1998 Algarve Cup

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| country = Portugal

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| num_teams = 8

| confederations = 3

| venues = 9

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| champion_other= {{fbw|Norway}}

| count = 4

| second_other = {{fbw|DEN}}

| third_other = {{fbw|USA}}

| matches = 16

| goals = 47

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| player = {{flagicon|Norway}} Marianne Pettersen

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| prevseason = 1997

| nextseason = 1999

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The 1998 Algarve Cup was the fifth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's association football tournament. It took place between 15 and 21 March 1998 in Portugal with Norway winning the event for the fourth time in its history defeating Denmark, 4-1, in the final-game. The United States ended up third defeating Sweden, 3-1, in the third prize game.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/sverige-trivs-inte-mot-usa/|title=Sverige trivs inte mot USA|publisher=Dagens nyheter|language=English|date=21 March 1998|access-date=2 February 2017}}

Format

The United States returned to the tournament, replacing Iceland.

The eight invited teams were split into two groups that played a round-robin tournament. On completion of this, the fourth placed teams in each group would play each other to determine seventh and eighth place, the third placed teams in each group would play each other to decide fifth and sixth place, the second placed teams in each group would play to determine third and fourth place and the winners of each group would compete for first and second place overall.

Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Group A

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style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|NOR}} \|6	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|USA}} \|6	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|CHN}} \|6	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|FIN}} \|0	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4

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|stadium = Olhão

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Chastain {{goal|76|pen.}}

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|date = March 17, 1998

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|score = 1–0

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|stadium = Loulé

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|score = 4–1

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|goals1 = Hamm {{goal|15||45||90}}
Lilly {{goal|87}}

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|stadium = Loulé

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|date = March 19, 1998

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|score = 4–1

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|goals1 = Pettersen {{goal|6||70}}
Riise {{goal|11}}
Lehn {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Chastain {{goal|76|pen.}}

|stadium = Lagos

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|stadium = Lagos

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Group B

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style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|DEN}} \|7	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|SWE}} \|7	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|NED}} \|3	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|POR}} \|0	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5

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|score = 0–0

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|stadium = Vila Real de Santo António

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|stadium = Vila Real de Santo António

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|date = March 17, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/danmark-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569722/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

|team2 = {{fbw|POR}}

|goals1 = Andersson {{goal}}
Lilja {{goal}}

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|stadium = Silves

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|date = March 17, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|score = 6–0

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|team2 = {{fbw|NED}}

|goals1 = {{goal|2}} {{goal|46}} Gitte Krogh
{{goal|9}} {{goal|20}}Birgit Christensen
{{goal|77}} Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
{{goal|83}} Hanne Nørregaard

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|stadium = Silves

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|date = March 19, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/Landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1867 report]

|team2 = {{fbw|POR}}

|goals1 = {{goal|15}} Petersen
{{goal|60}} Lene R. Jensen

|goals2 =

|stadium = Montechoro, Albufeira

}}

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|date = March 19, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/nederlanderna-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569724/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

|team2 = {{fbw|NED}}

|goals1 = Svensson {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Montechoro, Albufeira

}}

Seventh Place

{{football box

|date = March 21, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|POR}}

|score = 2–2
(4–2)
(PSO)

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|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

|goals1 = {{goal}} Patrícia
{{goal}} Carla Couto

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|stadium = Paderne

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Portugal finished bottom of their group for the fifth year in a row but won the match to decide seventh place on penalties after a 2–2 draw with Finland.

Fifth Place

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|date = March 21, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}

|score = 3–2

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|team2 = {{fbw|NED}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Lagoa

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Third Place

{{football box

|date = March 21, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/usa-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1569725/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)

|team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

|goals1 = {{goal|39}} Foudy
{{goal|85|pen.}} Chastain
{{goal|87}} Lilly

|goals2 = {{goal|29}} Ljungberg

|stadium = Quarteira

}}

Final

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|date = March 21, 1998

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}

|score = 4–1

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

|goals1 = {{goal|44}} Haugenes
{{goal|64}} Lehn
{{goal|82}} Ørmen
{{goal|84}} Medalen

|goals2 = {{goal|87|pen.}}

|stadium = Loulé

}}

Awards

Best player
class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto;"
align=center\|{{flagicon\|Norway}} Marianne Pettersen

References

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-algarve98.html 1998 Algarve Cup] on RSSSF

1998

Category:1997–98 in Portuguese women's football

Category:1998 in Swedish women's football

Category:March 1998 sports events in Europe