2008 Algarve Cup

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2008 Algarve Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates5–12 March 2008
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored68 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals)
Best player(s)Denmark Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
2007
2009

The 2008 Algarve Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 5 and 12 March 2008 with the reigning champions the United States winning the event for a record sixth time, after defeating Denmark, 2-1, in the final game[1] in a repeat of the previous year's final.

Format[]

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The entrants were almost identical to the previous year, but Italy moved up into Group B from their previous ranking in 2007, replacing France who did not feature this time. Poland appeared in the competition for the first time.

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 2007)
 Germany
1
 United States
2
 Sweden
3
 Norway
5
 Denmark
8
 China PR
13
 Italy
14
 Finland
16
 Iceland
21
 Poland
27
 Republic of Ireland
31
 Portugal (hosts)
47

Group stage[]

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A[]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Denmark 9 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3
 Germany 6 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4
 Sweden 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1
 Finland 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6

Germany 0–1 Denmark
Pedersen 46'

Finland 1–3 Sweden
Talonen 64' SvFF Report (in Swedish) Ljungberg 25'
Fischer 29'
Lundin 87'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Germany 3–0 Finland
Prinz 17', 28'
Lingor 37' (pen)

Denmark 1–0 Sweden
Sørensen 6' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Denmark 1–0 Finland
Sørensen 47'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Sweden 0–2 Germany
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Smisek 25'
Prinz 86' (pen)
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Group B[]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10
 Norway 6 3 2 0 1 7 7 0
 Italy 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2
 China PR 0 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8

China PR 0–4 United States
Report Tarpley 5'
Heath 47'
Wambach 64'
Lloyd 69'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

Norway 4–2 Italy
Thorsnes 9'
Storløkken 47'
Stangeland Horpestad 63' (pen)
Kaurin 74'
Panico 34'
Gabbiadini 86'
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

United States 2–0 Italy
Tarpley 5'
O'Reilly 74'
Report
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

Norway 3–1 China PR
unknown 42' (o.g.)
Storløkken 64'
Wiik 90'
62'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira

China PR 0–2 Italy
Conti 41'
Panico 70'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

United States 4–0 Norway
Kai 55'
Wambach 57'
O'Reilly 65'
Rodriguez 90'
Report
Restinga Stadium, Alvor

Group C[]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iceland 9 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8
 Portugal 6 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
 Republic of Ireland 3 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4
 Poland 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5

Iceland 2–0 Poland
Stefánsdóttir 58'
Viðarsdóttir 81'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Portugal 2–0 Republic of Ireland
Fernandes 86'
90+2'

Portugal 3–1 Poland
Couto 17'
Fernandes 44'
80'
Bochra 42'

Republic of Ireland 1–4 Iceland
Grant 23' Arnardóttir 7'
Viðarsdóttir 12', 40'
Gunnarsdóttir 19'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Portugal 0–3 Iceland
Viðarsdóttir 15', 17'
Jónsdóttir 69'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Poland 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Grant 35'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos

Placement play-offs[]

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place[]

Republic of Ireland 2–2
(5–6 PSO)
 Poland
O'Brien
O'Gorman
23'
48'
Arsenio Catuna Complex, Guia

9th place[]

China PR 1–1
(5–4 PSO)
 Portugal
Bi Yan 1' Fernandes 34'
Penalties
Li Jie soccer ball with check mark
Xu Yuan soccer ball with check mark
Wang Kun soccer ball with red X
Ying soccer ball with check mark
Bi Yan soccer ball with check mark
Song Xiaoli soccer ball with check mark
5 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Matias
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Fernandes
soccer ball with check mark Brandão
soccer ball with check mark Couto
soccer ball with red X
CD Montechoro, Albufeira

7th place[]

Finland 0–3 Iceland
Viðarsdóttir 12'
Hönnudóttir 41'
Gunnarsdóttir 90'
Municipal Stadium, Loulé

5th place[]

Sweden 3–0 Italy
Öqvist 56'
Svensson 61', 80'
SvFF Report (in Swedish)

3rd place[]

Germany 0–2 Norway
Wiik 41'
Knutsen 50'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António

Final[]

Denmark 1–2 United States
Sørensen 31' Report Kai 14'
Wambach 50'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: (Austria)
DENMARK:
GK 1 Heidi Johansen
DF 2 Mia Olsen downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 3 Katrine Pedersen
DF 4 Christina Ørntoft
DF 5 Bettina Falk downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 6 Mariann Gajhede
MF 7 Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
MF 10 Camilla Sand downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 9 Maiken Pape downward-facing red arrow 54'
FW 11 Merete Pedersen
FW 13 Johanna Rasmussen
Substitutes:
MF 8 Janne Madsen upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 12 Line Røddik upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 14 Marie Herping
DF 15 Marie Bjerg upward-facing green arrow 76'
GK 16 Tine Cederkvist
DF 17 Mette V. Jensen
MF 18 Theresa Nielsen
FW 19 Sine Hovesen upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 20 Sanne Troelsgaard
Manager:
Denmark Kenneth Heiner-Møller
UNITED STATES:
GK 18 Hope Solo
DF 3 Christie Rampone
DF 14 Stephanie Cox Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
DF 17 Lori Chalupny
MF 5 Lindsay Tarpley downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 11 Carli Lloyd downward-facing red arrow 35'
MF 12 Leslie Osborne
FW 6 Natasha Kai downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 20 Abby Wambach downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 8 Lauren Cheney upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 10 Angie Woznuk upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 16 Angela Hucles upward-facing green arrow 35'
FW 19 Amy Rodriguez upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 20 Tobin Heath upward-facing green arrow 46'
GK 24 Nicole Barnhart
DF 26 Rachel Buehler upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Sweden Pia Sundhage

References[]

  1. ^ "US women win soccer's Algarve Cup". Toronto Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2017.


 2008 Algarve Cup 

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