2016 Algarve Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 2–9 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Iceland |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Janice Cayman(4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| Fair play award |  Denmark |
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The 2016 Algarve Cup was the 23rd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 2 to 9 March.[1][2]
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2015) |
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| Brazil | 7 |
| Canada | 11 |
| Denmark | 15 |
| New Zealand | 16 |
| Iceland | 19 |
 Russia | 22 |
| Belgium | 28 |
 Portugal | 40 |
Referees
On 19 February 2016, FIFA announced the referees and the assistant referees for the tournament.[3]
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Squads
Group stage
The groups were announced on 14 December 2015,[4] with the match schedule being announced on 10 February 2016.[5]
All times WET (UTC±00:00).
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 will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[6]
- 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Iceland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Iceland | 2–1 | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
Jónsdóttir  5'Brynjarsdóttir 90+2' |
Report | Cayman 42' |
| Canada | 1–0 | Belgium |
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| Clarke 87' |
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| Denmark | 1–4 | Iceland |
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| Nadim 53' |
Report | Þorvaldsdóttir 11' Ómarsdóttir 12'Magnúsdóttir 56', 90' |
- Note: The Football Association of Iceland match report lists Elín Metta Jensen (10'), Denmark own goal (12'), Sandra Jessen (59') and Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir (90') as the goal scorers of this match.[7] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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| Debinha 20' |
Report |
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Russia |
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| Portugal | 1–3 | Brazil |
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| T. Pinto 30' |
Report | Cristiane 17' Marta 22'Raquel 74' |
| Portugal | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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| Report | Hearn 78' |
- Note: The New Zealand Football match report lists Annalie Longo (69') as the goal scorer of this match.[8] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Placement matches
Matches times and venues were announced on 7 March 2016.[9]
7th Place
| Denmark | 3–1 | Portugal |
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| Troelsgaard 4', 11' Rasmussen 81' |
Report | Di. Silva 73' |
5th Place
| Belgium | 5–0 | Russia |
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| Wullaert 18' Cayman 42', 73'Schryvers 51'Coutereels 61' (pen.) |
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3rd Place
| Iceland | 1–1 | New Zealand |
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| A. Hauksdóttir 27' |
Report | Hearn 70' |
| Penalties | ||
Viggósdóttir  Viðarsdóttir Brynjarsdóttir Jessen Þorsteinsdóttir Friðriksdóttir |
6–5 | Percival Anna Green Stott Hassett White ??? |
- Note: The official match report lists just the players who converted the penalties, in no particular order. New Zealand Football reports the missed penalty as being the sixth from New Zealand, citing Anna Green as the player who missed (contradicting the official report), without providing any information on the players who successfully converted their penalties.[10] For the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
Final
- Note: The Brazilian Football Confederation match report lists Cristiane as the Brazilian goal scorer of this match.[11] However, for the statistics purpose of this page, the data provided by the tournament's organizer (Portuguese Football Federation) is being used.
