2006 Algarve Cup#Final
{{Infobox International Football Competition
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| city = Algarve
| country = Portugal
| dates = 9–15 March
| num_teams = 11
| confederations = 3
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| champion_other= {{fbw|GER}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbw|USA}}
| third_other = {{fbw|SWE}}
| fourth_other = {{fbw|FRA}}
| matches = 20
| goals = 55
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| nextseason = 2007
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The 2006 Algarve Cup is the 13th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place 9–15 March 2006. Eleven teams participated in this edition of the Algarve Cup. Germany won the tournament defeating the USA, 4–3, in the final-game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 1–0, in the third-prize game.{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2006-03-15-us-germany-algarve_x.htm|title=Germany beats US women 4–3 on penalties|publisher=USA Today|language=English|author=Dirk Hinrichs|date=15 March 2006|accessdate=2 February 2017}}
Format
The eleven teams are split into three groups that played a round-robin group stage, with 4 teams each in Group A and Group B, and 3 teams in Group C.
The format for this edition of the Algarve Cup is as follows: Groups A and B, containing the strongest ranked teams, are the only ones in contention to win the title. The group A and B winners contest the final – to win the Algarve Cup. The runners-up play for third place, and those that finish third in the groups play for fifth place. The teams in Group C played for places 7–12. The winner of Group C played the team that finished fourth in Group A or B (whichever has the better record) for seventh place. The Group C runner-up played the team who finishes last in Group A or B (with the worse record) for ninth place. The team that finished last in Group C does not participate in the play-off stage.
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. 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:
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| Team
! FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|
| {{fbw|GER}} | {{center|1}} |
| {{fbw|USA}} | {{center|2}} |
| {{fbw|NOR}} | {{center|3}} |
| {{fbw|SWE}} | {{center|5}} |
| {{fbw|FRA}} | {{center|7}} |
| {{fbw|DEN}} | {{center|8}} |
| {{fbw|CHN}} | {{center|9}} |
| {{fbw|FIN}} | {{center|16}} |
| {{fbw|MEX}} | {{center|26}} |
| {{fbw|IRL}} | {{center|32}} |
| {{fbw|POR}} (hosts) | {{center|40}} |
- Northern Ireland (77) was scheduled to be the fourth participant in Group C, but they withdrew and were replaced by Slovakia (43), who also withdrew.
Group stage
=Group A=
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|team2=SWE|name_SWE={{fbw|SWE}}
|team3=NOR|name_NOR={{fbw|NOR}}
|team4=FIN|name_FIN={{fbw|FIN}}
|win_GER=3|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=0|gf_GER=9|ga_GER=0
|win_SWE=1|draw_SWE=1|loss_SWE=1|gf_SWE=4|ga_SWE=4
|win_NOR=0|draw_NOR=2|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=0|ga_NOR=1
|win_FIN=0|draw_FIN=1|loss_FIN=2|gf_FIN=1|ga_FIN=9
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{Football box
| date = 9 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}
| score = 5–0
| report = [https://www.dfb.de/en/data-center/women-s-friendly/2005-2006/season/1969124 DfB Report] (in German)
| team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}
| goals1 = Pohlers {{goal|59}}
Prinz {{goal|63}}
Garefrekes {{goal|71}}
Behringer {{goal|80}}
Fuss {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estádio Algarve
| attendance = 100
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 9 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/norge-sverige-landskamper-dam-senior/1570557/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)
| team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Loulé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 11 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}
| score = 0–3
| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-tyskland-landskamper-dam-senior/1570558/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)
| team2 = {{fbw|GER}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Prinz {{goal|29}}
Behringer {{goal|44}}
Wimbersky {{goal|58}}
| stadium = Loulé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 11 March 2006
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FIN}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=1698590 Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Alvor
| attendance = 225
| referee = Gasje Fatou
}}
{{Football box
| date = 13 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-finland-landskamper-dam-senior/1570560/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)
| team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}
| goals1 = Svensson {{goal|26}}, {{goal|52}}, {{goal|85}}
Mostrom {{goal|68}}
| goals2 = Valkonen {{goal|85}}
| stadium = Lagos
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 13 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.dfb.de/en/data-center/women-s-friendly/2005-2006/season/germany-norway-1969132 DfB Report] (in German)
| team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}
| goals1 = Wimbersky {{goal|93}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Estádio Algarve
| attendance = 400
| referee = Floarea Babadac (Romania)
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=USA|name_USA={{fbw|USA}}
|team2=FRA|name_FRA={{fbw|FRA}}
|team3=CHN|name_CHN={{fbw|CHN}}
|team4=DEN|name_DEN={{fbw|DEN}}
|win_USA=2|draw_USA=1|loss_USA=0|gf_USA=9|ga_USA=1
|win_FRA=1|draw_FRA=1|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=4|ga_FRA=6
|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=1|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=6|ga_CHN=1
|win_DEN=0|draw_DEN=1|loss_DEN=2|gf_DEN=2|ga_DEN=13
|update=complete|source=
}}
- France takes 2nd place in Group B via head-to-head result against China
{{Football box
| date = 9 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2006/03/U-S-Women-Play-To-Scoreless-Draw-Vs-China-In-2006-Algarve-Cup-Opener.aspx Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|USA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Faro
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 9 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
| score = 2–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}
| goals1 = Nielsen {{goal|31}}
Sørensen {{goal|50}}
| goals2 = Coquet {{goal|18}}
Tonazzi {{goal|26}}
| stadium = Faro
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 11 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FRA}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbw|CHN}}
| goals1 = Bussaglia {{goal|2}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Faro
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 11 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
| score = 0–5
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130623155108/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2006/03/u-s-wnt-defeats-denmark-5-0-in-second-group-b-match-of-2006-algarve-cup.aspx Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|USA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Wambach {{goal|16}}
O'Reilly {{goal|29}}, {{goal|31}}
Lilly {{goal|42}}
Kai {{goal|72}}
| stadium = Faro
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 13 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131013212001/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2006/03/U-S-Women-Clinch-Berth-In-Algarve-Cup-Final-With-4-1-Win-Vs-France.aspx Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}
| goals1 = Lilly {{goal|1}}
Wagner {{goal|49}}
Tarpley {{goal|50}}
Kai {{goal|76}}
| goals2 = Lattaf {{goal|64}}
| stadium = Faro-Loulé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 13 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
| score = 0–6
| report =
| team2 = {{fbw|CHN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Duan {{goal|20|34|41}}
Yue {{goal|28|52}}
Xiaoyan {{goal|66}}
| stadium = Lagos
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Group C=
|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=MEX|name_MEX={{fbw|MEX}}
|team2=IRL|name_IRL={{fbw|IRL}}
|team3=POR|name_POR={{fbw|POR}}
|win_MEX=1|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=0|gf_MEX=6|ga_MEX=0
|win_IRL=1|draw_IRL=1|loss_IRL=0|gf_IRL=1|ga_IRL=0
|win_POR=0|draw_POR=0|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=0|ga_POR=7
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{Football box
| date = 9 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|POR}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140505020938/http://www.fpf.pt/National-Teams/Football/Female/Senior-A/Matches-and-Results/Match-Detail/id/786176/PortugalvsRepublica-Da-Irlanda Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|IRL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Laura Hislop {{goal|29}}
| stadium = Alvor
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 11 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|IRL}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Vila Real de Santo Antonio
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{Football box
| date = 13 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|POR}}
| score = 0–6
| report = [https://www.fpf.pt/National-Teams/Football/Female/Senior-A/Matches-and-Results/Match-Detail/id/786178/PortugalvsMexico Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Domínguez {{goal|4}}, {{goal|23}}
Saucedo {{goal|30}}
González {{goal|35}}
Costa {{goal|42}}
Maradiaga {{goal|77}}
| stadium = Silves
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Placement play-offs
=Ninth place match=
{{Football box
| date = 15 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
| score = 4–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbw|IRL}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Algarve
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Seventh place match=
{{Football box
| date = 15 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|FIN}}
| score = 4–3
| report =
| team2 = {{fbw|MEX}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Algarve
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Fifth place match=
=Third place match=
{{Football box
| date = 15 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-frankrike-landskamper-dam-senior/1570562/ SvFF Report] (in Swedish)
| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}
| goals1 = Schelin {{goal|51}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Algarve
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Final=
{{Football box
| date = 15 March 2006
| time =
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}
| score = 0–0
| aet = yes
| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2006/03/U-S-WNT-Falls-To-Germany-In-Penalty-Kicks-In-Algarve-Cup-Final.aspx Report]
| team2 = {{fbw|USA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| penalties1 = Behringer {{pengoal}}
Pohlers {{pengoal}}
Prinz {{penmiss}}
Okoyino Da Mbabi {{pengoal}}
Wimbersky {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 4–3
| penalties2 = Wagner {{pengoal}}
Boxx {{penmiss}}
Whitehill {{pengoal}}
Wambach {{penmiss}}
Lilly {{pengoal}}
| stadium = Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
{{winners|fbw|2006 Algarve Cup|GER|First}}
Final standings
| class="wikitable" | |
| Rank
! Team | |
|---|---|
| align=center|{{gold1}} | {{fbw|GER}} |
| align=center|{{silver2}} | {{fbw|USA}} |
| align=center|{{bronze3}} | {{fbw|SWE}} |
| align=center|4 | {{fbw|FRA}} |
| align=center|5 | {{fbw|NOR}} |
| align=center|6 | {{fbw|CHN}} |
| align=center|7 | {{fbw|FIN}} |
| align=center|8 | {{fbw|MEX}} |
| align=center|9 | {{fbw|DEN}} |
| align=center|10 | {{fbw|IRL}} |
| align=center|11 | {{fbw|POR}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140122205553/http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/group/algarvecup Algarve Cup on WomensSoccerUnited.com]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-algarve.html RSSSF.com history page, with links to full results]
- [https://www.thefinalball.com/competicao.php?id_comp=896 Full results and history]
https://www.thefinalball.com/edicao.php?id_edicao=54523
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