2021 SheBelieves Cup

The 2021 SheBelieves Cup was the sixth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States.

2021 SheBelieves Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	February 18–24
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (4th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	17 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	14,682 (2,447 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Megan Rapinoe (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Rose Lavelle
← 2020 2022 →

Featuring national teams from Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and hosts United States, it began on February 18 and ended on February 24, 2021.^[1] Argentina replaced Japan after it withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

The United States successfully defended their crown, capturing their fourth title.^[3]

Format

The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points would be decided by goal differential; other tie-breakers are listed below.

Venue

Orlando
Exploria Stadium
Capacity: 25,500*
Orlando

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at games was limited.^[4]

Squads

Main article: 2021 SheBelieves Cup squads

Teams

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2020)
United States	1
Brazil	8
Canada
Argentina	31

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (C, H)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
	Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
	Canada	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) Fair Play ranking.^[5]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

February 18, 2021

16:05

Brazil	4–1	Argentina
Marta 30' (pen.) Debinha 47' Adriana 54' Geyse 84'	Report	Larroquette 60'

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 1,119

Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

February 18, 2021

19:05

United States	1–0	Canada
Lavelle 79'	Report

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 3,104

Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

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February 21, 2021

15:05

United States	2–0	Brazil
Press 11' Rapinoe 88'	Report

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

February 21, 2021

18:05

Argentina	0–1	Canada
	Report	Stratigakis 90+2'

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 1,348

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

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February 24, 2021

16:05

Canada	0–2	Brazil
	Report	Debinha 15' Julia 39'

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 1,409

Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

February 24, 2021

19:05

United States	6–0	Argentina
Rapinoe 16', 26' Lloyd 35' Mewis 41' Morgan 84' Press 88'	Report

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 3,702

Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

3 goals

• Megan Rapinoe

2 goals

• Debinha
• Christen Press

1 goal

• Mariana Larroquette
• Adriana
• Geyse
• Julia Bianchi
• Marta
• Sarah Stratigakis
• Rose Lavelle
• Carli Lloyd
• Kristie Mewis
• Alex Morgan