2007_Algarve_Cup
2007 Algarve Cup
International football competition
The 2007 Algarve Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 7 and 12 March 2007 with the previous year's runners-up, the United States, winning the event for a record fifth time, breaking Norway's previous record of four championships, by defeating Denmark, 2-0, in the final game. Sweden ended up third defeating France, 3-1, in the bronze medal game.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 7–14 March 2007 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carli Lloyd (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Carli Lloyd |
| Best goalkeeper | Caroline Jonsson |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. All of the teams from Groups A and B returned from 2006, but Italy and Iceland were invited back for the third time to play in Group C replacing Mexico 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 placed.
The twelve invited teams were:
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2006) |
|---|---|
 Germany | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
 Norway | 3 |
| Sweden | 4 |
 France | 7 |
| Denmark | 8 |
 China | 9 |
 Italy | 13 |
 Finland | 16 |
 Iceland | 21 |
 Republic of Ireland | 32 |
 Portugal (hosts) | 46 |
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
Group A
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Sweden |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Finland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| China |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Sweden | 2–3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Oqvist  71'Svensson 83' (pen) |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) |
Wambach 39', 72' Lloyd 44' |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Iceland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Republic of Ireland |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Portugal |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Martins 59' |
Report | Curtis 7' |
| Portugal | 1–5 | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| Dani 35' |
Report | Jónsdóttir 6' Magnúsdóttir 58', 78', 90'Viðarsdóttir 90+3' |
| Italy | 4–1 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Panico 17' Fuselli 58', 61'Gama 64' |
Byrne 35' |
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
11th place
| Republic of Ireland | 0–0 (5–4 PSO) | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
9th place
| Iceland | 4–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Lárusdóttir 68' Samúelsdóttir 75'Viðarsdóttir 81', 82' |
Lou Xiaoxu 90+2' |
7th place
5th place
3rd place
| 2007 Algarve Cup |
|---|
 United States Fifth title |
- Dirk Hinrichs (14 March 2007). "US Wins Algarve Cup for Fifth Time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.