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.[1]

2010 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates24 February – 3 March 2010
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (7th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Sweden
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored84 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Inka Grings (7 goals)
2009
2011

Format

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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

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The twelve invited teams were:

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2009)
  United States
1
  Germany
2
  Sweden
4
  Norway
7
  Denmark
10
  China
13
  Finland
16
  Iceland
18
  Romania
36
  Austria
39
  Portugal (hosts)
41
  Faroe Islands
61

Group stage

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All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Germany 9 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16
  China 4 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3
  Denmark 3 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5
  Finland 1 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8
China  1 – 1  Finland
Han Duan   7' Sällström   54'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)

Germany  4 – 0  Denmark
Behringer   36'
Prinz   56'
Grings   58', 82'
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)

Denmark  0 – 2  China
Xu Yuan   12', 25'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)

Germany  7 – 0  Finland
Grings   34', 65', 70'
Popp   61', 66'
Keßler   77'
M. Müller   84'
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

China  0 – 5  Germany
Garefrekes   2'
Mittag   16', 42'
Peter   75'
Zietz   90'
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)

Denmark  2 – 1  Finland
Munk   21'
Nadim   80'
Österberg Kalmari   7' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Marina Wozniak (Germany)

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  United States 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
  Sweden 4 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2
  Norway 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 0
  Iceland 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7
United States  2 – 0  Iceland
Atladóttir   60' (o.g.)
Cheney   62'
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Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Christine Bek (Germany)

Norway  2 – 2  Sweden
Wiik   7'
Christensen   13'
Sembrant   20'
Landström   53'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Kirsi Heikkienen (Finland)

Norway  1 – 2  United States
Herlovsen   64' Report Wambach   13', 90+2'

Iceland  1 – 5  Sweden
Magnúsdóttir   17' Dahlkvist   47', 71' (pen.)
Liljegärd   52', 64'
Asllani   69'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

United States  2 – 0  Sweden
Cheney   57', 87' Report

Iceland  2 – 3  Norway
Viðarsdóttir   55'
Magnúsdóttir   73'
Gulbrandsen   8', 58'
Woods   62'
Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves
Referee: Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

Group C

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Romania 7 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6
  Portugal 7 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6
  Austria 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
  Faroe Islands 0 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12

Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions

Portugal  5 – 0  Faroe Islands
Vieira   5', 19'
Fernandes   41', 45', 46'
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Romania  2 – 0  Austria
Duşă   4'
Rus   35'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)

Portugal  0 – 0  Romania
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Carolina Gonzalez Urrutia (Chile)

Austria  3 – 0  Faroe Islands
Burger   7'
Gröbner   28', 59'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Faroe Islands  1 – 5  Romania
Hansen   11' Rus   3', 6', 75'
Iuşan   78'
Pavel   90+1'
CD Montechoro, Albufeira
Referee: Faduma Dia (Senegal)

Portugal  2 – 1  Austria
Matias   71' (pen.)
Couto   81'
Gröbner   13'
Referee: Jia Wang (China)

Placement play-offs

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11th Place

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Austria  6 – 0  Faroe Islands
Hanschitz   59', 90+1'
Gröbner   68'
Burger   73'
Puntigam   75', 89'
Referee: Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)

9th Place

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Portugal  0 – 3  Iceland
Magnúsdóttir   49'
Viðarsdóttir   62'
Lárusdóttir   90+3'
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

7th Place

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Finland  0 – 1  Romania
Pavel   17'
Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves
Referee: Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)

5th Place

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Denmark  2 – 1  Norway
Rasmussen   48'
Veje   60'
Pedersen   90+4'
Referee: Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)

3rd Place

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China  0 – 2  Sweden
Dahlkvist   13'
Fischer   68'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)

Final

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Germany  2 – 3  United States
Grings   41', 74' Report Lloyd   18'
Wambach   22'
Cheney   69'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GERMANY:
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   29'
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 7 Melanie Behringer   86'
MF 19 Fatmire Bajramaj   46'
FW 8 Inka Grings
FW 11 Anja Mittag   70'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Ursula Holl
DF 3 Saskia Bartusiak
DF 5 Annike Krahn
FW 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi   46'
MF 14 Kim Kulig
FW 16 Martina Müller   86'
MF 20 Jennifer Zietz   29'
MF 27 Alexandra Popp   70'
Manager:
  Silvia Neid
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Hope Solo
DF 17 Meghan Schnur
DF 2 Heather Mitts   39'
DF 6 Amy LePeilbet
DF 26 Rachel Buehler
MF 7 Shannon Boxx (c)
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly
MF 10 Carli Lloyd   46'
FW 8 Amy Rodriguez   59'
FW 11 Lauren Cheney   83'
FW 20 Abby Wambach
Substitutes:
GK 18 Nicole Barnhart
GK 24 Jillian Loyden
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
MF 5 Lori Lindsey   59'
MF 12 Yael Averbuch
FW 13 Megan Rapinoe
DF 14 Stephanie Cox
MF 15 Casey Nogueira   83'
Manager:
  Pia Sundhage

MATCH RULES

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


 2010 Algarve Cup 
 
United States
Seventh title

References

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  1. ^ "Cheney winner helps U.S. women take Algarve Cup". USA Today. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2017.