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]

2007 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates7–14 March 2007
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Carli Lloyd (4 goals)
Best player(s)United States Carli Lloyd
Best goalkeeperSweden Caroline Jonsson
2006
2008

Format

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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

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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

Group stage

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All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

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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
France  0–4  Denmark
Paaske-Sørensen   30'
Pape   68'
Rasmussen   73'
Pedersen   89'
Estádio Municipal, Silves
Germany  1–2  Norway
Lingor   18' Stensland   15'
Wiik   69'

France  1–0  Germany
Bussaglia   33'
Norway  0–1  Denmark
Larsen   89'
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

France  1–0  Norway
Abily   67'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Germany  3–0  Denmark
Mittag   16',   44'
Behringer   48'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Group B

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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  3–0  Finland
Sjögran   22'
Svensson   34'
Nordin   90+1'
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
United States  2–1  China
Lilly   19' (pen)
Lloyd   38'
Report Duan   21'

Sweden  1–0  China
Rohlin   90' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
United States  1–0  Finland
Lloyd   46' Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Sweden  2–3  United States
Oqvist   71'
Svensson   83' (pen)
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Wambach   39',   72'
Lloyd   44'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
China  0–2  Finland
Rantanen   23' (pen)
Talonen   31'
Estádio do Portimonense, Portimão

Group C

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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'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Italy  2–1  Iceland
Conti   21'
Panico   46'
Viðarsdóttir   45' (pen)
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

Portugal  0–1  Italy
Report Conti   9'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Iceland  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Logadóttir   36' O'Toole   72'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos

Portugal  1–5  Iceland
Dani   35' Report Jónsdóttir   6'
Magnúsdóttir   58',   78',   90'
Viðarsdóttir   90+3'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Italy  4–1  Republic of Ireland
Panico   17'
Fuselli   58',   61'
Gama   64'
Byrne   35'
Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves

Placement play-offs

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All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th place

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Republic of Ireland  0–0
(5–4 PSO)
  Portugal
Report
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras

9th place

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Iceland  4–1  China
Lárusdóttir   68'
Samúelsdóttir   75'
Viðarsdóttir   81',   82'
Lou Xiaoxu   90+2'
Complexo Desportivo, Montechoro

7th place

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Italy  1–0  Germany
Fuselli   81'
Estádio José Arcanjo, Olhão

5th place

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Norway  2–0  Finland
Wiik   55'
Storløkken   90'
Estádio Josino Costa, Lagoa

3rd place

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Sweden  3–1  France
Öqvist   17'
Svensson   45+1'
Johansson   47'
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Ramos   68'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António

Final

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United States  2–0  Denmark
Lilly   12'
Lloyd   51'
Report
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António


 2007 Algarve Cup 
 
United States
Fifth title

References

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  1. ^ Dirk Hinrichs (14 March 2007). "US Wins Algarve Cup for Fifth Time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.