2019 SheBelieves Cup
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SheBelieves Cup
| year = 2019
| yearr =
| other_titles =
| image ={{#statements:P18}}
| size =
| caption =
| city =
| country = United States
| dates = February 27 – March 5
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 4
| venues = 3
| cities = 3
| champion_other= {{fbw|ENG}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbw|USA}}
| third_other = {{fbw|JPN}}
| fourth_other = {{fbw|BRA}}
| matches = 6
| goals = 19
| attendance = {{#expr: 5954 + 14555 + 12586 + 22125 + 8580 + 14009}}
| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|USA}} Tobin Heath
{{fbwicon|ENG}} Beth Mead
{{fbwicon|JPN}} Yuka Momiki
{{fbwicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe
(2 goals each)
| player =
| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2020
}}
The 2019 SheBelieves Cup was the fourth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States. Featuring national teams from Brazil, England, Japan, and hosts United States, it began on February 27 and ended on March 5, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/12/05/22/52/20181206-news-wnt-2019-schedule-set-as-countdown-to-the-cup-takes-uswnt-on-10-game-10-city-tour |title=2019 Schedule Set as “Countdown to the Cup” Takes WNT on 10-Game, 10-City Tour |date=6 December 2018 |publisher=US Soccer}} Having kept the same four teams in the first three editions, 2019 was the first time that France and Germany had not taken part. They were instead replaced by Japan and Brazil, the first time teams from either the AFC or CONMEBOL had taken part.
The United States were the defending champions. England won the tournament for the first time.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/mar/05/england-japan-shebelieves-050319 |title=England record statement win over Japan to clinch prestigious SheBelieves Cup |date=5 March 2019 |publisher=The FA}}
Format
The four invited teams played a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points would be decided by goal differential; other tie-breakers are listed below.
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" |
| Chester (Philadelphia area) ! Tampa |
|---|
| Talen Energy Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,500
| Capacity: 69,193 | Capacity: 66,321 |
| 240px
| 220px | 220px |
| colspan=3|{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=630|caption=|places=
{{Location map~|USA|lat=39.50|long=-75.22|label=Chester|position=right}} {{Location map~|USA|lat=36.10|long=-86.47|label=Nashville|position=right}} {{Location map~|USA|lat=27.58|long=-82.28|label=Tampa|position=right}} }} |
Squads
{{main|2019 SheBelieves Cup squads}}
Teams
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | |
| Team
! FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|
| {{fbw|USA}} | {{center|1}} |
| {{fbw|ENG}} | {{center|4}} |
| {{fbw|JPN}} | {{center|8}} |
| {{fbw|BRA}} | {{center|10}} |
Standings
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.ussoccer.com/womens-national-team/tournaments/2019-shebelieves-cup#tab-4 USSoccer]
|team1=ENG |team2=USA |team3=JPN |team4=BRA
|win_USA=1 |draw_USA=2 |loss_USA=0 |gf_USA=5 |ga_USA=4 |status_USA=H
|win_ENG=2 |draw_ENG=1 |loss_ENG=0 |gf_ENG=7 |ga_ENG=3 |status_ENG=C
|win_JPN=1 |draw_JPN=1 |loss_JPN=1 |gf_JPN=5 |ga_JPN=6
|win_BRA=0 |draw_BRA=0 |loss_BRA=3 |gf_BRA=2 |ga_BRA=6
|name_BRA={{fbw|BRA}}
|name_JPN={{fbw|JPN}}
|name_ENG={{fbw|ENG}}
|name_USA={{fbw|USA}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) FIFA ranking.
}}
Results
{{Football box
| date = February 27, 2019
| time = 16:00 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 2–2
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/02/usa-ties-japan-22-in-teams-first-2019-shebelieves-cup-match
| team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania
| attendance = 14,555
| referee = Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
}}
{{Football box
| date = February 27, 2019
| time = 19:00 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://www.prosoccerusa.com/us-soccer/shebelieves-cup-england-downs-brazil-2-1-in-opening-match/
| team2 = {{fbw|BRA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Andressa {{goal|16|pen.}}
| stadium = Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania
| attendance = 5,954
| referee = Katja Koroleva (United States)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = March 2, 2019
| time = 13:00 CT
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|BRA}}
| score = 1–3
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/03/02/16/52/20190302-2019-shebelieves-cup-brazil-vs-japan
| team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}
| goals1 =
- Debinha {{goal|57}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
| attendance = 12,586
| referee = Karen Abt (United States)
}}
{{Football box
| date = March 2, 2019
| time = 15:30 CT
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 2–2
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/03/03/01/07/20190302-wnt-usa-draws-england-2-2-2019-shebelieves-cup-nashville
| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
| attendance = 22,125
| referee = Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = March 5, 2019
| time = 17:25 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|JPN}}
| score = 0–3
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/03/05/20/06/20190305-2019-shebelieves-cup-japan-vs-england
| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Staniforth {{goal|12}}
- Carney {{goal|23}}
- Mead {{goal|30}}
| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
| attendance = 8,580
| referee = Christina Unkel (United States)
}}
{{Football box
| date = March 5, 2019
| time = 20:20 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/03/06/03/45/20190305-wnt-defeats-brazil-1-0-2019-shebelieves-cup-tampa
| team2 = {{fbw|BRA}}
| goals1 =
- Heath {{goal|20}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
| attendance = 14,009
| referee = Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=19|matches=6
|2 goals=
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Beth Mead
- {{fbwicon|JPN}} Yuka Momiki
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Tobin Heath
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe
|1 goal=
- {{fbwicon|BRA}} Andressa Alves
- {{fbwicon|BRA}} Debinha
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Karen Carney
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Steph Houghton
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Nikita Parris
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Lucy Staniforth
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Ellen White
- {{fbwicon|JPN}} Yui Hasegawa
- {{fbwicon|JPN}} Rikako Kobayashi
- {{fbwicon|JPN}} Emi Nakajima
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Alex Morgan
}}
References
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{{SheBelieves Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:SheBelieves Cup, 2019}}
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