2010 Algarve Cup#Group A

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| image = 2010AlgarveCup.JPG

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| country = Portugal

| dates = 24 February – 3 March 2010

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 3

| venues = 8

| cities = 8

| champion_other= {{fbw|USA}}

| count = 7

| second_other = {{fbw|GER}}

| third_other = {{fbw|SWE}}

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| matches = 24

| goals = 84

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|GER}} Inka Grings (7 goals)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-03-03-usa-germany_N.htm|title=Cheney winner helps U.S. women take Algarve Cup|publisher=USA Today|language=en|date=3 March 2010|access-date=2 February 2017}}

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)
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{{fbw\|USA}}	{{center\|1}}
{{fbw\|GER}}	{{center\|2}}
{{fbw\|SWE}}	{{center\|4}}
{{fbw\|NOR}}	{{center\|7}}
{{fbw\|DEN}}	{{center\|10}}
{{fbw\|CHN}}	{{center\|13}}
{{fbw\|FIN}}	{{center\|16}}
{{fbw\|ISL}}	{{center\|18}}
{{fbw\|ROM}}	{{center\|36}}
{{fbw\|AUT}}	{{center\|39}}
{{fbw\|POR}} (hosts)	{{center\|41}}
{{fbw\|FAR}}	{{center\|61}}

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

=Group A=

width=175 \|Team !width=20 abbr="Points" \|Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" \|Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" \|W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" \|D !width=20 abbr="Lost" \|L !width=20 abbr="Goals for" \|GF !width=20 abbr="Goals against" \|GA !width=20 abbr="Goal difference" \|GD
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|GER}} \|9	3	3	0	0	16	0	+16
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|CHN}} \|4	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|DEN}} \|3	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|FIN}} \|1	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8

{{footballbox

|date = 24 February 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 1 – 1

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|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

|goals1 = Han Duan {{goal|7}}

|goals2 = Sällström {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Lagos

|referee = Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)

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{{footballbox

|date = 24 February 2010

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 4 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

|goals1 = Behringer {{goal|36}}
Prinz {{goal|56}}
Grings {{goal|58||82}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

|referee = Michelle Pye (Canada)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 26 February 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 0 – 2

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|CHN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Xu Yuan {{goal|12||25}}

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Lagos

|referee = Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)

}}

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|date = 26 February 2010

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 7 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

|goals1 = Grings {{goal|34||65||70}}
Popp {{goal|61||66}}
Keßler {{goal|77}}
M. Müller {{goal|84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

|referee = Christina Pedersen (Norway)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 March 2010

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 0 – 5

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|team2 = {{fbw|GER}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Garefrekes {{goal|2}}
Mittag {{goal|16||42}}
Peter {{goal|75}}
Zietz {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Estádio Algarve, Faro

|referee = Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 March 2010

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 2 – 1

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|FIN}}

|goals1 = Munk {{goal|21}}
Nadim {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Österberg Kalmari {{goal|7|pen.}}

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

|referee = Marina Wozniak (Germany)

}}

=Group B=

width=175 \|Team !width=20 abbr="Points" \|Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" \|Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" \|W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" \|D !width=20 abbr="Lost" \|L !width=20 abbr="Goals for" \|GF !width=20 abbr="Goals against" \|GA !width=20 abbr="Goal difference" \|GD
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style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|USA}} \|9	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|SWE}} \|4	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|NOR}} \|4	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|ISL}} \|0	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7

{{footballbox

|date = 24 February 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130709015426/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2010/02/US-Opens-Algarve-Cup-with-2-0-Win-Against-Iceland.aspx Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}

|goals1 = Atladóttir {{goal|60|o.g.}}
Cheney {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

|referee = Christine Bek (Germany)

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 24 February 2010

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 2 – 2

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|team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

|goals1 = Wiik {{goal|7}}
Christensen {{goal|13}}

|goals2 = Sembrant {{goal|20}}
Landström {{goal|53}}

|referee = Kirsi Heikkienen (Finland)

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 26 February 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131221081031/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2010/02/US-Women-Defeat-Norway-In-Second-Algarve-Cup-Group-B-Match.aspx Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|USA}}

|goals1 = Herlovsen {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Wambach {{goal|13||90+2}}

|referee = Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)

|stadium = José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 26 February 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 1 – 5

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

|goals1 = Magnúsdóttir {{goal|17}}

|goals2 = Dahlkvist {{goal|47||71|pen.}}
Liljegärd {{goal|52||64}}
Asllani {{goal|69}}

|referee = Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 March 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130424121007/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2010/03/us-womens-national-team-advances-to-algarve-final-with-2-0-win-against-sweden.aspx Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

|goals1 = Cheney {{goal|57||87}}

|goals2 =

|referee = Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

|stadium = Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 March 2010

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2 – 3

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}

|goals1 = Viðarsdóttir {{goal|55}}
Magnúsdóttir {{goal|73}}

|goals2 = Gulbrandsen {{goal|8||58}}
Woods {{goal|62}}

|referee = Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

|stadium = Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves

}}

=Group C=

width=175 \|Team !width=20 abbr="Points" \|Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" \|Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" \|W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" \|D !width=20 abbr="Lost" \|L !width=20 abbr="Goals for" \|GF !width=20 abbr="Goals against" \|GA !width=20 abbr="Goal difference" \|GD
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style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|ROM}} \|7	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|POR}} \|7	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|AUT}} \|3	3	1	0	2	4	4	0
style="text-align:left;"\|{{fbw\|FRO}} \|0	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12

Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions

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|date = 24 February 2010

|time = 14:00

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

|score = 5 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|FRO}}

|goals1 = Vieira {{goal|5||19}}
Fernandes {{goal|41||45||46}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

|referee = Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 24 February 2010

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 2 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|AUT}}

|goals1 = Duşă {{goal|4}}
Rus {{goal|35}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Lagos

|referee = Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 26 February 2010

|time = 14:00

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

|score = 0 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|ROM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal

|referee = Carolina Gonzalez Urrutia (Chile)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 26 February 2010

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 3 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|FRO}}

|goals1 = Burger {{goal|7}}
Gröbner {{goal|28||59}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Municipal Stadium, Lagos

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 March 2010

|time = 14:00

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

|score = 1 – 5

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|ROM}}

|goals1 = Hansen {{goal|11}}

|goals2 = Rus {{goal|3||6||75}}
Iuşan {{goal|78}}
Pavel {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = CD Montechoro, Albufeira

|referee= Faduma Dia (Senegal)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 March 2010

{{footballbox

|date = 3 March 2010

|time = 16:00

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

|score = 2 – 3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131221080913/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2010/03/US-Women-Defeat-Germany-For-2010-Algarve-Cup-Title.aspx Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|USA}}

|goals1 = Grings {{goal|41||74}}

|goals2 = Lloyd {{goal|18}}
Wambach {{goal|22}}
Cheney {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Estádio Algarve, Faro

|referee = Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

|attendance = 1,200

}}

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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	{{suboff\|29}}
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes
MF	7	Melanie Behringer	{{suboff\|86}}
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj	{{suboff\|46}}
FW	8	Inka Grings
FW	11	Anja Mittag	{{suboff\|70}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	12	Ursula Holl
DF	3	Saskia Bartusiak
DF	5	Annike Krahn
FW	13	Célia Okoyino da Mbabi	{{subon\|46}}
MF	14	Kim Kulig
FW	16	Martina Müller	{{subon\|86}}
MF	20	Jennifer Zietz	{{subon\|29}}
MF	27	Alexandra Popp	{{subon\|70}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Silvia Neid

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center \|colspan="4"\|UNITED STATES:
GK	1	Hope Solo
DF	17	Meghan Schnur
DF	2	Heather Mitts	{{yel\|39}}
DF	6	Amy LePeilbet
DF	26	Rachel Buehler
MF	7	Shannon Boxx (c)
MF	9	Heather O'Reilly
MF	10	Carli Lloyd	{{yel\|46}}
FW	8	Amy Rodriguez		{{suboff\|59}}
FW	11	Lauren Cheney		{{suboff\|83}}
FW	20	Abby Wambach
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	18	Nicole Barnhart
GK	24	Jillian Loyden
DF	4	Cat Whitehill
MF	5	Lori Lindsey		{{subon\|59}}
MF	12	Yael Averbuch
FW	13	Megan Rapinoe
DF	14	Stephanie Cox
MF	15	Casey Nogueira		{{subon\|83}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Pia Sundhage

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MATCH RULES

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

References

Algarve Cup

2010

Category:February 2010 sports events in Europe

Category:March 2010 sports events in Europe

Team ! FIFA Rankings (December 2009)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
{{fbw\|USA}}	{{center\|1}}
{{fbw\|GER}}	{{center\|2}}
{{fbw\|SWE}}	{{center\|4}}
{{fbw\|NOR}}	{{center\|7}}
{{fbw\|DEN}}	{{center\|10}}
{{fbw\|CHN}}	{{center\|13}}
{{fbw\|FIN}}	{{center\|16}}
{{fbw\|ISL}}	{{center\|18}}
{{fbw\|ROM}}	{{center\|36}}
{{fbw\|AUT}}	{{center\|39}}
{{fbw\|POR}} (hosts)	{{center\|41}}
{{fbw\|FAR}}	{{center\|61}}