2010 Algarve Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates24 February – 3 March 2010
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (7th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Sweden
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored84 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Inka Grings (7 goals)
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The 2010 Algarve Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place between 24 February and 3 March 2010. It was won by the United States who defeated World and European champions Germany 3–2 in the final to extend their record of Algarve titles to seven. Sweden defeated China, 2-0, in the third prize game.[1]

Format

The twelve invited teams were split into three groups that played a round-robin tournament. The main eight entrants were identical to the previous year. Group C featured two different sides with Romania and the Faroe Islands replacing Poland 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 place.

Teams

The twelve invited teams were:

Team FIFA Rankings
(December 2009)
 United States
1
 Germany
2
 Sweden
4
 Norway
7
 Denmark
10
 China
13
 Finland
16
 Iceland
18
 Romania
36
 Austria
39
 Portugal (hosts)
41
 Faroe Islands
61

Group stage

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 9 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16
 China 4 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3
 Denmark 3 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5
 Finland 1 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8
China 1 – 1 Finland
Han Duan 7' Sällström 54'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)
Germany 4 – 0 Denmark
Behringer 36'
Prinz 56'
Grings 58', 82'
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)
Denmark 0 – 2 China
Xu Yuan 12', 25'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)
Germany 7 – 0 Finland
Grings 34', 65', 70'
Popp 61', 66'
Keßler 77'
M. Müller 84'
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)
China 0 – 5 Germany
Garefrekes 2'
Mittag 16', 42'
Peter 75'
Zietz 90'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado Godinez (Mexico)
Denmark 2 – 1 Finland
Munk 21'
Nadim 80'		 Österberg Kalmari 7' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Marina Wozniak (Germany)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
 Sweden 4 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2
 Norway 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 0
 Iceland 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7
United States 2 – 0 Iceland
Atladóttir 60' (o.g.)
Cheney 62'		 Report
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Christine Bek (Germany)
Norway 2 – 2 Sweden
Wiik 7'
Christensen 13'		 Sembrant 20'
Landström 53'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Kirsi Heikkienen (Finland)
Norway 1 – 2 United States
Herlovsen 64' Report Wambach 13', 90+2'
José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão
Referee: Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)
Iceland 1 – 5 Sweden
Magnúsdóttir 17' Dahlkvist 47', 71' (pen.)
Liljegärd 52', 64'
Asllani 69'
Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)
United States 2 – 0 Sweden
Cheney 57', 87' Report
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Iceland 2 – 3 Norway
Viðarsdóttir 55'
Magnúsdóttir 73'		 Gulbrandsen 8', 58'
Woods 62'
Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves
Referee: Katerina Monzul (Ukraine)

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Romania 7 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6
 Portugal 7 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6
 Austria 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
 Faroe Islands 0 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12

Note: Portugal and Romania drew lots to determine finishing positions

Portugal 5 – 0 Faroe Islands
Vieira 5', 19'
Fernandes 41', 45', 46'
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Romania 2 – 0 Austria
Duşă 4'
Rus 35'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)
Portugal 0 – 0 Romania
Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal
Referee: Carolina Gonzalez Urrutia (Chile)
Austria 3 – 0 Faroe Islands
Burger 7'
Gröbner 28', 59'
Municipal Stadium, Lagos
Faroe Islands 1 – 5 Romania
Hansen 11' Rus 3', 6', 75'
Iuşan 78'
Pavel 90+1'
CD Montechoro, Albufeira
Referee: Faduma Dia (Senegal)
Portugal 2 – 1 Austria
Matias 71' (pen.)
Couto 81'		 Gröbner 13'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Jia Wang (China)

Placement play-offs

All times local (WET/UTC+0)

11th Place

Austria 6 – 0 Faroe Islands
Hanschitz 59', 90+1'
Gröbner 68'
Burger 73'
Puntigam 75', 89'
José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão
Referee: Silvia Reyes Juarez (Peru)

9th Place

Portugal 0 – 3 Iceland
Magnúsdóttir 49'
Viðarsdóttir 62'
Lárusdóttir 90+3'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

7th Place

Finland 0 – 1 Romania
Pavel 17'
Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves
Referee: Theresa Raissa Neguel (Cameroon)

5th Place

Denmark 2 – 1 Norway
Rasmussen 48'
Veje 60'		 Pedersen 90+4'
Estádio da Nora, Ferreiras
Referee: Sung Mi Cha (South Korea)

3rd Place

China 0 – 2 Sweden
Dahlkvist 13'
Fischer 68'
Municipal Stadium, Albufeira
Referee: Michelle Pye (Canada)

Final

Germany 2 – 3 United States
Grings 41', 74' Report Lloyd 18'
Wambach 22'
Cheney 69'
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
GERMANY:
GK 1 Nadine Angerer
DF 4 Babett Peter
DF 22 Bianca Schmidt
DF 15 Sonja Fuss
MF 9 Birgit Prinz (c)
MF 29 Lena Goeßling downward-facing red arrow 29'
MF 18 Kerstin Garefrekes
MF 7 Melanie Behringer downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 19 Fatmire Bajramaj downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 8 Inka Grings
FW 11 Anja Mittag downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Ursula Holl
DF 3 Saskia Bartusiak
DF 5 Annike Krahn
FW 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Kim Kulig
FW 16 Martina Müller upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 20 Jennifer Zietz upward-facing green arrow 29'
MF 27 Alexandra Popp upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Germany Silvia Neid
UNITED STATES:
GK 1 Hope Solo
DF 17 Meghan Schnur
DF 2 Heather Mitts Yellow card 39'
DF 6 Amy LePeilbet
DF 26 Rachel Buehler
MF 7 Shannon Boxx (c)
MF 9 Heather O'Reilly
MF 10 Carli Lloyd Yellow card 46'
FW 8 Amy Rodriguez downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW 11 Lauren Cheney downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 20 Abby Wambach
Substitutes:
GK 18 Nicole Barnhart
GK 24 Jillian Loyden
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
MF 5 Lori Lindsey upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 12 Yael Averbuch
FW 13 Megan Rapinoe
DF 14 Stephanie Cox
MF 15 Casey Nogueira upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Sweden Pia Sundhage

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • No extra time
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level


 2010 Algarve Cup 

United States
Seventh title

References

  1. ^ "Cheney winner helps U.S. women take Algarve Cup". USA Today. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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