2020 SheBelieves Cup
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SheBelieves Cup
| year = 2020
| yearr =
| other_titles =
| image = 2020 SheBelieves Cup.jpg
| size = 260px
| caption =
| city =
| country = United States
| dates = March 5–11
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 3
| venues = 3
| cities = 3
| champion_other= {{fbw|USA}}
| count = 3
| second_other = {{fbw|ESP}}
| third_other = {{fbw|ENG}}
| fourth_other = {{fbw|JPN}}
| matches = 6
| goals = 13
| attendance = {{#expr: 7528 + 16531 + 14758 + 26500 + 10507 + 19096}}
| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|JPN}} Mana Iwabuchi
{{fbwicon|ESP}} Lucía García
{{fbwicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas
{{fbwicon|USA}} Christen Press
(2 goals each)
| player = {{fbwicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas
| prevseason = 2019
| nextseason = 2021
}}
The 2020 SheBelieves Cup was the fifth edition of the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament held in the United States.
Featuring national teams from Spain, England, Japan, and hosts United States, it began on March 5 and ended on March 11, 2020, making it the last soccer tournament in the United States to be completed before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all professional sports in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/01/us-soccer-to-host-fifth-annual-shebelieves-cup-presented-by-visa-featuring-usa-england-japan-spain |title=2020 Schedule Set for She Believes Cup |date=January 13, 2020 |publisher=US Soccer}} Apart from host United States, England were the only other team to have featured in every tournament, but this is the last time they have featured to date. 2020 was Japan's second appearance following their debut in 2019, while it was the first time Spain had taken part.
England were the defending champions.{{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=March 5, 2019 |publisher=The FA}}
The United States won their third overall title.{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-3-japan-1-match-report-stats-standings|title=USA Wins 2020 SheBelieves Cup with 3–1 Victory vs. Japan|date=March 11, 2020|publisher=ussoccer.com}}
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" |
Orlando
! Harrison ! Frisco |
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Exploria Stadium |
Capacity: 25,500
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,500{{cite web|url=http://www.fcdallas.com/stadium/about|title=About Toyota Stadium|publisher=FC Dallas|access-date=March 8, 2020}} |
200px
| 220px | 200px |
colspan=3|{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=630|caption=|places=
{{Location map~|USA|lat=28.5383|long=-81.3792|label=Orlando|position=right}} {{Location map~|USA|lat=40.7465|long=-74.1563|label=Harrison|position=right}} {{Location map~|USA|lat=33.08|long=-96.48|label=Frisco|position=right}} }} |
Squads
{{main|2020 SheBelieves Cup squads}}
Teams
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | |
Team
! FIFA Rankings | |
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{{fbw|USA}} | {{center|1}} |
{{fbw|ENG}} | {{center|6}} |
{{fbw|JPN}} | {{center|10}} |
{{fbw|ESP}} | {{center|13}} |
Standings
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-3-japan-1-match-report-stats-standings US Soccer]
|team_order=USA, ESP, ENG, JPN
|win_USA=3 |draw_USA=0 |loss_USA=0 |gf_USA=6 |ga_USA=1 |status_USA=HC
|win_ESP=2 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=1 |gf_ESP=4 |ga_ESP=2
|win_ENG=1 |draw_ENG=0 |loss_ENG=2 |gf_ENG=1 |ga_ENG=3
|win_JPN=0 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=3 |gf_JPN=2 |ga_JPN=7
|pos_USA={{gold01}}
|pos_ESP={{silver02}}
|pos_ENG={{bronze03}}
|name_ENG={{fbw|ENG}}
|name_JPN={{fbw|JPN}}
|name_ESP={{fbw|ESP}}
|name_USA={{fbw|USA}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking{{cite web |title=2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/shebelieves/cup |website=US Soccer |access-date=February 19, 2020}}
}}
Results
{{Football box
| date = March 5, 2020
| time = 16:15 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ESP}}
| score = 3–1
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/spain-defeats-japan-3-1-to-open-2020-shebelieves-cup
| team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Iwabuchi {{goal|44}}
| stadium = Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
| attendance = 7,528
| referee = Katja Koroleva (United States)
}}
{{Football box
| date = March 5, 2020
| time = 19:00 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-2-england-0-match-report-stats-standings
| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
| attendance = 16,531
| referee = Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = March 8, 2020
| time = 14:15 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|JPN}}
| score = 0–1
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/england-defeats-japan-1-0-on-second-match-day-of-2020-shebelieves-cup
| team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- White {{goal|84}}
| stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
| attendance = 14,758
| referee = Katja Koroleva (United States)
}}
{{Football box
| date = March 8, 2020
| time = 17:00 ET
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-1-spain-0-match-report-stats-standings
| team2 = {{fbw|ESP}}
| goals1 =
- Ertz {{goal|87}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
| attendance = 26,500
| referee = Katia García (Mexico)
}}
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{{Football box
| date = March 11, 2020
| time = 16:15 CT
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ENG}}
| score = 0–1
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/spain-defeats-england-1-0-on-final-match-day-of-2020-shebelieves-cup
| team2 = {{fbw|ESP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Putellas {{goal|83}}
| stadium = Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
| attendance = 10,507
| referee = Danielle Chesky (United States)
}}
{{Football box
| date = March 11, 2020
| time = 19:00 CT
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}
| score = 3–1
| report = https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/03/2020-shebelieves-cup-usa-3-japan-1-match-report-stats-standings
| team2 = {{fbw|JPN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Iwabuchi {{goal|58}}
| stadium = Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
| attendance = 19,096
| referee = Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=13 |matches=6
|2 goals=
- {{fbwicon|JPN}} Mana Iwabuchi
- {{fbwicon|ESP}} Lucía García
- {{fbwicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Christen Press
|1 goals=
- {{fbwicon|ENG}} Ellen White
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Julie Ertz
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Lindsey Horan
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd
- {{fbwicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe
}}
References
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{{SheBelieves Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:SheBelieves Cup, 2020}}
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