2018 SheBelieves Cup

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = SheBelieves Cup

| year = 2018

| yearr =

| other_titles =

| image = 2018 SheBelieves Cup.png

| size = 290px

| caption =

| city =

| country = United States

| dates = March 1–7

| num_teams = 4

| confederations = 2

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion_other= {{fbw|USA}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{fbw|ENG}}

| third_other = {{fbw|FRA}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|GER}}

| matches = 6

| goals = 16

| attendance = {{#expr: 7566 + 14591 + 25706 + 7882 + 6525 + 12351}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Ellen White
{{flagicon|FRA}} Eugénie Le Sommer
(2 goals each)

| player =

| prevseason = 2017

| nextseason = 2019

}}

The 2018 SheBelieves Cup was the third edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. Featuring national teams from Germany, England, France, and hosts United States, it began on March 1 and ended on March 7, 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/12/21/01/30/20171221-news-wnt-2018-shebelieves-cup-features-usa-germany-england-france|title=World Soccer Powers USA, Germany, England and France Set for 2018 SheBelieves Cup|date=December 21, 2017|work=ussoccer.com}} broadly running in parallel with the 2018 Algarve Cup, 2018 Turkish Women’s Cup, and the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/12/21/14/18/20171221-feat-wnt-five-things-to-know-about-the-2018-shebelievescup|title=Five Things to Know About the 2018 SheBelieves Cup|date=December 21, 2017|work=ussoccer.com}}

The United States won the tournament. This marks the last participation of France and Germany to date.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/08/02/29/20183007-recap-wnt-wins-2018-shebelieves-cup-with-1-0-win-vs-england|title=WNT Wins 2018 SheBelieves Cup with 1-0 Victory vs. England|date=March 7, 2018|work=ussoccer.com}}

Format

The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. 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. A tie in points was decided by goal differential.

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
Columbus

! Harrison
(New York City area)

! Orlando

MAPFRE Stadium

| Red Bull Arena

| Orlando City Stadium

Capacity: 19,968

| Capacity: 25,000

| Capacity: 25,500

200px

| 220px

| 200px

colspan=3|{{center|{{location map+|USA|float=none|width=630|caption=|places=

{{Location map~|USA|lat=39.9612|long=-82.9988|label=Columbus|position=right}}

{{Location map~|USA|lat=40.7465|long=-74.1563|label=Harrison|position=right}}

{{Location map~|USA|lat=28.5383|long=-81.3792|label=Orlando|position=right}}

}}}}

Squads

{{main|2018 SheBelieves Cup squads}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! FIFA Rankings
(December 2017)

{{fbw|USA}}{{center|1}}
{{fbw|GER}}{{center|2}}
{{fbw|ENG}}{{center|3}}
{{fbw|FRA}}{{center|6}}

Standings

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=Complete

|source=[https://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team/tournaments/2018-shebelieves-cup#tab-4 USSoccer]

|team1=USA |team2=ENG |team3=FRA |team4=GER

|win_USA=2 |draw_USA=1 |loss_USA=0 |gf_USA=3 |ga_USA=1 |status_USA=HC

|win_ENG=1 |draw_ENG=1 |loss_ENG=1 |gf_ENG=6 |ga_ENG=4

|win_FRA=1 |draw_FRA=1 |loss_FRA=1 |gf_FRA=5 |ga_FRA=5

|win_GER=0 |draw_GER=1 |loss_GER=2 |gf_GER=2 |ga_GER=6

|pos_USA={{gold01}}

|pos_ENG={{silver02}}

|pos_FRA={{bronze03}}

|name_FRA={{fbw|FRA}}

|name_GER={{fbw|GER}}

|name_ENG={{fbw|ENG}}

|name_USA={{fbw|USA}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.

}}

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

{{Football box

| date = March 1, 2018

| time = 16:00

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

| score = 4–1

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/01/23/29/20180301-recap-wnt-england-defeats-france-4-1-in-2018-shebelieves-cup-opener

| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Thiney {{goal|77}}

| stadium = MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

| attendance = 7,566

| referee = Christina Unkel (United States)

}}

{{Football box

| date = March 1, 2018

| time = 19:00

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

| score = 1–0

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/02/02/01/20180301-recap-wnt-downs-germany-1-0-in-first-2018-shebeleives-cup-match

| team2 = {{fbw|GER}}

| goals1 = Rapinoe {{goal|17}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

| attendance = 14,591

| referee = Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = March 4, 2018

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/04/19/17/20180304-recap-wnt-plays-france-to-1-1-draw-in-second-2018-shebeleievs-cup-game

| team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}

| goals1 = Pugh {{goal|35}}

| goals2 = Le Sommer {{goal|38}}

| stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

| attendance = 25,706

| referee = Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

}}

{{Football box

| date = March 4, 2018

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 2–2

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/04/22/35/20180304-recap-wnt-germany-draws-england-2-2-on-second-matchday-of-2018-shebelieves-cup

| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = White {{goal|18||73}}

| stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

| attendance = 7,882

| referee = Karen Abt (United States)

}}

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{{Football box

| date = March 7, 2018

| time = 16:00

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

| score = 3–0

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/07/23/37/20180307-recap-wnt-france-defeats-germany-3-0-2018-shebelieves-cup

| team2 = {{fbw|GER}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, Florida

| attendance = 6,525

| referee = Christina Unkel (United States)

}}

{{Football box

| date = March 7, 2018

| time = 19:00

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

| score = 1–0

| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/03/08/02/29/20183007-recap-wnt-wins-2018-shebelieves-cup-with-1-0-win-vs-england

| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}

| goals1 = Bardsley {{goal|58|o.g.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, Florida

| attendance = 12,351

| referee = Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=16 |matches=6

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

References