2008 Algarve Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 5–12 March 2008 |
Teams | 12 (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 played | 24 |
Goals scored | 68 (2.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (6 goals) |
Best player | Cathrine Paaske Sørensen |
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 amount of points in a group, their head-to-head result determined the higher placed.
Group stage
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
5 March 2008 15:45 |
Finland | 1–3 | Sweden |
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Talonen 64' | Ljungberg 25' Fischer 29' Lundin 87' |
Municipal Stadium, Lagos |
10 March 2008 13:15 |
Sweden | 0–2 | Germany |
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Smisek 25' Prinz 86' (pen) |
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
5 March 2008 13:45 |
China PR | 0–4 | United States |
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Report | Tarpley 5' Heath 47' Wambach 64' Lloyd 69' |
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira |
5 March 2008 16:15 |
Norway | 4–2 | Italy |
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Thorsnes 9' Storløkken 47' Stangeland Horpestad 63' (pen) Kaurin 74' |
Panico 34' Gabbiadini 86' |
Restinga Stadium, Alvor |
7 March 2008 16:15 |
Norway | 3–1 | China PR |
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unknown 42' (o.g.) Storløkken 64' Wiik 90' |
Guo Yue 62' |
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira |
10 March 2008 15:00 |
United States | 4–0 | Norway |
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Kai 55' Wambach 57' O'Reilly 65' Rodriguez 90' |
Report |
Restinga Stadium, Alvor |
Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
7 March 2008 16:30 |
Republic of Ireland | 1–4 | Iceland |
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Grant 23' | Arnardóttir 7' Viðarsdóttir 12', 40' Gunnarsdóttir 19' |
Municipal Stadium, Lagos |
10 March 2008 15:45 |
Portugal | 0–3 | Iceland |
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Viðarsdóttir 15', 17' Jónsdóttir 69' |
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António |
Placement play-offs
All times local (WET/UTC+0)
11th place
12 March 2008 10:00 |
Republic of Ireland | 2–2 (5–6 PSO) |
Poland |
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O'Brien O'Gorman |
Stobba 23' Winczo 48' |
Arsenio Catuna Complex, Guia |
9th place
12 March 2008 10:00 |
China PR | 1–1 (5–4 PSO) |
Portugal |
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Bi Yan 1' | Fernandes 34' | |
Penalties | ||
Li Jie Xu Yuan Wang Kun Ying Bi Yan Song Xiaoli |
5 – 4 | Matias Vieira Fernandes Brandão Couto Valinho |
CD Montechoro, Albufeira |
7th place
12 March 2008 10:30 |
Finland | 0–3 | Iceland |
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Viðarsdóttir 12' Hönnudóttir 41' Gunnarsdóttir 90' |
Municipal Stadium, Loulé |
5th place
3rd place
12 March 2008 10:00 |
Germany | 0–2 | Norway |
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Wiik 41' Knutsen 50' |
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António |
Final
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References
- ↑ "US women win soccer's Algarve Cup". Toronto Star. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
2008 Algarve Cup |
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United States Sixth title |