2022 Algarve Cup

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2022 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates16–23 February
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (5th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Norway
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Valentina Giacinti
Norway Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
(2 goals)
Best player(s)Italy Barbara Bonansea
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The 2022 Algarve Cup was the 28th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 16 to 23 February 2022.[1]

Teams[]

Five teams were participating.[2][3]

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2021)
 Sweden
2
 Australia
11
 Norway
12
 Denmark
14
 Italy
15
 Portugal
29

Australia withdrew before the tournament, out of consideration for the wellbeing of players and staff.[4]

Squads[]

Main article: 2022 Algarve Cup squads

Format[]

Five teams played two matches each to determine the standings. The top two teams played the final, while the other three teams played each other in 45 minutes matches to determine the final ranking.

Preliminary round[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Final
2  Italy 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
3  Portugal 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 Third place match
4  Norway 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
5  Denmark[a] 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Withdrew
Source: FPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ On 17 February, the Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.[5]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC±0)

Denmark 0–1 Italy
Report Bonansea 50'
Norway 0–2 Portugal
Report
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritania)
Italy 2–1 Norway
 Report
Portugal 0–4 Sweden
Sweden 3–0 (awarded)[5] Denmark

Third place match[]

Originally, the teams finishing third to fifth would play each other in 45 minutes matches, however, following the withdrawal of Denmark, a regular third place match was scheduled in their place.

Portugal 0–2 Norway
Report

Final[]

Sweden 1–1 Italy
Seger 72' (pen.) Report Giacinti 18'
Penalties
 6–5

Final ranking[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway
4  Portugal
5  Denmark

Goalscorers[]

There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "Algarve Cup 2022 tournament dates". womenssoccerunited.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "La Nazionale femminile italiana parteciperà all'Algarve Cup 2022". lfootball.it. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Calendário de jogos". fpf.pt. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Bank Matildas February FIFA Window activity update". Matildas. Football Australia. 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Suécia-Dinamarca cancelado". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). The Portuguese Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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