The 2018 Algarve Cup was the 25th edition of the

Algarve Cup The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and ...

, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in

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. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups to play a

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. Points awarded in the group stage followed 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 determine the higher place.

Teams

Venues

* Albufeira Municipal Stadium,

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* Bela Vista Municipal Stadium,

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* Lagos Municipal Stadium,

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* VRS António Sports Complex,

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Squads

Group stage

The groups were announced on 6 December 2017, and re-organised on 18 December, due to South Korea being drawn against Australia in the Asian Cup finals the following month. ''All times are local (

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Tie-breaking criteria

For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions were determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order: # number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question # goal difference in all the group matches # number of goals scored in all the group matches # fair-play ranking in all the group matches # FIFA ranking

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of teams for placement matches

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches: *1st placed teams *2nd placed teams *3rd placed teams *4th placed teams

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

* The match was abandoned at half-time with the score 0–0 due to torrential rain that flooded the pitch: both teams were awarded joint seventh place.

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

The final was cancelled after torrential rain flooded the pitch: the Netherlands and Sweden were declared joint winners of the Algarve Cup.

Final standings

Awards

Goalscorers

;3 goals *

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic go ...

Lieke Martens Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens (; born 16 December 1992) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), winger or midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain Féminine ...

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;2 goals *

Chloe Logarzo Chloe Logarzo (born 22 December 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Western United in the A-League Women on loan from Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Australia women ...

Sam Kerr Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national team (the ''Matildas''), which she has captained si ...

Janine Beckie Janine Elizabeth Beckie (born August 20, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC, the Houston Das ...

Hlín Eiríksdóttir Hlín Eiríksdóttir (born 12 June 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who last played as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF. She has been part of the Iceland women's national football team since 2018. Career Club Hlín made her Úrv ...

Mana Iwabuchi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Women's Super League (WSL) club Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Arsenal and the Japan national team. She previously played for Aston Villa, Bayern Mun ...

Elise Thorsnes Elise Hove Thorsnes (born 14 August 1988) is a Norwegian Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Vålerenga Fotball Damer, Vålerenga and the Norway women's national football team, Norwegian nat ...

Lee Min-a Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team. Club career Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels After playing for Y ...

Stina Blackstenius Emma Stina Blackstenius (born 5 February 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal of the English Women's Super League and the Sweden national team. Club career Vadstena Blackstenius grew up in Vadstena and ...

;1 goal *

Caitlin Cooper Caitlin Cooper (born 12 February 1988) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. She has previously played for Central Coast Mariners, Canberra United and Sydney FC. Club career Cen ...

* Larissa Crummer *

Clare Polkinghorne Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK and the Australia women's national team. Career For the 2014 season, Polki ...

* Ashley Lawrence *

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Liu Shanshan Liu Shanshan (; born 16 March 1992) is a Chinese football defender who plays on the China women's national football team and for Beijing BG Phoenix of the Chinese Women's Super League. Career Liu began football training when she was 5, follow ...

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* Xu Yanlu * Pernille Harder *

Frederikke Thøgersen Frederikke Skjødt Thøgersen (born 24 July 1995) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for the Italian Serie A team Inter Milan and the Danish national team. Club career Thøgersen played six seasons with Fortuna ...

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Emi Nakajima is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team. Club career Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won L.Leag ...

Yuika Sugasawa is a Japanese football player. She plays for Urawa Reds. She also plays for Japan national team. Club career Sugasawa was born in Chiba on October 5, 1990. She joined Albirex Niigata from JFA Academy Fukushima in 2008. In 2013, she moved to h ...

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Lineth Beerensteyn Lineth Enid Fabienne Beerensteyn (born 11 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Netherlands national team. Club career On 21 June 2022, Beerensteyn joined Juventus from Bay ...

Shanice van de Sanden Shanice Janice van de Sanden (born 2 October 1992) is a Dutch professional Football player, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Women's Super League club Liverpool F.C. Women, Liverpool and the Netherlands women ...

* Cheyenne van den Goorbergh * Stefanie van der Gragt * Siri Worm *

Ingrid Engen Ingrid Syrstad Engen (born 29 April 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Barcelona and the Norway national team. She previously played for Trondheims-Orn and LSK Kvinner in ...

Maren Mjelde Maren Nævdal Mjelde (born 6 November 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Chelsea and captains the Norway national team. She previously played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Swedish Dama ...

* Lisa-Marie Utland *

Carole Costa Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defender for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team. Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 20 ...

Nádia Gomes Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho (born 9 November 1996) is a Portuguese-American Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for NWSL club Orlando Pride and the Portugal women's national football team, Portu ...

Vanessa Malho Vanessa Marques Malho (born 12 April 1996) is a Portuguese football midfielder who plays for S.C. Braga and the Portugal women's national football team. International goals References External links * Profileat S.C. Braga Sporting Club ...

Carolina Mendes Carolina Ana Trindade Coruche Mendes (born 27 November 1987) is a Portuguese football striker, who plays for SC Braga and the Portugal women's national football team. Club career She first played for UD Ponte Frielas and SU 1º de Dezembro o ...

Cláudia Neto Cláudia Teresa Pires Neto (born 18 April 1988) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fiorentina of the Italian Serie A. Club career Neto started playing futsal with UAC Lagos. In 2008, she turned to association footba ...

* Diana Silva * Anna Belomyttseva * Sofia Shishkina * Han Chae-rin *

Jung Seol-bin Jung Seol-bin (), formerly Jung Hae-in (born 6 January 1990), is a South Korean Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC, Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the ...

* Filippa Angeldal *

Mimmi Larsson Ann Mimmi Ellenore Larsson (born 9 April 1994) is a Swedish football forward who plays for the Kansas City Current Kansas City Current is an American professional women's soccer team based in Kansas City, Kansas. It began play as an expansio ...

;Own goal * Simone Boye Sørensen (playing against the Netherlands)

References

External links

Official website
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