Summary
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 7–14 March 2007 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carli Lloyd (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Carli Lloyd |
| Best goalkeeper | Caroline Jonsson |
Format edit
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 edit
The twelve invited teams were:
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2006) |
|---|---|
 Germany |
1
|
| United States |
2
|
 Norway |
3
|
| Sweden |
4
|
 France |
7
|
| Denmark |
8
|
 China |
9
|
 Italy |
13
|
 Finland |
16
|
 Iceland |
21
|
 Republic of Ireland |
32
|
 Portugal (hosts) |
46
|
Group stage edit
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
Group A edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| France
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Norway
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Germany
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Germany | 3–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Mittag  16', 44'Behringer 48' |
Group B edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Sweden
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Finland
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| China
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| United States | 1–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd 46' |
Report |
| Sweden | 2–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Oqvist 71' Svensson 83' (pen) |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Wambach 39', 72' Lloyd 44' |
Group C edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
|
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Iceland
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Portugal
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Martins 59' |
Report | Curtis 7' |
| Iceland | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Logadóttir 36' |
O'Toole 72' |
| Portugal | 1–5 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Dani 35' |
Report | Jónsdóttir 6' Magnúsdóttir 58', 78', 90'Viðarsdóttir 90+3' |
| Italy | 4–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Panico 17' Fuselli 58', 61'Gama 64' |
Byrne 35' |
Placement play-offs edit
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
11th place edit
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 (5–4 PSO) | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
9th place edit
| Iceland | 4–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Lárusdóttir 68' Samúelsdóttir 75'Viðarsdóttir 81', 82' |
Lou Xiaoxu 90+2' |
7th place edit
5th place edit
| Norway | 2–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Wiik 55' Storløkken 90' |
3rd place edit
Final edit
| United States | 2–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly 12' Lloyd 51' |
Report |
| 2007 Algarve Cup |
|---|
 United States Fifth title |
References edit
- ^ Dirk Hinrichs (14 March 2007). "US Wins Algarve Cup for Fifth Time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.