'

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Jia Wang (China)

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th Place

3 March 2010

11:00

Austria	6 – 0	Faroe Islands
Hanschitz 59', 90+1' Gröbner 68' Burger 73' Puntigam 75', 89'

José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão

Referee: Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)

9th Place

3 March 2010

13:00

Portugal	0 – 3	Iceland
		Magnúsdóttir 49' Viðarsdóttir 62' Lárusdóttir 90+3'

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

7th Place

3 March 2010

11:00

Finland	0 – 1	Romania
		Pavel 17'

Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves

Referee: Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)

5th Place

3 March 2010

11:00

Denmark	2 – 1	Norway
Rasmussen 48' Veje 60'		Pedersen 90+4'

Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

Referee: Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)

3rd Place

3 March 2010

11:00

China	0 – 2	Sweden
		Dahlkvist 13' Fischer 68'

Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)

Final

3 March 2010

16:00

Germany	2 – 3	United States
Grings 41', 74'	Report	Lloyd 18' Wambach 22' Cheney 69'

Estádio Algarve, Faro

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

GERMANY: GK 1 Nadine Angerer DF 4 Babett Peter DF 22 Bianca Schmidt DF 15 Sonja Fuss MF 9 Birgit Prinz (c) MF 29 Lena Goeßling  29' MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes MF 7 Melanie Behringer  86' MF 19 Fatmire Bajramaj  46' FW 8 Inka Grings FW 11 Anja Mittag  70' Substitutes: GK 12 Ursula Holl DF 3 Saskia Bartusiak DF 5 Annike Krahn FW 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi  46' MF 14 Kim Kulig FW 16 Martina Müller  86' MF 20 Jennifer Zietz  29' MF 27 Alexandra Popp  70' Manager: Silvia Neid

UNITED STATES: GK 1 Hope Solo DF 17 Meghan Schnur DF 2 Heather Mitts  39' DF 6 Amy LePeilbet DF 26 Rachel Buehler MF 7 Shannon Boxx (c) MF 9 Heather O'Reilly MF 10 Carli Lloyd  46' FW 8 Amy Rodriguez  59' FW 11 Lauren Cheney  83' FW 20 Abby Wambach Substitutes: GK 18 Nicole Barnhart GK 24 Jillian Loyden DF 4 Cat Whitehill MF 5 Lori Lindsey  59' MF 12 Yael Averbuch FW 13 Megan Rapinoe DF 14 Stephanie Cox MF 15 Casey Nogueira  83' Manager: Pia Sundhage

MATCH RULES 90 minutes No extra time Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

2010 Algarve Cup
United States Seventh title