2007 Algarve Cup

2007 Algarve Cup

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
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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]

Format[]

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.

Teams[]

The twelve invited teams were:

Team	FIFA Rankings (December 2006)
Germany	1
United States	2
Norway	3
Sweden	4
France	7
Denmark	8
China PR	9
Italy	13
Finland	16
Iceland	21
Republic of Ireland	32
Portugal (hosts)	46

Group stage[]

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Denmark	6	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
France	6	3	2	0	1	2	4	−2
Norway	3	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1
Germany	3	3	1	0	2	4	3	+1

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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 PR	0	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4

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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

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Placement play-offs[]

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place[]

9th place[]

7th place[]

5th place[]

3rd place[]

Final[]

2007 Algarve Cup
United States Fifth title

References[]